Written by Lília Luke and Iris are back with our latest Staff Picks—those books we’ve been reading and enjoying or books that might be coming out one of these days. From escapism to information to music, there’s something for everyone. Starting on a happy note, Lília, our romance [...]
To celebrate Mother's Day, we show 3 ABC moms talking about their favorite books they read to their kids. Sophie "What my daughter and I loved about Sandra Boynton's books is that the rhythm of the text works so well together with the words. The Going to Bed [...]
Written by Lauren Don’t you just love awards season? The 2023 winners of the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes for achievements in Letters, Drama & Music were announced earlier this week. Read on to see what they are and why judges chose them. Fiction Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver “A [...]
Written by Lynn and Steve Malenka Steve Malenka, who worked at ABC in the 1970s—first as fiction and gay book buyer, later as manager of the Book Bar, which sold Sammy’s Hotdogs as well as remainder books for one guilder a piece—has some wild memories to share. Here’s a photo of [...]
Written by Natalia There are many bookish podcasts out there, with something for everyone. If you have no idea where to start or which one to download, here are my top 5 bookish podcasts. 1. SFF YEAH! For fantasy and science fiction lovers, there is the entertaining [...]
Written by Lauren It’s that time of year again! The shortlist for the International Booker Prize was announced earlier this week, and its six titles include works from six different countries, two debuts, two languages new to the prize (Catalan and Bulgarian) and five novels by female writers. Awarded annually for [...]
Surrounded by chocolate and tea, Luke and Iris W. talked books on this month’s YouTube staff picks video. This time around, they (with a little help from their ABC friends) pointed us to fantasy, science fiction, some artistic and non-artistic self-help tomes and a history book with a very contemporary theme. [...]
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 I love cats. My favorite genres are [...]
Customer comes to the info desk, worried look on his face. "Excuse me," he says, "do you have a copy of the book Tequila Mockingbird? We answer, " Harper Lee wrote a book called To Kill a Mockingbird. Could that be the book you want?" [...]
Written by Lynn Of course, we had no idea when opening an English language bookstore full of remainder books how vital freight services would become for our survival. (Just as most people didn’t think about logistics and supply chains until Covid hit.) At first, our books came from Baltimore on pallets [...]
