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Damla

Architect turned bookseller, Damla has worked at the ABC in the Hague and Leidschendam stores since June 2024. She is the buyer for the New York Times Bestsellers, Prizewinners, Staff Recommendations, the Foreign Languages, and Business sections.

Her love of reading started at a very young age with sneaky peeks at her sister’s diary, and since then has evolved into more of an obsession rather than a hobby. She has been known to happily read anything and everything she can get her hands on regardless of the genre.

When forced to disconnect from whichever book-world she is currently engrossed in, she enjoys traveling, learning languages, petting dogs, drinking too much coffee, gaming, introducing herself in the third person and trying to pronounce the Dutch G sound (still working on this last one).

She also has a book-related Instagram account where she posts all things bookish. (https://www.instagram.com/travelling_bookworm/)

Book Review: High-Rise

High-Rise - J.G. Ballard When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on "enemy" floors. In this visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as once-peaceful residents, driven by primal urges, re-create a world ruled [...]

2026-01-19T11:17:48+01:00Tags: , , , , |

Bookbits for January 2026

by Damla and Sophie Happy new year! The festive season is slowly winding down and the somewhat harsher  realities of life (by which we mean weeks worth of unanswered emails at work, restarting coursework, or finally packing away those decorations) are rising back to the surface. But not to worry. [...]

2026-02-11T17:37:25+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , |

Staff Top 5s of 2025: Damla, Lília, IrisW, Naomi, and Sophie

Hooray! It's time for our favorite reads of the year! We love putting these posts together, so grab a hot beverage of your choice, find a comfy couch or chair or nook to settle into, and be ready to explode your TBR with all these scrumptious personal recommendations. These are the best [...]

Topical Tips: 2025 Dutch General Elections

by Damla It’s General Election day (again) here in the Netherlands! After weeks of campaigning and heated debates, the Netherlands opens the ballots today to elect its new members of the House of Parliament. The most recent polls have suggested a very close race, adding to the tension in the current [...]

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