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by Naomi 2025 is a very special year: 250 years ago, on December 16, 1775, the author Jane Austen was born! She passed away on July 18, 1817, so we’re celebrating the whole month of July with some blogposts about the enduring appeal of her work and writing. In this [...]
by Sophie A few weeks ago we posted about our ABC Summer Bingo cards, and, curious booksellers that we are, we want to know: have you had a bingo yet? Are you still to start on your bingo quest? Are you going for a simple bingo or a full-on card black-out? [...]
by Damla Magical Londons layered on top of each other? Morally ambiguous characters flirting with danger? Destructive egos and God complexes? Life changing deals with the devil? The Schwab-verse has it all. I first came across one of V.E. Schwab’s books on an audiobook streaming service promotion, and decided to give [...]
by Sophie, Else & Iris The TV adaptation of Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries is nearing the end of its first season. Since so many of us at ABC have read and loved this series of science fiction novellas, we figured we'd remind you of our Staff Choice descriptions and let you [...]
On Saturday 5 July, Dutch newspaper NRC published an article on Cozy and Healing Fiction (Koffiebar, dode kat, happy end) (please note, article in Dutch and may be behind a paywall), in which they interviewed our Bella, with a cameo by Tiemen! We're posting an English translation of the part of [...]
by Sophie Well, summer is here, as we noticed with a brief heat wave last week! And it is reflected in our June bestsellers because half the books are serious summery reads in the Romance and Romantasy category. As per usual, some titles on the list carried over from last [...]
by Lauren Who owns the future? (Hint: It could be us) ABC’s new partnership with the John Adams Institute (JAI) got off to an inspiring start on 17 June with a talk on tech, imagination and inequity in the 21st century, where audiences were tasked with pondering how tech might be reimagined [...]
by Sophie Apparently today marks the exact mid-point of the half-century: from tomorrow, we will officially be closer to 2050 than to 2000. Hope that factoid helps cool your brains in this warm weather! - Awards! Dutch author Yael van der Wouden won this year's Women's Prize for Fiction with The [...]
by Damla & Sophie Is it really already the tail end of Pride month? We've really enjoyed sharing lots of Pride-related content, and if you enjoyed it as well you should have no trouble acing this quiz, showcasing some of our Pride-themed Blind Book Dates (BBDs). Good luck! Want [...]
by Naomi June is Pride Month, and that’s a natural moment to highlight queer books, as we've already done here. However, Pride doesn’t end in June! With that in mind, below are some books being released later this year to keep the Pride spirit going all year long. If any of [...]
