By Tom With summer on our doorsteps and many of us planning to go on vacation, we’ve asked our The Hague travel section buyer Tom to give us some interesting suggestions for now or for future reference. He came up with five interesting options, from a short city break to a whole [...]
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 Matty, [...]
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, [...]
By Hilda Bouma The American productivity guru David Allen wrote Team: Getting Things Done with Others, a sequel to his bestseller Getting Things Done. This article originally appeared in Het Financieele Dagblad on June 20, 2024. It’s been translated from the Dutch and edited slightly for space and clarity. One in five [...]
Written by Sophie. Ursula K. Le Guin, 2016, picture by William Anthony. If you've ever seen my Staff Choice list, or any of my recent Top 5s, you'll know I'm a huge Ursula K. Le Guin stan. There's just something about her fantasy and her social science fiction stories [...]
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 Carla, [...]
By Lília All good things must come to an end. And so, we say goodbye to our ABC Staff Picks on YouTube. Thanks to everyone who watched us over the years. A big thanks to hosts Luke and Iris and all our expert booksellers who have given [...]
By Lília We might be approaching the end of Pride month, but we're here to let everybody know that there's no limit to when we should read about gay love, asexuality, LGBTQ+ struggles, romantic love and any other form of loving. Love is love, no matter which form it takes. If [...]
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, [...]
By Lauren and Lília It’s Pride Month, celebrated every June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York, when the gay community protested against its treatment by police. These days, June is a month of celebration and awareness about the LGBTQ+ community worldwide, but it’s especially marked in the US. [...]
