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The riveting first-person narrative of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has ever seen. From his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter [...]
By Naomi It feels like it's been here for a while, but today it is official: fall has begun! 'Tis the season to get cozy on your couch, wrapped up in a blanket, with a cup of tea at your elbow and a good book in your hands. You can listen [...]
by Iris Our Leidschendam store in the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands opened its doors in 2021. It was pandemic times and the many extra rules and regulations didn't make for the smoothest of starts. But four years later we're still here, and it's well past time to bring you along [...]
by Claudio Some of us would like to believe that the days when we were still being ruled by quants and risk analysts are drawing to a close. That by now we would be reasoned to tears and sucked empty from looking at the world through the veil of spreadsheets and [...]
Alice Law has sacrificed everything to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world—until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and [...]
By Naomi If you've ever been to our store in The Hague, you might have spotted our tiny little Weird Book of the Week sign. Every week, staff members pick a new book that, for whatever reason, is weird. It's in good humor, because we love weird books! There are many [...]
by Claudio There is something funny or touching, or just interesting, in everything around us. No worries if you don’t see it all that clearly. Or if you don’t see it at all! Maybe you are busy, or too distracted playing your own part as an extra in the comedy of [...]
In the nineties, six teenagers disappeared into a fantasy role-playing game. Only five returned. Nearly thirty years later, these broken adults are dragged back to discover the game isn’t finished with them yet. Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + the Divine) and Stephanie Hans (We Called Them Giants)’s award-winning, critical hit [...]
ABCxJAI: Two great flavors that go better together. The John Adams and the American Book Center have joined forces this year, and we have big plans for the future—which we want to share with as many people as we can. That's why [...]
By Else A couple of months ago, the ABC started to sell books at our local reading club Prose Posse. They have meetings about once a month at different locations in Amsterdam. In October they will even have a meeting at the ABC Amsterdam. We make a fun selection of [...]
