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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 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize shortlist

Written by Sophie. Last year I wrote about reading along with the 2023 Ursula K. le Guin Prize shortlist. Reading along has become something of an annual literary pilgrimage for me since the prize's inception in 2022, so I'm writing about it again (and again as long as the ABC Blog [...]

2025-10-16T22:33:57+02:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bookbits for 26 February 2025

By Sophie Egad! Another Bookbits in the same month as the last one?! Yep, the first week of March I'm off, so thought I'd get this in early. ^^ - Well, if you didn't love Little Free Libraries already, a recent study in the US shows that these treasure boxes really benefit [...]

2026-02-11T17:37:33+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bookbits for 5 February 2025

By Sophie If these Bookbits appear a little disjointed, please forgive me: I've been counting books for the past 3 days on account of inventory and may still have little flashbacks (2-15-3 times). - Perhaps a little unsurprisingly, Publishers Weekly reports a spike in US sales of dystopian novels in January 2025, [...]

2026-02-11T17:37:34+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

XI: ABC TOP 5 2024: Naomi, Sophie and Lília

We are back with our 5(ish) favorite reads (and games) of 2024! We try very hard to keep it to five, but it’s simply not always possible. So, per staff member there may be more or less than five titles, but there can also be an A and a B list, [...]

2024-12-09T10:19:56+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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