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Bookseller, stock buyer, display maker & Girl Friday at ABC The Hague & ABC Leidschendam. Has been at ABC since almost the last millennium. Current sections under her care are YA, Politics & Current Affairs, Sports, Prizewinners, and Staff Choices. Loves any book that makes her think, learn, and look at life from a new angle, whatever genre. Cat person, feminist, easily bribed with Nutella, preferred state of being = barefoot in the garden.

Literary Prize Bonanza: International Booker, Pulitzers, and Nibbies

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 [...]

Sophie2025-05-22T11:14:16+02:00Tags: Autobiography, Biography, British Book Awards, children's books, Cookbooks, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, General Non-Fiction, History, International Booker Prize, Nibbies, Poetry, Politics, Prize winners, Prizewinning Books, Pulitzer Prizes, Sophie, Thrillers, Translated Fiction|

Book review: The Names

The Names by Florence Knapp It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband intends her to follow a long-standing family tradition and call the boy after him. But faced with the [...]

Damla2025-05-05T20:21:41+02:00Tags: Book review, Book Reviews, Damla, Fiction, Florence Knapp, General Fiction, Sophie|

Bookbits for 1 May 2025

By Sophie How are we in May already?! It seems this past April's literary scene has followed what we do when this country has a spell of glorious weather: enjoyed the sun and take it east. Still, here are a few fun tidbits for you. - Summer reads! Well, since we're [...]

Sophie2025-05-01T15:46:53+02:00Tags: Awards, Bookbits, film and TV tie-ins, interview, Lauren, lists, mario vargas llosa, podcast, RIP, Sophie, summer reads, writing letters|

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 5

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 5: Robinson - Zusak To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past [...]

Sophie2025-04-07T20:49:32+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Art, Autobiography, Bruna, Carla, Comics, Damla, Else, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Isabelle, Jilles, Jouke, Lília, living, Manga, Martijn, Matty, Music, Nature, Nicki, Philosophy, Psychology, Science Fiction, Simone, Sophie, Staff Choices, Tiemen, YA fiction, Young Adult|

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 4

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 4: McCarthy - Reid To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past [...]

Sophie2025-04-08T12:57:14+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Autobiography, Comics, Damla, economics, Else, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Humor, Iris, Jitse, Juno, Jurgen, Matty, Poetry, Renata, Science, Shirley, Simone, Sophie, Staff Choices, Tiemen|

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 3

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 3: Jimenez - Martine To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past [...]

Sophie2025-04-07T14:29:43+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Bob, Bruna, Comics, Else, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Iris, Jilles, Jonna, Juno, Matty, Nature, Romance, Science Fiction, Shirley, Sophie, Staff Choices, Tiemen|

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 2

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 2: Eggers- Jemisin To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past 25 [...]

Sophie2025-04-07T14:40:59+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Bruna, Cookbooks, Crime Fiction, Current Affairs, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Jonna, Lília, Lynn, Manga, Martijn, Matty, memoir, Mythology, Psychology, Romance, Science Fiction, Shirley, Sophie, Staff Choices, Tiemen|

ABC’s 100 Top Tips, part 1

By Sophie ABC's 100 Top Tips, part 1: Abercrombie - Dunstall To celebrate our birthday this year (officially on 21 April but we're celebrating it on the weekend of 12 and 13 April) we decided to ask all of the ABC staff what their most memorable books were of the past [...]

Sophie2025-04-07T21:04:51+02:00Tags: ABC's 100 Top Tips, Bella, Comics, Else, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels, History, Horror, Iris, IrisW, Jilles, Jonna, Juno, Lília, Martijn, Matty, Science Fiction, Simone, Social Science, Sophie, Staff Choices, Sywert, Tiemen, YA fiction, Young Adult|

’tism the season: recommendations for Autism Acceptance Month

By Naomi & Iris April is Autism Acceptance Month! This is the perfect moment to highlight some fiction titles featuring neurodivergent characters and autistic authors. If you're looking for some non-fiction books to better understand yourself, a loved one, or just learn more about autism, check out this blogpost. [...]

Naomi2025-04-04T15:03:48+02:00Tags: Alice Franklin, Autism, Autism Acceptance Month, General Fiction, India Holton, IrisW, Malka Older, Martha Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Naomi, Romantasy, Sayaka Murata, Science Fiction, Sophie|

Bookbits for 1 April 2025

Written by Sophie Happy (?) April Fool's Day! Our Jouke's favorite day of the year, so good luck to everyone who has to work in the The Hague store today... - One of the biggest literary news stories to break over the past month was The Atlantic's article about Meta's pirating [...]

Sophie2025-04-01T11:54:02+02:00Tags: Awards, Banned Books, Bookbits, Damla, Interviews, Jane Austen, Jouke, lists, literary villains, podcast, Simone, Sophie|

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