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Sophie

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.

Reading along with the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize shortlist

by Sophie Since the inception of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize in 2022 I’ve been reading along with the whole shortlist each year. I’ve written about the books here on the blog for the 2023 and the 2024 prize, and here – FINALLY – is my report on the books nominated [...]

2026-07-03T11:40:18+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bookbits for June 2026

by Damla and Sophie - Happy Pride month! In honor of this month’s celebrations, here is Bookriot’s roundup of their favorite queer graphic novels and comics of the century to get your monthly TBR going. The list contains one of Sophie and Lília’s (Monstress) and one of Damla’s (The Tea Dragon Society) [...]

2026-06-19T10:22:54+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Book review: Radiant Star

Radiant Star by Ann Leckie Space opera's sharpest mind returns to the world of the Imperial Radch in this brilliant standalone from award-winning author Ann Leckie. The Temporal Location of the Radiant Star has always been a source of both conflict and hope for the people of Ooioiaa. However, the [...]

2026-06-08T11:08:08+02:00Tags: , , , , |

ABC Bookish Trivia

by Damla and Sophie We celebrated our birthday last month, with special honors to our Hague store on its 50th year. 🎉 Among many fun activities and giveaways on the day, we also created a little pop-up trivia quiz for our customers at the Hague store to test their literary and [...]

2026-05-16T17:44:52+02:00Tags: , , , , , |
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