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Family tradition: buying books at the ABC

We received the loveliest email recently from Adeline Riesselmann, wherein she recounted a family tradition that includes the ABC! Adeline kindly gave us permission to share her words and the picture she sent along. "On Saturday 24 May I visited the ABC Amsterdam together with the (by now grown-up) children of [...]

Sophie2025-06-12T11:54:10+02:00Tags: ABC Amsterdam, book buying, family tradition|

ABC x John Adams Institute

We are proud and excited to announce that ABC is the new partner of the John Adams Institute (JAI)! We'll be selling books at their events and host some of their authors in our stores. And take note ABC Booklover Card holders: tickets to events are discounted for you (while supplies [...]

Sophie2025-06-11T18:05:02+02:00Tags: collaboration, Events, JAI, John Adams Institute, Marietje Schaake, Robin Aisha Pocornie, Ruha Benjamin, who owns the future|

ABC Bestsellers – May 2025

By Damla We slowly (veeery slowly) ease into the summer months as May draws to a close, which means that it is once again time to take a look at some of the best selling titles we have had this past month. And if you are looking for some new [...]

Damla2025-06-09T09:37:14+02:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers, Ali Hazelwood, Allison Saft, Ana Huang, Anne Applebaum, Chloe Walsh, Derek Thompson, Ezra Klein, Fantasy, Fiction, James Clear, Joe Abercrombie, N.H. Kleinbaum, Ocean Vuong, Political Science, Rachel Lynn Solomon, Romance, Rutger Bregman, Social Science, T. Kingfisher, Tracy Deonn, Young Adult|

Series Spotlight: Henry Rios mysteries

In these reviews of the first three titles in the series, Jilles reveals why he loves Michael Nava and his Henry Rios Mysteries so much. Enjoy! Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava and Michael Hames-García Henry Rios, a gifted and humane lawyer driven to drink [...]

Lilia2025-06-15T17:31:00+02:00Tags: Crime Fiction, Gay Fiction, Henry Rios Mysteries, Jilles, LGBTQ+, Michael Nava, Pride, Pride Month, Series Spotlight|

Space is Gay* (*LGBTQIA+) – part 2

By Else Else got so enthusiastic about this theme that she created a list that was way too long, but in the end she did manage to whittle it down to 12 very interesting titles. Yesterday we presented 4 of those 12, and today we present the other 8. If you [...]

Lilia2025-06-13T16:48:41+02:00Tags: Arkady Martine, Elizabeth May, Else, Emily Hamilton, Emily Tesh, L.R. Lam, Martha Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Science Fiction, Simon Jimenez, Space is Gay, Space Opera, Staff Choice, Staff Choices, Tamsyn Muir|

Space is Gay* (*LGBTQIA+)

By Else It is June, it is Pride Month, and in light of current world events, it is even more important to celebrate this than ever. That means I have a great reason to highlight one of my personal favorites: Space is Gay* (*LGBTQIA+). If you’ve ever spoken to me about [...]

Lilia2025-05-29T11:13:28+02:00Tags: Ann Leckie, Becky Chambers, Else, Kate Elliott, Makana Yamamoto, Science Fiction, Space is Gay, Space Opera, Staff Choice, Staff Choices|

Expecting a chill in publishing: Why it matters

By Lynn As booksellers, we are sometimes asked by customers to add or withdraw certain titles from our assortment due to hot social or political issues. Our browsers have even been known to turn some books face-backwards (including those on Trump, Musk, the Middle East and Korea). Someone even recently suggested [...]

Lilia2025-05-18T17:40:03+02:00Tags: Booker Prize, Booker Prize Winner, Current Affairs, how current times affect the big publishers, independent publishers, Lynn, offering a broad range of books, publishing|

Literary Prize Bonanza: International Booker, Pulitzers, and Nibbies

By Sophie It's May, and that means a trio of big literary prizes has been announced! First off, the International Booker Prize was announced this past Tuesday. Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq was the winner. These 12 stories were translated into English from Kannada (a language spoken in South India) by [...]

Sophie2025-05-22T11:14:16+02:00Tags: Autobiography, Biography, British Book Awards, children's books, Cookbooks, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Non-Fiction, History, International Booker Prize, Nibbies, Poetry, Politics, Prize winners, Prizewinning Books, Pulitzer Prizes, Sophie, Thrillers, Translated Fiction|

It’s International Tea Day!

by Damla “Tea ... is a religion of the art of life.” - Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea A cozy, heart-warming International Tea Day to all! Whether it is a symbol for a warm cup of comfort, a foundation stone of cultural rituals, or a golden opportunity for trade (and [...]

Damla2025-05-20T14:54:05+02:00Tags: Cozy Fantasy, Damla, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, International Tea Day, Nonfiction, Science Fiction|

Book review: The Reformatory

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due Winner of the 2024 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and Winner of the 2024 Shirley Jackson Award for Novel. A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sent to a segregated reform school that is a [...]

Lilia2025-05-11T12:17:06+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Else, Horror, Prize winners, Tananarive Due|

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