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Book Review: Dungeon Crawler Carl – part I

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 [...]

Naomi2026-04-24T12:45:59+02:00Tags: ABC Events, Book review, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Humor, Jurgen, Matt Dinniman, Science Fiction|

Week van de Stenen Winkel: support local stores!

by Iris ABC has always prided itself on being "stubbornly independent." We like to do things our way, even if we're the only ones doing it. That goes right back to the start of the company, when we were among the first to offer English-language books to a Dutch audience. Almost [...]

Iris2026-05-04T13:50:55+02:00Tags: independent bookselling, Iris, Week van de Stenen Winkel, WvdSW|

Book Review: We Had To Remove This Post

We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets Kayleigh is broke. Out of options, she takes a job as a content moderator, reviewing horrors and hate online and deciding which posts needs to be removed. Kayleigh is good at her job, and in her colleagues she finds a group [...]

Damla2026-04-05T13:36:49+02:00Tags: Book review, Fiction, Molly Quell, Social Media|

Bookseller life: passion projects

by Naomi Being a bookseller has many benefits, unlimited access to books being a big one. It can be a blessing and a curse to read books that have not yet been published, since you will definitely never get through your TBR list. However, sometimes you read an ARC of a [...]

Naomi2026-04-19T11:22:48+02:00Tags: bookseller life, Displays, Ilona Andrews, Naomi|

ABC Bestsellers – March 2026

by Lília March had many interesting bestsellers. Rachel Reid is still the reigning champ with Heated Rivalry and The Long Game. Meanwhile, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, the classic White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and the amazing Dictionary of Color Combinations* keep popping up as bestsellers. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, [...]

Lilia2026-04-14T11:58:37+02:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers, Art, Best of Lists, Classics, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, General Fiction, Horror, Lília, Manga, Philosophy, Prize winners, Psychology, Romantasy, Romantic Riction, Science Fiction, Thriller|

5 Years in Leidschendam

by Júlia Spring is always a special time for our ABC family. As the days get longer and the world starts to bloom again, we find ourselves in full celebration mode. This season isn’t just about fresh starts — it’s party time for us. In April, we’re celebrating the birthdays [...]

Lilia2026-04-10T12:46:12+02:00Tags: ABC History, ABC Leidschendam, Júlia, life as a bookseller|

Novella Roundup: Dystopias

by Iris A few years ago, I fell completely in love with novellas. I'd read a couple before (To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers comes to mind), but I guess not enough of them to fully appreciate the form. Or maybe it was just a timing issue? But at [...]

Damla2026-04-08T12:07:40+02:00Tags: Book review, Dystopian, Iris, Novella Roundup, Novellas|

Books set in The Hague

by Sophie To continue our ABC Birthday week, and in particular ABC The Hague's 50th birthday, here are a number of English books (partially) set in The Hague. There aren't many, but you might be surprised at the ones that feature our beautiful city by the sea! Please note: this [...]

Sophie2026-04-13T12:12:39+02:00Tags: ABC Birthday, ABC The Hague, ABC The Hague 50 years, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sophie, The Hague, Thrillers|

ABC The Hague: 50 years of bookselling

by Iris A few years after ABC first opened its doors in Amsterdam in 1972, founders Mitch Crossfield and Sam Boltansky decided to expand operations to The Hague. They got their hands on a cheap place to rent in the city center, and in 1976 the new store opened [...]

Iris2026-04-08T12:00:19+02:00Tags: ABC Birthday, ABC History, ABC The Hague, bookselling stories, Iris|

About that “American” in American Book Center

By Sophie Recently we featured in a satirical news show as the butt of a joke about how we had space for our new Romantasy section in Amsterdam because we had chucked out all our books on human rights. Funny joke, and thank you for highlighting us and books, Romantasy in particular, [...]

Lilia2026-04-09T16:29:13+02:00Tags: ABC, ABC History, American Book Center, Sophie, the meaning of america|

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