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ABC at Heroes Dutch Comic Con

By Vika The American Book Center made a triumphant return to Heroes Dutch Comic Con (HDDC) this June, continuing our long-standing tradition of being a beloved fixture at this best-in-class event. Comics, manga, and science fiction & fantasy enthusiasts were treated to an exceptional selection at the ABC pop-up bookstore. Three [...]

Lilia2024-07-18T11:05:09+02:00Tags: DCC, Heroes Dutch Comic Con, Vika|

Travel recommendations for your vacation

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 [...]

Lilia2024-07-23T11:32:03+02:00Tags: Barbara Woolsey, Chiara Terzulo, Erika Fatland, Tom, Travel Guides, Travel Literature|

ABC Interview: Matty

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, [...]

Lilia2024-07-15T12:04:20+02:00Tags: China Mieville, Cormac McCarthy, Diana Wynne Jones, Dystopian, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novel, Katherin Dunn, Matty, Rohinton Mistry, Science Fiction, Thomas Pynchon, Ursula K. Le Guin, Young Adult|

ABC Bestsellers – June 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, [...]

Management guru David Allen: “I didn’t use drugs to escape, but to discover”

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 [...]

Lilia2025-07-24T11:46:54+02:00Tags: author interviews, Business, David Allen, Het Financieel Dagblad, Hilda Bouma, translated interview|

Reading Along with the 2023 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize Shortlist

Written by Sophie. 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 that connects very deeply and immediately to my being, and the [...]

Sophie2025-10-16T22:34:43+02:00Tags: 9-12 years, Akil Kumarasamy, Christiane M. Andrews, Fantasy, Nicola Griffith, Novellas, Prize winners, R. B. Lemberg, Readalong, Rebecca Campbell, Science Fiction, Short Stories, shortlist, Sophie, Ursula K. Le Guin, Yuri Herrera, Yvette Lisa Ndlowu, Zain Khalid|

ABC Interview: Carla

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, [...]

Lilia2024-06-23T12:50:38+02:00Tags: Aslan, C.S. Lewis, Carla, Fantasy, Fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, General Fiction, Harry Potter, J.R.R. Tolkien, Narnia, Paulo Coelho, Romantasy, Rubén Darío, Sarah J. Maas, Young Adult|

Farewell ABC Staff Picks

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 [...]

Lilia2024-06-24T15:30:14+02:00Tags: Alexis Hall, Business, David Van Reybrouck, Else, EmmaV, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, History, Iris, Japanese Fiction, Jeroen, Lília, Luke, Matty, Nghi Vo, Pierce Brown, Poetry, R. B. Lemberg, Rohinton Mistry, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction, Simon Sinek, Sophie, Toon Hezemans, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Travel|

Some more Pride reads

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 [...]

Lilia2024-06-20T10:17:34+02:00Tags: Arinze Ifeakandu, Best of Lists, Brandon Taylor, Fiction, General Fiction, Jilles, Kasey LeBlanc, Luke Edward Hall, Philippe Besson, Séan Hewitt, Social Science, Staff Picks, Young Adult|

ABC Bestsellers – May 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, [...]

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