By Sophie It's almost time for our favorite day of the year, Thanksgiving! We've celebrated this very American holiday since we opened in 1972 as a way to say thank you to you, our customers, for supporting us this past year, and for being such an enriching part of our [...]
By Naomi It's the cold season, it's comfy season, and it's also gifting season! Why not gift the Romantasy lover in your life (which might be you yourself, but who's going to stop you?) a beautiful deluxe edition that not only makes for great reading, but will also look pretty on [...]
By Sophie 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 [...]
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet's great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long story as never before. A thrilling re-evaluation of the creatures that ruled the earth for 150 million [...]
By Naomi Healing fiction is a genre that has gained a lot of popularity recently. That could be because there is so much happening in the world, and maybe people want to escape into a book that is gentle and warm and welcoming. We are also heading into the cold and [...]
Written by Lynn After stalking the owners of a prototype Espresso Book Machine (EBM) for several years until a new version was launched for use in bookstores and libraries in 2008, I traveled to London and to Cambridge, MA to see how it worked and to make a business case for [...]
By Sophie Last Friday our Martijn and Paul visited the Casa Montessori school in Pijnacker, for a book fair. We brought a variety of kids books, from picture books to chapter books to a selection from our Kids 9-12 section. And we brought bargains too, because who doesn't love to [...]
by Iris Sharing food has always been an important part of any Thanksgiving celebration. At ABC, we host a Baked Goods Potluck in all three stores to represent that part of Thanksgiving Day. But starting in 1994 and lasting until well in the 2000s, we used to organize a full-blown dinner! [...]
What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. But she is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it. Which book will you recommend? by Bella [...]
by Else & Iris Iris Thanksgiving is a long-standing tradition at ABC, and this year we are once again celebrating with fun activities, baked goods, and extra discount for all customers (check out the full itineraries of our Amsterdam, The Hague and Leidschendam stores on our Events Page!). In recent years, [...]
