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Book review: The Housekeeper and the Professor

Each morning, the Professor and the Housekeeper are introduced to one another. The Professor may not remember what he had for breakfast, but his mind is still alive with elegant mathematical equations from the past. He devises clever maths riddles ? based on her shoe size or her birthday ? and the numbers reveal a sheltering and poetic world to both the Housekeeper and her ten-year-old son. With each new equation, the three lost souls forge an affection more mysterious than imaginary numbers, and a bond that runs deeper than memory.

2026-08-16T15:54:19+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

ABC Staff Picks: January 2024

by Lília With Valentine’s Day falling at mid-month, February is the love month, and in this episode of ABC Staff Picks, our Luke and Iris talk about books related to love—in all its forms. We put our heads together and came up with some interesting recommendations. [...]

2026-08-15T17:52:17+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

VIII: ABC Top 5 2023 Edition: Bruna, Sywert, Simone and Jitse

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 [...]

2026-08-14T14:38:15+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Staff Choices: what we’ve read and loved – Part 5

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 [...]

2026-08-16T15:51:08+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Staff Choices: what we’ve read and loved – Part 3

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 [...]

2026-08-11T12:05:20+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ABC Staff Picks: January 2023

by Lília Our Luke and Iris are back with the first ABC Staff Picks of 2023. Think cozy titles, biographies, science fiction novellas, a YA horror title and much more…. As the books buyer for Amsterdam’s film section, Luke chose two quite different memoirs from two famous authors. Both have similar [...]

2026-08-15T17:48:30+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ABC Top 5: 2022 Edition

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 [...]

2026-08-15T22:05:36+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ABC Staff Picks: September 2022

written by Lília Nothing beats curling up on the couch with a blanket, book and (hot) beverage in the autumn months. We’ve got some great new titles for you spanning the genres—starting with true story-based fiction, passing through pure romantic escapism and falling finally into the magical world of translation. (You’ll [...]

2026-08-15T17:50:08+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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