EmmaV Archives

My name is Emma and I started working for the ABC The Hague/Leidschendam stores in 2021. Before that, I studied English Literature at Leiden University. I specialized in nineteenth/twentieth-century fantasy and children’s literature, but also enjoyed a course on the folklore of plants in medieval manuscripts. As a buyer for the Nature and Kids section I am happy I get to work with these themes again! In my spare time I like drawing, flute playing, cooking and watching comedy shows and reading books, of course! I mainly like reading cozy fantasy, books on folklore and nature.

Staff Picks – the Love edition of 2024

Written by Lília With Valentine’s Day falling at mid-month, February is the LOVE month, and in this Staff Picks, Luke and Iris talk about books related to love—in all its forms. We put our heads together and came up with some interesting recommendations. [...]

Lilia Visser2024-02-11T10:56:16+01:00Tags: Biography, EmmaV, Iris, Isabelle, Luke, Max M., Naomi, Natalia, Romance, Romantasy, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction, Shirley, Simone, Sophie, Zeynep|

VI: ABC Top 5 2023 Edition: Emma V, Iris M and Bella

Here we go again with our 5(ish) favorite reads of 2023! We try very hard to keep it to five, but it’s not always possible. So, there may be five or six suggestions, an A and a B list, memorable reads or just plain marvelous books. This year we’re presenting [...]

Lilia Visser2023-12-21T19:46:06+01:00Tags: ABC Top 5, ABC Top 5 2023, Bella, Best of Lists, Crafts, Crime Fiction, EmmaV, Fantasy, Fiction, IrisM, Science Fiction, Young Adult|

Staff Picks: Gift Edition 2023

Written by Lília Winter and Gift Season have arrived in our part of the world, so it’s time to talk about special editions and new titles to up our present ante! We have a huge pile of recommendations and also some advice: get your books and presents ASAP. The [...]

Lilia Visser2023-12-03T15:51:47+01:00Tags: ABC, Art, Best of Lists, Biography, Crafts, Driver's Test, EmmaV, Floris, General Fiction, Holland, Iris, Juvenile Fiction, Kids, Luke, Music, Photography, Poetry, Romantic Fiction, Shirley, Sophie, Staff Picks, Tom, Traffic Manual, Travel Literature, Young Adult, Zeynep|

ABC Staff Picks: Season 4 kick off!

Luke and Iris discuss books and interview author Natali Simmonds. In the new season of our ABC Staff Picks, Luke and Iris are back discussing the books they and their colleagues are loving right now. They also interview author Natali Simmonds about her new book, Good Girls Die [...]

Lilia Visser2023-10-15T16:02:08+02:00Tags: Best of Lists, Biography, Bob, Book Reviews, Crime Fiction, EmmaV, Fantasy, Floris, Interviews, Iris, Iris M., Maria, Naomi, Natali Simmonds, Romantic Fiction, Staff Picks, Young Adult|

Staff Choices: what we’ve read and loved – Part 2

Put together by Lília Written by Tiemen, EmmaV, IrisW, Juno, Jesmae and Maria Some of the titles below were chosen by one or more ABC colleagues, but everyone has their own reasons for loving them. Read on to see what they are. You might even find one or two new titles [...]

Lilia Visser2023-08-17T14:50:20+02:00Tags: ABC, Best of Lists, EmmaV, Fantasy, Iris, Jesmae, Juno, Maria, Nature, Staff Choices, Tiemen|

ABC Staff Quotes – Sayings from your local ABC Store Part 3

Written by EmmaV As a bookseller, you see loads of books coming in and going out of the store every day. We can tell you with certainty: this is a good source for all kinds of contemplations and conversations! But also dealing with customers, or even plain equipment, has been inspirational for [...]

Lilia Visser2023-07-21T17:54:08+02:00Tags: ABC, Anecdotes, EmmaV, Staff Quotes|

ABC Staff Quotes – Sayings from your local ABC Store Part 2

Lilia Visser2023-07-05T14:43:38+02:00Tags: ABC, Anecdotes, EmmaV, Staff Quotes|

Dear dad: ABC celebrates our reading fathers

Written by Lauren and Lília With Father's Day just around the corner (Sunday, June 18), we asked ABC staff to share their favorite father reading photos. Here's a selection. Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate! Lauren “English is not my ex's native language. This is a very tired [...]

Lilia Visser2023-06-15T15:08:02+02:00Tags: Charlotte, EmmaV, Father's Day, Jitse, Lauren, Lília, Martijn, Memories, Naomi, Pleun|

ABC Staff Picks

Surrounded by chocolate and tea, Luke and Iris W. talked books on this month’s YouTube staff picks video. This time around, they (with a little help from their ABC friends) pointed us to fantasy, science fiction, some artistic and non-artistic self-help tomes and a history book with a very contemporary theme. [...]

Lilia Visser2023-04-16T18:04:14+02:00Tags: ABC, Best of Lists, EmmaV, Fantasy, History, Jouke, Lília, Science Fiction, Self-Help, Staff Picks, Tom|

In Doubt: Date Mr. Darcy

It is almost Valentine’s Day! Need some 19th century dating advice? “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,” Jane Austen taught us in her masterwork, Pride and Prejudice. Yes, in Ms. Austen’s time, the [...]

Ester2023-02-13T12:07:46+01:00Tags: Best of Lists, EmmaV, Romantic Fiction, Valentine's Day|

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