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A native Minnesotan and veteran of anti-war protests since 1968, our Lynn couldn't resist an invitation to speak at the No Tyrants demonstration in Amsterdam back in March. Read her words below, and make sure to check out the further reading recommended by Lynn at the bottom of this post! [...]
Dutch Treats: Crime Fiction from Dutch and Flemish Authors edited by Josh Pachter Josh Pachter collects 21 of his favorite translations by a who's who of contemporary Dutch-language crime writers, including such luminaries as René Appel, Michael Berg, Dominique Biebau, Bram Dehouck, Loes den Hollander, Bavo Dhooge, Ingrid Oonincx, Christine [...]
by Lília In the past few decades, more Dutch authors have been translated into English than I would have thought. From Annie M.G. Schmidt to Jan Terlouw, there are quite a few interesting titles for the 9-12 crowd as well. We hope they enjoy these titles as much as Dutch kids [...]
by Damla Yes, the air might be dominated by allergy-triggering pollen, and the wind might be blowing still on the chillier side, but we can rejoice for the colder, darker months are already behind us! Nature is bustling, and so is the bookish news this month. - Awards! The prestigious [...]
by Lília Maybe our most surprising bestseller in April was the One Piece Card Game: Adventure in Kami's Island booster, unfortunately already sold out. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman were again bestsellers across all three stores. We had [...]
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. Only a few [...]
by Damla In case you missed it, the publishing world has been shaken up recently by the allegations that a much hyped new horror book was largely AI-generated or assisted. The book in question, Shy Girl by Mia Ballard, was flagged by many readers after its release in the UK with suspicions [...]
by Lynn Growing up in nearly all-white rural Minnesota, I didn’t know about the Holocaust until doing research for a paper on social resistance, age twenty. I could have known – Anne Frank’s diary was widely read by my 13-year old classmates but, being contrarian, I didn’t read it then. I [...]
by Lília Harper Lee would have turned 100 today, 28 April 2026. Born in Alabama, she was a childhood friend of Truman Capote, and they had many interactions during their lives. She is mostly known for her first – and for a long time, only – novel To Kill a Mockingbird. [...]
by Jurgen DISCLAIMER: Don't start reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series if you're sensitive to addictive substances; it's literary crack cocaine. If you do want to dive in, make sure you have the next month off and have enough money in your bank account. You'll be wanting to read the next [...]
