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Genres - literary fiction,
crime fiction, thriller,
historical fiction, women’s
fiction, sports, esoteric,
crafts, upmarket literary
nonfiction, history,
economy, philosophy,
science, medicine
Authors - Cynthia Ozick,
Walter Moers, Jostein
Gaarder, Magda Szabó, Jo
Claes, Bavo Dhooge, Bob
Van Laerhoven
AnkhHermes
Genres - esoteric,
spirituality, mind, body
& spirit, health, personal
growth
Authors - Eckhart Tolle,
Lynne McTaggart,
Ervin Laszlo
Genres - thriller, crime fiction, historical fiction,
fantasy, chick-lit, novel, narrative non-fiction,
children’s books
Authors - Dan Brown, Stephen King, George
R.R. Martin, Graeme Simsion, Jill Mansell,
Giulia Enders, Terry Goodkind, Jessie Burton,
Ayn Rand, Lee Child, Danielle Steel
De Fontein
R O M A N S & S PA N N I N G
Genres - crime fiction, thriller,
true crime, historical fiction
Authors - R.J. Ellory, Sophie
Hannah, Peter James, Joanne
Harris, Karen Rose, Jojo Moyes
JEUGD
Ambo|Anthos
Genres – literary fiction, literary thriller,
upmarket & literary non-fiction, history,
philosophy, p
sychology, society
Authors – Milan Kundera, Jonathan Safran Foer,
Tatiana de Rosnay, Eleanor Catton, Nicci French,
SJ Watson, Camilla Läckberg, Herman Koch,
Marion Pauw, Esther Verhoef
Ten Have
Genres - philosophy, religion, spirituality,
personal growth, psychology, grief &
hardship, business spirituality, mindfulness.
Authors - Matthieu Ricard, Thich Nhat Hanh,
Frédéric Lenoir, Deepak Chopra, Eline Snel
Genres - children’s books, picture
books, YA fiction
Authors - Quentin Blake, Roald
Dahl, Jonny Duddle, Mark Haddon,
Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renée
Russell
Kok
Genres - religion & church,
Christian fiction, faith-based
non-fiction, spiritual awareness,
family sagas & regional novels,
children’s books, Y A
Authors - Nick Vujicic, Malala,
Norman Stone, Andrew Roberts,
Brigitte Hamann, C.S. Lewis,
Paul Dowswell, Elizabeth Musser,
Laura Hillenbrand
Genres - food & drink, art & crafts,
family & health, parenting, personal
growth & spirituality, self-help, icons,
travel & leisure, natural history &
gardening
Authors - Jamie Oliver, John
Wiseman, National Geographic,
Peter Hayman, Deepak Chopra,
Arne & Carlos, Alex Ferguson,
Baptist de Pape
Atlas Contact
Genres - upmarket literary fiction
& non-fiction, poetry, popular
science, psychology, sociology,
political history, current affairs,
philosophy, humanities, nature,
culture, anthropology, art, business,
management, economics
Authors - Alain de Botton, Haruki
Murakami, Tony Judt, Simon
Schama, Salman Rushdie, David
Quammen, Paul Theroux, Geert
Mak, Dimitri Verhulst, P.F. Thomése,
Stefan Brijs, Stephen Covey,
Daniel Goleman, Malcolm Gladwell,
Jack van Minden
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
FICTION
Herman Koch * The Dinner; Summer House with Swimming
Pool; Odessa Star; Dear Mr M. 4
THRILLER
Marion Pauw * Daylight 6
Esther Verhoef * Close to the Cradle 7
Frank van Pamelen * Vondel’s Revenge 8
Walter Lucius * Butterfly on the Storm 9
Bavo Dhooge * Styx 10
Jo Claes * The Myth of Methuselah 11
Meri Mellink * The Border 12
