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Lília

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 a love for sewing, and has become a certified seamstress. She makes bookmarks and booksleeves that are sold at the ABC under the Lília’s Atelier brand.

She still loves reading, mostly Romance, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. Books about fashion and sewing are always on her TBR list.

Manga madness Q3 2022

by Ester & Lília And here we are with the highly anticipated Manga titles coming out in July, August and September. As usual, we have a list featuring new series and another with new issues from ongoing series. We even have a couple of stand-alone titles this time around! New [...]

2026-08-21T22:52:38+02:00Tags: , , , |

Manga madness Q2 2022

by Ester & Lília Spring saw the release of a plethora of new Manga titles, both for new series and established ones. Here are our favorites. And as usual, if you can’ find what you’re looking for, get in touch with us and we will look for you! New series [...]

2026-08-21T22:52:21+02:00Tags: , , , |

ABC Staff Picks: May 2022

by Lília Summer has arrived in all its sweltering glory – or horror – and Luke, Iris and yours truly have chosen books we consider perfect vacation reads and activities wherever the warm months find you. They’re mostly light, romantic, mysterious, historical and generally fantastic. Romance and crime fiction are the [...]

2026-08-28T13:55:10+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Book review: Angels’ Blood

"Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux is hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael. But this time, it's not a wayward vamp she has to track. It's an archangel gone bad. The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other - and pull her to the razor's edge of passion. Even if the hunt doesn't destroy her, succumbing to Raphael's seductive touch just may. For when archangels play, mortals break."

2026-08-05T13:48:53+02:00Tags: , , , , |

Annie M.G. Schmidt Day

by Lília Annie M.G. Schmidt, best known for her children’s books, was born on May 20th. In the Netherlands, this day is celebrated with many activities in schools and libraries. The celebration might be in Dutch, but we think she deserves a space here too, since some of her most famous [...]

2026-08-15T17:39:39+02:00Tags: , , |
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