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ABC Staff Picks: April 2024

by Lília Continuing with the celebration of our 52 years of existence, our Iris and Luke asked colleagues for their book recommendations for the occasion. Most of them revolved around the lives of normal people in somewhat exceptional settings (reminiscent of ABC!), with overcoming adversity a prominent theme. No one chose [...]

Lilia2026-08-25T22:41:31+02:00Tags: ABC Birthday, ABC Staff Picks, Amor Towles, Best of Lists, Bob, Crime Fiction, David Nichols, EmmaV, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novels, Hein de Haas, Iris, Japanese Fiction, Jeroen, Juno, K. O'Neill, Lília, Luke, MariaS, Martijn, Michael R. Miller, Naomi, Political Science, Romantic Fiction, Rosie Talbot, Sarah Hogle, Seicho Matsumoto, Simone, Travis Baldree, Young Adult|

Happy Mother’s Day!

by Lília Happy Mother’s Day! We have to say, our call out to staff for mother-child reading photos did not yield the prolific results our father-child reading photo shout out did. But no, we don’t think the Moms are sleeping on the job. We just think they’re the ones taking the [...]

Lilia2026-08-13T17:39:14+02:00Tags: Lília, Mother's Day|

Bookbuzz Launch & Q&A

We are celebrating the launch of BookBuzz today! Friday, May 10th 17:00-18:30 ABC Amsterdam, Spui 12 1012XA Come join us and Stefaan, one of the brains behind BookBuzz, to get to know the app, ask questions, and talk books. During our birthday weekend, you might have [...]

Lilia2026-08-16T16:04:32+02:00Tags: BookBuzz|

From screen to books: Star Trek

by Lília We talk a lot in this blog about turning books into films or TV-streaming series, but we don't talk enough about those stellar series or films that launch books that resist time and space. My love for Star Trek began with the original 1960s TV series, which I watched while [...]

Lilia2026-08-21T22:49:08+02:00Tags: adaptations, Lília, Science Fiction, Screen to Book, Second-hand supplier, ST Original Series, Star Trek, TV series|

The Pulitzer Prizes 2024

by Lauren The 2024 winners of the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes were announced earlier this week at New York’s Columbia University. Read on to see what they are and what the jurists had to say about them. Fiction Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips “A beautifully rendered [...]

Lauren Comiteau2026-08-15T14:49:44+02:00Tags: Awards, Best of Lists, Lauren, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize 2024, Pulitzer Prizes|

Bookbits for May 2024

by Sophie R.I.P. Paul Auster, who died on 30 April of complications from lung cancer. NPR is one of the many sites with an obituary, and The Guardian gathered tributes by fellow authors. Awards! The Pulitzer Prizes were awarded last night, and the honorees are: Nightwatch (Fiction), Primary Trust (Drama), No [...]

Sophie2026-08-25T21:41:06+02:00Tags: ABC Events, Awards, Bookbits, Bookbits 2024, Bookish News, Obituaries, Recommendations, Sophie|

Dual book review: Funny Story

by Naomi & Júlia Emily Henry is one of the biggest names in contemporary romantic fiction right now. Her books are consistent bestsellers, and three of them are being adapted into film. Her latest novel, Funny Story, released April 24. Júlia (the romance buyer in The Hague) and myself (a romance reader) [...]

Lilia2026-08-25T22:06:44+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, buddyread, Emily Henry, Funny Story, Júlia, Naomi|

A Day in the Life of a Bookseller

by Naomi When I tell people I work at a bookstore, their first reaction is usually: “It must be so nice to get to read all day.” That would be nice indeed, but that’s not what I actually do. Even though I don’t get to lounge around reading all day, I [...]

Lilia2026-08-15T20:23:27+02:00Tags: ABC History, behind the scenes, life as a bookseller, Naomi|

Book review: Amsterdam

With the winner of the International Booker Prize 2024 set to be announced in May, veteran Dutchnews book reviewer and ABC blog contributor Molly Quell dives into past Booker winner, Amsterdam. Click here to read how author Ian McEwan wrote his award-winning novel, in his own words. [...]

Lilia2026-08-15T21:10:19+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Booker Prize, Fiction, General Fiction, Ian McEwan, Molly Quell|

ABC Staff Picks: March 2024

by Lília After a little time off to smell the spring flowers, we’re back with our staff picks! Our Luke and Iris love doing them: they get to ask our colleagues what they’re reading and loving and what our customers are enjoying, and of course, they get [...]

Lilia2026-08-25T22:41:37+02:00Tags: ABC Staff Picks, Alan Moore, Bob, Daniel Quinn, EmmaV, Fantasy, Fiction, Floris, General Fiction, Graphic Novels, Greek Mythology, Hiroko Oyamada, Horror, Iris, Japanese Fiction, Jeroen, Kristin Hannah, Laura Wood, Literary Collection, Luke, Lynn, Madeline Miller, Naomi, Natalia, Rachel Harrison, Samantha Shannon, Simone, T. Kingfisher, Translated Works, YA fiction|

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