Tim Notten * Nikki 13
EROTIC FICTION
Marique Maas * Glass Walls trilogy 14
L I T E R A RY F I C T I O N
Anne-Gine Goemans * Honolulu King 15
Rosita Steenbeek * Rose 16
Jannah Loontjens * But Then Again 17
Rashid Novaire * Tell Them We’re Not at Home 18
Auke Hulst * Sleep Tight, Johnny Idaho 19
Eva Posthuma de Boer * Ica 20
Elle van Rijn * My Name is Nadra 21
Daan Hermans * The Delusion of Quisco 22
MIND BODY SPIRIT
Inez van Oord * If Your Life Is a Circle, Where Do You Stand? 33
Peter Gordijn * Wake Up! 34
Skadi van Paasschen * Yoga Gives You Space 35
Jan Geurtz * Addicted to Love 36
Paul Loomans * I’ve Got the Time 37
H E A LT H & L I F E S T Y L E
Daisy Oppelaar * I Love Health 38
FA M I LY & H E A LT H
Ruud Dirkse & Caro Petit * If Only I’d Known 39
ART & CRAFTS
Dendennis * Kawaii Crochet 40
Tessa van Riet-Ernst * Amigurumi and Monsters 41
Sascha Blase-Van Wagtendonk * Crocheting Lace 42
FOOD & DRINK
Lisette Kreischer, North Sea Farm Foundation,
Marcel Schuttelaar et al. * Ocean Greens 43
Herman den Blijker & Jaap van Rijn * MEAT 44
Kirsten Eckhart & Willem-Jan Hendriks * Gartine 45
Ida de Haart * SLA 46
LIFESTYLE
Xelly Cabau van Kasbergen * The Make-Up Book 47
CHRISTIAN FICTION
T R AV E L & L E I S U R E
Elizabeth Musser * The Long Highway Home 23
Monique van den Heuvel * Amsterdam Style Guide 48
Y O U N G A D U LT
O N E S T O W AT C H
Willeke Brouwer * Silvester and the Bizarre Move 24
Elvin Post * Dame Blanche 49
Lieneke Dijkzeul * The Detective Vegter Series 49
Joep Dohmen * Against Indifference 50
Laura Maaskant * Live! 50
Marcel Vaarmeijer * The Glory Days of Walter Gom 50
Bart van Olphen * Cooking with Tinned Fish 50
NON-FICTION
H I S T O RY
Bram de Graaf * The Betrayal of Benschop 26
Geert Buelens * A-Changin’ : A Cultural History of the
Global Sixties 27
PHILOSOPHY
Coen Simon * Waiting for Happiness; Household of
Our Desires; And Then We Knew It All 28
R E L I G I O N & FA I T H
Henk Stoorvogel * Jesus Life 29
MANAGEMENT
Stijn Fens & Jan-Willem Wits * The Firm of Francis 30
R E L AT I O N S H I P & H E A LT H
Hannah Cuppen * Love-Shy 31
MINDFULNESS
Chris Grijns * Breathing Space 32
UPCOMING BOOKS & TRENDS
Koen Haegens * The Greatest Show on Earth 51
Joep Dohmen * Modern Bildung 51
Tanya Commandeur * The Man Who Left Everything
Behind 51
Mireille van Hout * Land of Love 51
Modifast * My Lifestyle Diet 51
Ingrid van Willenswaard * Home, Garden and Kitchen
Colouring Book 51
Annelies Spang * Colouring on the Go 51
Jolanda van Noordenburg * Sweethearts in Foam
and Silk Clay 51
Marieke Blokland * Doodles and Letters 52
Ingrid Meurs * Relaxed on Holiday 52
Cecile Vossen & Ringel Goslinga * Looking Back 52
Marjan Laban * Wonder! 52
Xenia Kasper * Nemesis 52
Stefan Kleintjes * Food for the Small Ones 52
FICTION
RIGHTS SOLD:
TEXT (ANZ)
ALBAS (ALBANIA)
INTRÍNSECA (BRAZIL)
COLIBRI (BULGARIA)
ARA LLIBRES/AMSTERDAM (CATALONIA)
SHANGHAI 99 (CHINA)
ZNANJE (CROATIA)
BARRISTER & PRINCIPAL (CZECH REPUBLIC)
AUDIOTEKET (DENMARK)
AL ARABIA (EGYPT)
PEGASUS (ESTONIA)
HOHE PUBLISHER (ETHIOPIA)
SILTALA (FINLAND)
BELFOND (FRANCE)
EDITORIAL GALAXIA (GALICIA)
KIEPENHEUER & WITSCH (GERMANY)
METAIXMIO (GREECE)
PALITRA (GEORGIA)
