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Else has been obsessed with books her entire life, so working at the ABC is her personal heaven. (And her personal hell, because she is confronted by the lack of time to read all the books, and spends way too much of her salary rehoming books from the store to her bookcase).

She is the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Romantasy buyer in our Amsterdam store, so if you ever have any questions about those genres, be prepared for an hour long info-dump about them.

Her cat, Kilava, is named after a character in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, her favourite fantasy series of all time. She will show you pictures of Kilava, whether you want to or not.

Blind Book Bundles for Thanksgiving

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, [...]

Iris2026-08-24T22:22:15+02:00Tags: BBDs, Blind Book Bundles, Else, Iris, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving 2025|

Else rereads: back to Malazan (pt. 3)

by Else (This is the third installment in an ongoing series. You can read part 1 here, and part 2 here.) Welcome back to the series that is going to go on for so long, at the end you'll be sick of me. But I still won't be sick of my [...]

Iris2026-08-23T16:20:53+02:00Tags: Book review, Else, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Series Spotlight, Steven Erikson|

Book Review: Girl Dinner

After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to [...]

Damla2026-08-17T22:42:19+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Else, Feminism, Fiction, Horror|

Else rereads: back to Malazan (pt. 2)

by Else (This is the second installment in an ongoing series. You can read part 1 here.) Everybody loves to discover new books, new favorites, stay up to date with the latest releases. But sometimes a reread can add so much to a book. I love rereading my favorites every once [...]

Iris2026-08-23T16:21:05+02:00Tags: Book review, Else, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Series Spotlight, Steven Erikson|

What we’re reading, watching, and listening to

by Damla Every so often we want to share what we're currently reading, watching, and/or listening to. We hope you'll enjoy our choices! Iris Reading: Currently reading The Last Gifts of the Universe by August Riley. It’s a sci-fi book about two siblings and their cat (called Pumpkin!), [...]

Damla2026-08-22T22:29:06+02:00Tags: ABC Staff, Damla, Else, Iris, Mike, Read/Watch/Listen, Renata, Simone, Sophie, Sywert, Yannis|

Else rereads: back to Malazan (pt. 1)

by Else For the last 14 years, my answer to the question "What is your favourite fantasy series?" has been the same: Malazan Book of the Fallen, by Steven Erikson. But how could someone ever know this is my favourite book series of all time? Well, first of all, I tell [...]

Iris2026-08-23T16:21:19+02:00Tags: Book review, Else, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Series Spotlight, Steven Erikson|

ABC in the Wild: Read My World

by Else This is your event reporter, live from the scene of the event. On the 13th of September 2025, ABC was once again present at Read My World in the Tolhuistuin. Usually the book market of Read My World is located in the gardens, but due to Inclement Weather, [...]

Iris2026-08-20T16:13:19+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, Else, Read My World|

ABC In the Wild: Prose Posse

by Else A couple of months ago, ABC started selling books at our local reading club Prose Posse. They have meetings about once a month at different locations in Amsterdam. In October they will even have a meeting at the ABC Amsterdam. We make a fun selection of books, either [...]

Damla2026-08-20T12:46:08+02:00Tags: ABC Events, ABC in the Wild, Else, Fantasy, Romantasy|

What we’re reading, watching, and listening to

by Sophie Every so often we want to share what we're currently reading, watching, and/or listening to. We hope you'll enjoy our choices! Tiemen: Reading: I'm currently reading part 4 of The Dungeon Crawler Carl series to my wife. Every evening I read about half an hour of DCC before [...]

Sophie2026-08-22T22:29:13+02:00Tags: ABC Staff, Bella, Damla, Else, Iris, Jilles, Jurgen, Klaartje, Lynn, Read/Watch/Listen, Renata, Sigrid, Sophie, Steven, Tiemen|

Book-to-screen: The Murderbot Diaries

by Sophie, Else & Iris The TV adaptation of Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries is nearing the end of its first season. Since so many of us at ABC have read and loved this series of science fiction novellas, we figured we'd remind you of our Staff Choice descriptions and let you [...]

Iris2026-08-21T22:47:00+02:00Tags: adaptations, Book to Screen, Else, Iris, Martha Wells, Murderbot Diaries, Sophie|

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