Lília Archives

Lília was born in Brazil, worked there as a translator and moved to the Netherlands for love. It was her love for books that brought her to the ABC in July 2000. First buying Romance novels, then Children’s and YA books, then back to Romance and into new adventures about Fashion, Sewing, Psychology and all the magazines.

In the Netherlands she also found love for sewing, is a certified seamstress. She makes bookmarks and booksleeves that are sold at the ABC under Lília’s Atelier brand.

She still loves reading and Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy and books about Fashion and Sewing are always on her TBR list.

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 5

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 5: Robinson - Zusak To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past [...]

Sophie2025-04-07T20:49:32+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Art, Autobiography, Bruna, Carla, Comics, Damla, Else, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Isabelle, Jilles, Jouke, Lília, living, Manga, Martijn, Matty, Music, Nature, Nicki, Philosophy, Psychology, Science Fiction, Simone, Sophie, Staff Choices, Tiemen, YA fiction, Young Adult|

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 2

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 2: Eggers- Jemisin To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past 25 [...]

Sophie2025-04-07T14:40:59+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Bruna, Cookbooks, Crime Fiction, Current Affairs, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Jonna, Lília, Lynn, Manga, Martijn, Matty, memoir, Mythology, Psychology, Romance, Science Fiction, Shirley, Sophie, Staff Choices, Tiemen|

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 1

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 1: Abercrombie - Dunstall To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past [...]

Sophie2025-04-07T21:04:51+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Bella, Comics, Else, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels, History, Horror, Iris, IrisW, Jilles, Jonna, Juno, Lília, Martijn, Matty, Science Fiction, Simone, Social Science, Sophie, Staff Choices, Sywert, Tiemen, YA fiction, Young Adult|

ABC Bestsellers – March 2025

By Lília March brought with it the sun, and we are all invested in enjoying it reading as many books as possible. We can see that by all the different titles that you, our customers, choose to buy. Our bestsellers this month include many different genres, from serious issues to some [...]

Lilia2025-04-03T18:26:53+02:00Tags: A.T. Qureshi, Abby Jimenez, ABC Bestsellers, ABC Bestsellers 2025, ABC Favorites, Ali Hazelwood, Autobiography, Biography, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Classics, Creativity, Current Affairs, Dav Pilkey, Dungeons & Dragons, Eiichiro Oda, Fantasy, Fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Games, Gege Akutami, General Fiction, George Orwell, Han Kang, Health, History, Jacqueline Harpman, James Clear, Japanese Fiction, John Green, Julia Cameron, Junko Takase, Kaveh Akbar, Kids, Kids 5-8, Lauren Roberts, Laurie Gilmore, Lília, Manga, Maria Lima, Mel Robbins, Nobel Prize Winner, Political Science, Psychology, Rebecca F. Kuang, Rebecca Yarros, Robert E. Howard, Romance, Romantasy, Samantha Harvey, Sarah Wynn-Williams, Self-Help, Social Science, Staff Choices, Suzanne Collins, Timothy Snyder, Translated Fiction, Writing, Young Adult|

5 Books on Women’s Sexuality

By Lília We talk a lot about equality for women, equal pay, ownership of our own bodies, but we tend to keep sexuality apart. Maybe because in many cultures people don't discuss it in any form. But mostly because if women take over their own sexuality, they can and will ask [...]

Lilia2025-03-11T16:27:17+01:00Tags: ABC Staff Picks, Anonymous, Dossie Easton, Emily Nagoski, Female Sexuality, Gillian Anderson, Janet W. Hardy, Lília, Margot Anand, Nancy Friday, Sexuality, Women's History Month|

Celebrating International Women’s Day

By Lília “International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8, honors the achievements of women across all aspects of life—social, economic, cultural, and political—while also advocating for gender equality.” International Women’s Day (IWD), declared as a holiday by Russian leader Vladimir Lenin in 1922, has been celebrated in one form [...]

Lilia2025-03-08T17:11:03+01:00Tags: Feminism, Feminist Writing, International Women's Day, Lília, Women's History Month|

Context on the Russo-Ukrainian War

By Lília With all that's been happening in the world, and everything we read and hear in the media, it's very important to keep ourselves informed with accurate sources about the real situation and what's happening everywhere. Relying on information without checking trustworthy sources leads people to believe in untruths and [...]

Lilia2025-03-03T14:59:44+01:00Tags: Current Affairs, Lília, Political Science, Russo-Ukrainian Conflict|

ABC Bestsellers – January 2025

January has come and gone, and it's time for our monthly list of ABC Bestsellers. These titles are taken from the sold-books data across all 3 ABCs, and gives us an insight into the books you love (to buy, at least ;-)). The highly anticipated Onyx Storm finally arrived and became [...]

Lilia2025-02-04T21:44:40+01:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers, Anne Frank, Ava Reid, Best of Lists, Classics, Constance Garnett, Current Affairs, Daron Acemoglu, Fantasy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Gege Akutami, James A. Robinson, Lília, Manga, Mel Robbins, Memoirs, Political Science, Politics, Psychology, Rebecca Yarros, Romantasy, Science Fiction, Self-Help, Timothy Snyder, Xiran Jay Zhao|

Lunar Year of the Dragon: ends and beginnings

By Lília As the Year of the Dragon comes to an end, we think of all the books about or with dragons that we would have liked to read or recommend during the year, even if we might not have the time to read them all. We have our preferences, but [...]

Lilia2025-01-28T11:58:00+01:00Tags: ABC Staff Picks, Christopher Paolini, Evan Winter, Fantasy, George R.R. Martin, Highlights, John Gwynne, Juvenile Fiction, Lília, Lunar Year of the Dragon, Samantha Shannon, Tui Sutherland, Young Adult|

Poetry year-round

By Lília I’ll tell you how the Sun rose by Emily Dickinson I’ll tell you how the Sun rose – A Ribbon at a time – The Steeples swam in Amethyst – The news, like Squirrels, ran – The Hills untied their Bonnets – The Bobolinks – begun – Then I [...]

Lilia2025-01-05T17:28:54+01:00Tags: Allie Esirie, Lília, Poetry, Poetry Collections|

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