EURÓPA (HUNGARY)
FORLAGID (ICELAND)
KETER (ISRAEL)
NERI POZZA (ITALY)
EAST PRESS (JAPAN)
EUNHANGNAMU (KOREA)
BALTOS LANKOS (LITHUANIA)
PAX FORLAG (NORWAY)
TRI PUBLISHING (MACEDONIA)
MEDIA RODZINA (POLAND)
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE (PORTUGAL)
POLIROM (ROMANIA)
AZBOOKA (RUSSIA)
ZAVET (SERBIA)
SANJE (SLOVENIA)
PROTEA (SOUTH-AFRICA)
SALAMANDRA (SPAIN)
LIND & CO (SWEDEN)
CROWN (TAIWAN)
DOGAN (TURKEY)
ATLANTIC (UK, WORLD ENGLISH)
HOGARTH/CROWN (USA + CANADA)
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700.000
COPIES
SOLD
ISRAEL
SOUTH-AFRICA
‘The narrator reveals with an acute
‘The Dinner is a superb novel that
and sharp chisel all the conflicts and
poses the question of how much
power struggles between the clients
responsibility you as a parent have
and the staff of the restaurant.’
for the actions of your child. Two
– GALERIA, ARTS & LEISURE,
brothers and their wives dine at a
HA’ARETZ
classy restaurant one evening and
‘A fascinating story, it’s difficult to
put it down.’ – MA’ARIV
‘What makes The Dinner an intelligent book is the refinement with
which the clues and deception are
served.’ – YEDIOT AHARONOT
‘I warmly recommend the book
The Dinner.’ – SIMA KADMON,
PRESS ON THE
DINNER:
Y EDIOT AHARONOT
GERMANY
‘An excellent thrilling book.’
‘A brilliant tragicomedy about the
– BLAZER
typical restaurant conversation
reveals a disturbing story.’
– JEFFREY’S BAY C OURANT
‘The Dinner offers entertainment and
food for thought.’ – BEELD
PRESS ON SUMMER
HOUSE WITH
SWIMMING POOL:
AUSTRALIA
‘One reason to read a book (when
well-executed) that may challenge,
horrify and even offend is because
elasticity of morality ... The reader
of the way it can help us dissect our
has to constantly readjust his radar.’
own flaws and prejudices, our moral
– FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE
compass, and our actions. Summer
ZEITUNG
House can certainly be engaged with
on this level, leaving us alert and
‘Koch […] takes us beneath the
surface of everyday life and into the
murky waters of life-altering decisions. You may not like what the
summer house guests choose to do,
but you’ll probably see a little of
yourself in all of them in what could
be the most talked-about book of
the summer.’ – CHICAGO TRIBUNE
unsettled.’
ITALY
– WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
‘A novel that has become a moral
question around the world.’
– LA REPUBBLICA GERMANY
‘Herman Koch’s art mainly consists
‘This success is not surprising: of giving the reader the shivers by
The Dinner is a dense, fatal tragedy.’
PRESS ON
O D E S S A S TA R :
‘An intelligent, psychologically complex novel, exploring the boundaries
of morality.’ – STERN
creating characters whose cruelty is
– LA REPUBBLICA DELLE DONNE hidden behind thin facades of de‘The Dinner is a tense, painful nov-
cency and manners, waiting to be
el... politically incorrect... very
discovered by those who fail to play
topical.’ – DONNA MODERNA
along with the game of polite, distanced relations.’ – DER SPIEGEL
DENMARK
‘The Dinner is a splendid, fascinating
novel about good and evil, parents
SPAIN
‘An excellent and challenging novel.’
