Our partner JAI not only invites the brightest U.S. minds to the Netherlands, but also maintains a thought-provoking blog, where they analyze the current affairs and democratic history of the U.S.A. through essays and interviews. From time to time we will repost some of their articles here, with their permission. This [...]
By Sophie The 2026 edition of Women's History Month is almost done. We hope you've found a book or two written by and about women to read and inspire you! And I'd like to possibly add a few more books to your reading list, as I highlight some amazing books [...]
by Damla It’s General Election day (again) here in the Netherlands! After weeks of campaigning and heated debates, the Netherlands opens the ballots today to elect its new members of the House of Parliament. The most recent polls have suggested a very close race, adding to the tension in the current [...]
In Memoriam: Derk Sauer On July 31, 2025, we heard that Derk Sauer, founder of The Moscow Times, died. This brought memories of our participation in the 1997 Moscow Book Fair (read our blog post about it here). We ran a small ad in The Moscow Times announcing that the American [...]
by Sophie Welcome to the middle of the summer, up here in the Northern Hemisphere at least. Like last month, escapism reigns supreme, with lots of Romance, Romantasy, and Fantasy titles making a (re)appearance - local author Rachel Lynn Solomon's What Happens in Amsterdam is just flying off the shelf in [...]
By Sophie In case you have been absent from the local news the past few months: next week The Hague will host the NATO Summit. A multitude of international leaders will descend on our City of Peace and Justice, and the amount of security measures are, quite frankly, astounding. Good luck [...]
By Sophie It's May, and that means a trio of big literary prizes has been announced! First off, the International Booker Prize was announced this past Tuesday. Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq was the winner. These 12 stories were translated into English from Kannada (a language spoken in South India) by [...]
by Damla “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” - The Great Gatsby, F. Scott [...]
As a short month February came and went very quickly, and now it’s already 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 ;-)). We have [...]
by Damla autocracy : government by a single person or small group that has unlimited power or authority, or the power or authority of such a person or group (Cambridge Dictionary) Looking at the political landscape in the last decade, there is a slow yet steady rise of autocratic governments on [...]
