by Lília Continuing with the celebration of our 52 years of existence, our Iris and Luke asked colleagues for their book recommendations for the occasion. Most of them revolved around the lives of normal people in somewhat exceptional settings (reminiscent of ABC!), with overcoming adversity a prominent theme. No one chose [...]
Here we go again with our 5(ish) favorite reads of 2023! We try very hard to keep it to five, but it’s not always possible. So, there may be five or six suggestions, an A and a B list, memorable reads or just plain marvelous books. This year we’re presenting [...]
by Jouke, Martijn, Chiara, Sophie, Iris, Simone & Lília Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson Jouke: Two sisters, captive gods, an ingenious magic system featuring breath and colors, and a talking sword. I love Warbreaker and I have no idea why I waited 11 years to read this; I would [...]
by Renata, Martijn, Lília, Jouke, Sophie, Simone, Jonna, Natalia & Lília In this Part 3 of our Staff Choices, the titles below were chosen by one or more ABC colleagues, and everyone has their own reasons for loving them. Read on to see what they are. You might even find one [...]
by Lauren & Lília With Father's Day just around the corner (Sunday, June 18), we asked ABC staff to share their favorite father reading photos. Here's a selection. Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate! Lauren “English is not my ex's native language. This is a very tired dad [...]
by Martijn When we started thinking about opening a store in the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, it had been almost 20 years since we last had a third store (in Leuven, Belgium). The decision to start this new adventure was not an easy one. When we finally decided to take [...]
Here we go again with our 5(ish) favorite reads of 2022. We try very hard to keep to 5, but it’s not always possible. So, there may be 5 or 6, an A and a B list, memorable reads or just plain marvelous books. We hope you enjoy it and [...]
