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.

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|

Gift Editions: Children’s Books

By Lília en Renata Colleague Renata and I put our heads together to make a list of beautiful, attention-worthy children’s books that have heirloom potential. These stunning editions have sprayed edges or amazing illustrations and can be read to and for children and adults alike. The Grumpus [...]

Lilia2024-12-13T13:09:32+01:00Tags: Alex T. Smith, Ballet Stories, children's books, Classic Tales, Enchanted Tales, Gift editions, gift season, Julia Donaldson, Ken Mondschein, Lília, Renata, Tove Jansson|

XI: ABC TOP 5 2024: Naomi, Sophie and Lília

We are back with our 5(ish) favorite reads (and games) of 2024! We try very hard to keep it to five, but it’s simply not always possible. So, per staff member there may be more or less than five titles, but there can also be an A and a B list, [...]

Lilia2024-12-09T10:19:56+01:00Tags: ABC Top 5, ABC Top 5 2024, Art, Autobiography, Booker Prize, Booker Prize Winner, Fiction, General Fiction, Graphic Novels, Japanese Fiction, Lília, Naomi, Our Top 5, Psychology, Romance, Romantasy, Science Fiction, Sophie, Translated Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult|

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

The Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of a good book. When twenty-five-year-old Takako's boyfriend reveals he's marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle Satoru's offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above his shop. Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, the shop is filled with hundreds of second-hand books. It is Satoru's pride and joy, and he has devoted his life to the bookshop since his wife left him five years earlier. Hoping to nurse her broken heart in peace, Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the shop.

Lilia2025-02-11T15:05:02+01:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, General Fiction, Japanese Fiction, Lília, Satoshi Yagisawa, Translated Fiction|

ABC Interview: Lília

We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Lília, blogmistress, [...]

Lilia2024-10-01T12:46:19+02:00Tags: ABC, ABC interview, Autism, board books, Fantasy, Fashion, Lília, magazines, Nalini Singh, Psychology, S.K. Dunstall, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Ursula K. Le Guin|

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