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Bella

Bella is one of our booksellers at our Amsterdam store. Besides being a bookseller, she’s also a buyer for the Reference and Foreign Languages section. She’s trilingual and aspires to be a polyglot; which makes her sections the perfect fit for her.

When she’s not busy selling books, you can find her studying languages, playing videogames, working out and of course, reading. Why does she love reading? Reading allows her to travel to countless destinations, meet interesting characters, gain insight and explore new concepts and ideas.  

Staff Picks: May 2023

by Lília In the summer edition of our ABC Staff Picks, the last of this season, Luke and guest host Bella are back highlighting many different genres, including quite a few translated works. We also have crime, romance, horror, memoirs, fantasy, general fiction, art and more! Read on! Crime [...]

2026-08-27T15:36:59+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ABC Staff Picks: January 2023

by Lília Our Luke and Iris are back with the first ABC Staff Picks of 2023. Think cozy titles, biographies, science fiction novellas, a YA horror title and much more…. As the books buyer for Amsterdam’s film section, Luke chose two quite different memoirs from two famous authors. Both have similar [...]

2026-08-15T17:48:30+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ABC Top 5: 2022 Edition

Here we go again with our 5(ish) favorite reads of 2022. We try very hard to keep to 5, but it’s not always possible. So, there may be 5 or 6, an A and a B list, memorable reads or just plain marvelous books. We hope you enjoy it and [...]

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ABC Staff Picks: September 2022

written by Lília Nothing beats curling up on the couch with a blanket, book and (hot) beverage in the autumn months. We’ve got some great new titles for you spanning the genres—starting with true story-based fiction, passing through pure romantic escapism and falling finally into the magical world of translation. (You’ll [...]

2026-08-15T17:50:08+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Book review: Killing Commendatore

"When a thirty-something portrait painter is abandoned by his wife, he secludes himself in the mountain home of a world famous artist. One day, the young painter hears a noise from the attic, and upon investigation, he discovers a previously unseen painting. By unearthing this hidden work of art, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances; and to close it, he must undertake a perilous journey into a netherworld that only Haruki Murakami could conjure. A tour de force of love and loneliness, war and art, Killing Commendatore is a stunning work of imagination from one of our greatest writers."

2026-08-08T12:31:34+02:00Tags: , , , , |

Top 10 Books by Japanese Authors that Every Cat-Lover Should Read

by Bella Fascinating, elegant, unpredictable, fierce, sometimes even quirky… Cats are certainly some of the most mysterious creatures on Earth. These animals have an undeniable charm for human beings, but if there is one country where cats are particularly revered and respected as sacred creatures, it is Japan. Cats are real [...]

2026-08-30T15:19:20+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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