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Book-to-screen: the crime fiction edition

Written by Naomi Crime fiction is a popular genre, probably because it's a pretty broad one. Spy thrillers, cozy crime, detective fiction and psychological thrillers all fall under its umbrella. That might be why it appeals to a variety of readers, and also why crime fiction is frequently adapted into movies [...]

Lilia2024-03-14T07:53:48+01:00Tags: Agatha Raisin series, Alexander McCall Smith, Barbara Abel, Book to Movie, Book to Screen, Book to Series, Crime Fiction, Elly Conway, Gillian Flynn, Kerry Greenwood, M.C. Beaton, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Naomi, Phryne Fisher series, Tammy Cohen, Terry Hayes, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency|

Book-to-screen: the sci-fi edition

Written by Lília With the second part of Dune finally being released, I started thinking about all the sci-fi books that have been made into films or TV series and was amazed to find there are many more films and series based on books than I [...]

Lilia2024-03-26T12:13:22+01:00Tags: Andy Weir, Anne McCaffrey, Blake Crouch, David Koepp, Edward Ashton, Frank Herbert, Graphic Novel, Isaac Asimov, Jack Finney, James S.A. Corey, Lília, Liu Cixin, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction, Scott Westerfeld, Simon Stalenhag, William Shakespeare, Young Adult|

ABC Bestsellers – February 2024

Here at ABC our experts always strive to bring the best to our customers and let you know what we love. We also get an inkling at what books you love through our monthly(ish) Bestseller lists, compiled from the lists of our three stores. We love to share this with you, [...]

Lilia2024-04-07T14:41:18+02:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers, Bestsellers, Fantasy, February, General Fiction, Manga, Philosophy, Politcal Science, Romance, Romantasy, Science Fiction, Social Science, Young Adult|

Made in Asia 2024

Written by Vika Manga, anime, cosplay, merchandise, K-pop, gaming, music! Heroes Made in Asia is an event for Asian pop culture fans featuring a market of all things Asian. This year's festivities took place in Gorinchem on February 24-25, where the ABC sold the latest and most popular manga and fantasy [...]

Lilia2024-03-14T07:49:45+01:00Tags: Anime, Asian Culture, Gorinchem, Heroes Made in Asia 2024, Manga, MIA 2024, Sakura Densya, Vika|

Deborah Levy, a modern feminist author at middle age (part 3)

By Dr. Otto Bleker In 2021, Deborah Levy published her third but likely not last autobiographic book, Real Estate, because she dreams of a house where she can live and work at her own pace. But even in her imagination, this home is blurred, undefined and not realistic. She had to [...]

Lilia2024-03-13T13:33:31+01:00Tags: Deborah Levy, Feminist Writer, Fiction|

ABC Before International Women’s Day

Written by Lynn I arrived in Amsterdam in 1972 with some history in the American women’s liberation movement, had even started an organization for equal pay back in the day, and sometimes collaborated with the gay liberation activists. But living my perception of a liberated life in a foreign culture was [...]

Lilia2024-03-14T08:05:46+01:00Tags: ABC History, Lynn, Women's Day, Women's History Month|

Bookbits for 5 March, 2024

Let's start with bookish events in the country: Natali Simmonds hosts a resilience in writing workshop at ABC Amsterdam on 8 March, our Book Chats book club meets in Amsterdam on 22 March to discuss Scorched Grace, Emily Hund presents her book The Influencer Industry at the John Adams Institute on 18 [...]

Sophie2024-03-05T10:38:33+01:00Tags: ABC Events, Awards, Bookbits, Bookish News, Interviews, Sophie, Women's History Month|

Deborah Levy, a modern feminist author at middle age (part 2)

By Dr. Otto Bleker In her second autobiographic volume, The Cost of Living, Deborah Levy brings into practice her new attitude towards the people she’s met, including a male colleague, who talked about his wife without mentioning her name. While he spoke with her, Levy thought: “She does not have a [...]

Lilia2024-03-01T17:20:10+01:00Tags: Biography, Deborah Levy, Fiction, General Fiction|

Staff Choices: more romance we’ve read and loved

Put together by Lília Continuing our love mission, even more staff choices on romantic fiction. Love to all, I dare say! The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah Pleun: What an incredibly intense read this was. It reminded me of The Shining but without the horror. Then again, when [...]

Lilia2024-02-18T12:51:44+01:00Tags: Best of Lists, Book Reviews, Lília, Naomi, Natalia, Pleun, Romantic Fiction, Shirley, Sophie|

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Written by Renata When I learned that Netflix would release the live action version of the cult animation Avatar: The Last Airbender, I immediately checked out the trailer. I was electrified. All [...]

Lilia2024-02-23T12:16:58+01:00Tags: Animated Series, Avatar, Live Action Series, Renata, Screen to Book, The Last Airbender|

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