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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.

Thoughts and Books on Burnout

by Lília We're living in difficult times, and more and more people have been diagnosed with burnout. Not only because we've been working harder than ever, but also because life is more hectic. We have so much exposure to everything that goes around in the world, through things such as social [...]

2026-08-23T16:16:29+02:00Tags: , , |

ABC Bestsellers – March 2026

by Lília March had many interesting bestsellers. Rachel Reid is still the reigning champ with Heated Rivalry and The Long Game. Meanwhile, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, the classic White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and the amazing Dictionary of Color Combinations* keep popping up as bestsellers. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, [...]

2026-08-23T21:39:48+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Book Review: The Inheritance

The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews Ten years ago, Adaline had a happy marriage and a job she loved. The invasion shattered both. Now she works for the government as a Talent, searching the breaches for magic metals and medicine to help Earth repel an interdimensional enemy. She had gone into [...]

2026-09-07T15:24:18+02:00Tags: , , , , |

What we’re reading, watching, and listening to

by Damla It's that time again that we'd like to share what we're currently reading, watching, and/or listening to with you. No gatekeeping allowed here! We hope that you enjoy our choices, and maybe find something new to discover. We have a lot of cool things to share with you, so [...]

2026-09-07T15:26:08+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Valentine’s Day Origins

by Lília This year, we wanted to explore the history of Valentine’s Day. I initially thought it was more of a commercial idea invented by Hallmark in recent decades. I was very surprised to discover that it is actually linked to probable historical events, and that its history is a lot [...]

2026-08-22T21:49:59+02:00Tags: , , |

ABC Bestsellers – January 2026

by Lília January was a remarkable month, with three titles by Rachel Reid making it into our bestsellers: Heated Rivalry, Game Changer and The Long Game. Part of the Game Changer series of books, they were already a big success among romance readers around the world, but became an even greater [...]

2026-08-22T22:09:28+02:00Tags: , , |
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