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ABC Bestsellers – September 2026

by Lília September was hotter than expected and we finished the month with a hot title: Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros has finally arrived and is already making great waves. With the silver or dragons sprayed edge, what's your preference? Also hot has been Rebecca F. Kuang's newest novel Taipei Story; [...]

Lilia2026-10-05T11:34:23+02:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers, ABC Bestsellers 2026, Cassandra Calin, Gege Akutami, Lília, Marlon James, QNTM, R.F. Kuang, Rebecca Yarros, Sabahattin Ali, Sarah J. Maas, Siggie Cohen, Tim Marshall|

Watching and Reading The Love Hypothesis

By Lília I have this tendency of trying to understand some trends by checking them out by myself. Sometimes it makes me understand and appreciate the trend, sometimes it just makes me wonder even harder what people saw in those stories. With the film just being released, I had to re-read [...]

Lilia2026-09-28T14:47:02+02:00Tags: Ali Hazelwood, Book to Screen, Lília|

What we’re reading, watching, and listening to

by Damla Take a look at the best of what our booksellers at the ABC have been reading, watching, and listening to this month. No gatekeeping here! Iris Reading: I finished Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne, which was very cute and enjoyable, and just picked up [...]

Damla2026-09-21T14:55:09+02:00Tags: ABC Staff, Damla, Else, Iris, IrisM, Júlia, Jurgen, Lília, Martijn, Naomi, Read/Watch/Listen, Renata, Sophie, Tiemen, Yannis|

ABC Bestsellers – August 2026

by Lília We had a hot August: in temperature and bestsellers! There were many repeats of previous months, but quite a few new titles popping up as well. And not surprising at all: the trading cards still ride the wave of the bestsellers. (You can contact our stores for a real-time [...]

Lilia2026-09-04T22:46:40+02:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers, ABC Bestsellers 2026, Bestsellers, Elif Shafak, John Williams, Jonathan Swan, Lília, Maggie Haberman, Manuel Garand, Mokumokuren, Sanzo Wada, Shuang-Zi Yang, Stephen Fry, Suzanne Collins, Takehiko Inoue|

Watching and Reading The Apothecary Diaries

The Apothecary Diaries (light novel and manga) Written by Natsu Hyuuga and illustrated by Touko Shino Set in a fictional country based on Imperial China during the Tang dynasty, and often referencing knowledge closer to the late Ming dynasty, the series follows Maomao, a young girl working as an apothecary in [...]

Lilia2026-08-24T21:49:23+02:00Tags: adaptations, Book to Screen, Fantasy, Light Novels, Lília, Manga|

Book review: The Summer War

The Summer War by Naomi Novik Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming [...]

Lilia2026-09-08T14:03:45+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Hugo Awards, Lília, Naomi Novik, Novella|

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman by Pamela Aidan

by Lília With the new Pride and Prejudice film coming to Netflix later this year, the story keeps popping up in my mind, reminding me of all the fan fiction I've read - not as many as I'd have liked! - and the one series I really enjoyed. If you love [...]

Lilia2026-08-24T21:42:45+02:00Tags: Classics, fanfiction, General Fiction, Lília, Pamela Aidan|

ABC Bestsellers – July 2026

by Líllia Summer has arrived with scorching days and a few showers, and books are still being consumed left and right. But not only books! As June proved - and we see that again this month - not only books become bestsellers. In July we sold A LOT of card [...]

Lilia2026-09-05T13:40:02+02:00Tags: ABC Bestsellers, ABC Bestsellers 2026, Albert Camus, Alice Oseman, Anthony Bourdain, Bestsellers, Elle Kennedy, Emily Wilson, G.T. Karber, Homer, James Baldwin, Lília, Matt Dinniman, Pierce Brown, Takeshi Obata, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tsugumi Ohba|

The Great British Sewing Bee… and all the sewing books!

by Lília With the Great British Sewing Bee airing its 12th series on BBC One since July 14 and replaying it on BBC Two in the coming couple of months, we sewing enthusiasts are having a lot of fun. It's a place where the sewers help each other, even if it's [...]

Lilia2026-08-24T21:36:49+02:00Tags: Crafts, Lília, Screen to Book, sewing, The Great British Sewing Bee|

Watching Pride and Prejudice

by Lília I've read Pride & Prejudice many times, and it never gets old. Every time I read it, I learn something new. Jane Austen's observations of English society in the early 1800s are sharp and subtle, with the veiled sarcasm that makes her works a classic and a must-read at all [...]

Lilia2026-08-21T22:46:16+02:00Tags: adaptations, Book to Screen, General Fiction, Jane Austen, Lília|

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