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6 books under 200 pages to wrap up your reading challenge

by Natalia There are many reading challenges out there, with the most well-known ones on Goodreads or The StoryGraph. You can set your own goal to read a certain number of books or pages by the end of the year or challenge yourself to read more classics, more female authors or [...]

Lilia2026-08-11T12:37:29+02:00Tags: Best of Lists, Fantasy, Fiction, Natalia, Novellas, Reading Challenge, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction|

Dutch youngsters are reading more, thrillers top the genre list

by Lauren Dutch youngsters are more likely to pick up a book and read than they were five years ago, according to new research by book industry body KVB Boekwerk (article in Dutch). The organisation says almost half of 12 to 25-year-olds will now read a book at least once a [...]

Lauren Comiteau2026-08-15T14:48:03+02:00Tags: Lauren|

Best business books of the year

by Lauren The Financial Times and Schroeders Group (investment managers) just announced the shortlist for their 2023 Business Book of the Year. The six finalists, awarded to the author(s) of the book providing the “most compelling and enjoyable” insight into the most pressing business issues of the day, include works about [...]

Lauren Comiteau2026-08-15T14:47:56+02:00Tags: Best of Lists, Business, Financial Times, Lauren|

Nina Siegal on Banned Books

by Lauren Author and New York Times culture writer Nina Siegal has written four books, three novels including The Anatomy Lesson, and most recently, the nonfiction The Diary Keepers, the story of World War II as told through the words of ordinary Dutch residents who lived through it. A native New [...]

Lilia2026-08-11T12:21:20+02:00Tags: Banned Books, interviews, Nina Siegal|

Book-to-screen adaptations: nonfiction edition

by Lília I’m not the biggest nonfiction fan, but some stories are so compelling they expand my genre-reading. The following books, all which deal with pressing issues of our times, have been turned into some pretty incredible movies. Whether you prefer to read about them (like me), or see them in [...]

Lilia2026-08-21T22:47:51+02:00Tags: adaptations, Best of Lists, Biography, Book to Screen, Lília, Nonfiction|

Romy’s Reviews: September 2023

by Romy My name is Romy, and I am 13 years old. Me in a bookstore is like a kid in a candy shop—I adore reading. (I might even want to become an author later on…) I’m really into dancing, fashion and playing the saxophone, and [...]

Lilia2026-08-12T13:55:59+02:00Tags: Book Reviews, Fiction, Romantic Fiction, Romy, Romy's Reviews|

Staff Choices: what we’ve read and loved – Part 3

by Renata, Martijn, Lília, Jouke, Sophie, Simone, Jonna, Natalia & Lília In this Part 3 of our Staff Choices, the titles below were chosen by one or more ABC colleagues, and everyone has their own reasons for loving them. Read on to see what they are. You might even find one [...]

Lilia2026-08-11T12:05:20+02:00Tags: Best of Lists, Fiction, Greek Mythology, Jonna, Jouke, Lília, Martijn, Mythology, Natalia, Renata, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction, Simone, Sophie|

Book-to-screen adaptations: YA edition

by Lília YA (Young Adult) books have been among the most adapted to screen over the past few years. While crime and romance novels have always been popular fodder for film adaptations, recent YA books have scored such success that more are popping up as films and series on all the [...]

Lilia2026-08-21T22:47:56+02:00Tags: adaptations, Best of Lists, Book to Movie, Book to Screen, Book to Series, Lília, Young Adult|

Staff Choices: what we’ve read and loved – Part 2

by Tiemen, EmmaV, Iris, Juno, Jesmae, MariaS & Lília Some of the titles below were chosen by one or more ABC colleagues, but everyone has their own reasons for loving them. Read on to see what they are. You might even find one or two new titles for your TBR list! [...]

Lilia2026-08-16T15:51:16+02:00Tags: Best of Lists, EmmaV, Fantasy, Iris, Jesmae, Juno, MariaS, Nature, Tiemen|

ABC Staff Quotes: sayings from your local bookstore

by EmmaV As a bookseller, you see loads of books coming in and going out of the store every day. We can tell you with certainty: this is a good source for all kinds of contemplations and conversations! But also dealing with customers, or even plain equipment, has been inspirational for [...]

Lilia2026-08-11T11:25:48+02:00Tags: ABC Staff, anecdotes, EmmaV, Staff Quotes|

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