Life as a Bookseller Archives

Life as a Bookseller: Amsterdam Book Event

By Sophie. One of the perks of being a bookseller is that sometimes you get invited to things like the Amsterdam Book Event, hosted by Van Ditmar Books. This year Bruna and Tiemen from the Amsterdam team and Naomi, Júlia, and myself from the The Hague/Leidschendam team were the lucky ones. [...]

Sophie2024-09-27T08:24:07+02:00Tags: A Day in the Life of a Bookseller, amsterdam book event, bloomsbury, Bruna, faber & the independent alliance, goodie bags, hachette, harper collins, Júlia, Naomi, New Releases, pan macmillan, penguin random house, simon & schuster, Sophie, thames & hudson, Tiemen, van ditmar|

ABC Interview: Iris W

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talked to IrisW, [...]

Lilia2024-12-01T11:17:10+01:00Tags: ABC Booklover Bags, ABC interview, Becky Chambers, Erin Morgenstern, Iris, Iris W., IrisW, J.R.R. Tolkien, Nghi Vo, Samantha Shannon|

ABC Interview: Natalia

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Natalia, who [...]

Lilia2024-08-11T13:06:27+02:00Tags: ABC, ABC interview, Becky Chambers, Brené Brown, Dragons, Emily Henry, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Magic, Natalia, Romantic Fiction, V.E.Schwab|

ABC Interview: Juno

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Juno, our [...]

Lilia2024-07-27T15:24:38+02:00Tags: Archaelogy, Evan Winter, Fantasy, Juno, Magical Realism, R.F. Kuang, Steven Erikson|

The inside scoop: Where have all the magazines gone?

If you’ve been to our Amsterdam store recently, you may have noticed our magazine section has been reduced by half. Things have been less dramatic in The Hague, but the number of magazines on offer there has also been steadily decreasing. Many magazines still being printed are coming out less often [...]

Lilia2024-08-14T13:13:45+02:00Tags: ABC, ABC interview, Lauren, Lília, magazines|

ABC Interview: Shirley

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Shirley, bookseller [...]

Lilia2024-07-27T12:58:36+02:00Tags: ABC, Annie M.G. Schmidt, Arthur Japin, Charlotte Brontë, Crime Fiction, Dachshund, Dona Tartt, Eric Carle, Interviews, Jip & Janneke, Mitch Albom, Owl, Romantic Fiction, Shirley, Very Hungry caterpillar|

How We Do It: In-Store Displays

By Naomi It all starts with a dinner. About twice a year, the members of the display teams for The Hague and Leidschendam dine together to plan the in-store displays for the coming six months. The four of us try to have a plan so we know what we’re going to do [...]

Lilia2024-08-24T15:47:07+02:00Tags: Display Teams, Displays, Naomi|

ABC Interview: Else

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Else, [...]

Lilia2024-07-31T11:49:05+02:00Tags: Ann Leckie, Else, Erin Morgenstern, Kilava, Night Circus, Richard Powers, Steven Erikson|

ABC Interview: Emma

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Emma, our [...]

Lilia2024-07-18T11:42:49+02:00Tags: ABC, ABC interview, Arthur Conan Doyle, Classics, EmmaV, Fantasy, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Lewis Carroll, Non-Fiction, Pygmy Puff, Rachel Harrison, Tarot decks, Wizarding World|

ABC Interview: Jilles

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk with Jilles, [...]

Lilia2024-08-11T12:01:49+02:00Tags: Agatha Christie, Consciousness, Crime Fiction, Gay Crime, Horror, Interviews, John Carpenter, Michael Nava, Michael Singer, Paul Ferrini, Peter Straub, Stephen King|

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