CHANNELING OUR INNER BARBIE
Our The Hague staff has caught the Barbie bug and channeled their inner Barbies--and Kens--to pose with their favorite books! In honor of the movie, our Leidschendam and The Hague team made amazing, very pink displays!
TOP 5 BEACH READS FOR WHEN IT’S TOO HOT TO READ THAT HEFTY TOME YOU’VE BEEN PUTTING OFF
Written by Natalia Falling - T.J. Newman Former flight attendant T.J. Newman has written the ultimate beach read for thrill-seeking readers. From start to finish, this book will have you on the edge of your seat, or in this case, your beach towel, as we follow [...]
Top 7 Romance Podcasts for the open-hearted
Written by Lília There are so many romance podcasts out there! You can listen to readers ranting about their preferred romance authors, romance authors talking about new and old titles or even to new romantic novellas. If you can’t decide what to tune into, here are my top 7 romance podcasts [...]
Rainbow reads: Our Pride Picks 2023
June is Pride Month, celebrating and commemorating all things lesbian, gay, bi, queer and transgender. We asked a few of our buyers to give us their Pride Picks for the month and beyond. And watch this space for more in August, when Pride Amsterdam takes off. Iris [...]
Staff Picks: Summer 2023 Edition
Written by Lília In our summer edition of the ABC Staff Picks, the last of this season, Luke and Bella are back highlighting many different genres, including quite a few translated works. We also have crime, romance, horror, memoirs, fantasy, general fiction, art and more! Read on! Crime [...]
Staff Picks Spring 2023 Edition
Written by Lília Luke and Iris are back with our latest Staff Picks—those books we’ve been reading and enjoying or books that might be coming out one of these days. From escapism to information to music, there’s something for everyone. Starting on a happy note, Lília, our romance [...]
Two Wrongs Make a Right
Opposites become allies to fool their matchmaking friends in this swoony reimagining of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.
The Dead Romantics
"A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own, has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston."
In Doubt: Date Mr. Darcy
It is almost Valentine’s Day! Need some 19th century dating advice? “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,” Jane Austen taught us in her masterwork, Pride and Prejudice. Yes, in Ms. Austen’s time, the [...]
Book-to-screen adaptations: The love edition
written by Lília With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we thought we’d home in on screen adaptations of romantic fiction. Because who hasn’t heard of or watched – maybe many times! –adaptions of Jane Austen’s books such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre or Emily Brontë’s [...]