– BABELIA, EL PAÍS
‘The great thing about Koch is that
he knows how to subtly capture the
contradictory emotions of his char-
and children. It has a frighteningly
‘A feast of clarity. [...] Herman Koch
acters, how he manages to describe
tense, surprising and entertaining
responds with stunning irony, scope
their struggles with regards to social
plot, edgily written with nerves of
and narrative efficiency.’
status and sexual success with mali-
steel, about what we know about
– EL PERIÓDICO
our children and what we’d rather
not know. A story about psychopathy and protection without limits
cious precision and yet manages to
keep up the thrill and dubiousness
‘One of the great international
until the very end.’ – DIE WELT
novels of the season.’
that will give many parents sleepless
– EL CULTURAL, EL MUNDO
nights.’ – METRO / BOGVÆGTEN.DK
‘A well thought out novel to be read
USA
in one sitting [...] Rich in discoveries
‘Last year, this bestselling Dutch
which force us to change our point
novelist published The Dinner, about
of view.’ – CULTURAS, LA
two warring couples at an Amster-
V ANGUARDIA
dam restaurant. This year, he deliv-
‘A groundbreaking book [...], clever
and important. It is an extremely
funny, ‘shake awake’ book, that we
probably need more than we’d like
to know. I hope that there will be
more translations of H
erman Koch’s
books. It will be a pleasure.’
– NORDJYSKE ers a more expansive but even more
poisonous novel about rivals vacationing in the Mediterranean.’
– THE WASHINGTON POST
PRESS ON
DEAR MR. M:
GERMANY
‘Sophisticated and exciting!’
– HAMBURGER MORGENPOST
BELGIUM
‘Koch’s latest novel once again
demonstrates his talent, skills and
sheer guts.’ – ****1/2 DE MORGEN
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HIGHLIGHT – THRILLER
Murder, lies and hidden family secrets
in an intense thriller
M A R I O N PA U W
Daylight
OVER 200.000 COPIES SOLD IN THE NETHERLANDS
WINNER MOST IMPORTANT DUTCH CRIME PRIZE:
GOLDEN NOOSE 2009
AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH CRIME MONTH GIFT NOVELLA
Iris, a young lawyer and single mother, is trying to juggle her career with
caring for her difficult son. And there is Ray, who has been convicted of
the murder of a young woman and is locked in an asylum serving out his
sentence. He claims to be innocent. At first glance Iris and Ray appear to
have little in common, but everything changes when their paths cross.
Iris believes his story and promises to help him get his case reviewed.
When she investigates, however, even more facts come to light which
point to Ray as the killer.
Lies, murder, and hidden family secrets are the ingredients to this remarkable thriller about a long lost brother convicted of a horrifying crime and
a sister’s fight to clear his name.
Ambo|Anthos, Thriller, 308 pages,
November 2009
Rights sold: William Morrow/
HarperCollins (World English),
Heyne Verlag (Germany), Szo
Kiado (Hungary), Neri Pozza (Italy),
Koridor Yaycincilik (Turkey).
Film rights sold to Eyeworks (NL)
* English translation * German
translation * French translation *
Marion Pauw offers a viciously dark, energetic thriller that ultimately
celebrates the tenacity of a family staying together despite being pulled
apart at the seams. More, it is delivered at breakneck pace with a
hair-raising ending.
F I L M A D A P TAT I O N :
The box office success Daglicht premiered in Dutch cinemas in 2013
and was awarded the Gouden Film (Golden Film), a Dutch film award
recognizing box office achievements in the Netherlands.
P R E S S O N D AY L I G H T:
‘A fascinating tale.’ – DE TELEGRAAF
‘Irresistable. Compelling, intriguing and well written.’ – **** VIVA
‘Daylight is an unusual and good thriller. Splashes from the pages.’
– ALGEMEEN DAGBLAD
‘Daylight is a moving and thrilling book. Intelligent, cleverly s tructured,
atmospheric and chilling to the bone. Original, without clichés, full of
linguistic pearls.’ – ***** CRIMEZONE
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Marion Pauw (1973) made her debut
with Villa Serena in 2005. Her big
breakthrough to a wider readership
and the critics came with Daylight
(2009), which won the Golden Noose
Dutch Crime award. The film rights
were sold to Eyeworks and s uccessfully
adapted to a movie. Next, she wrote
the thrillers S
inner Child and Jet-Set
and last year Kicking the Bucket.
The Savages was her praised debut as
a novelist, and her latest thrillers are
also a great commercial success. Her
books sold half a million copies in the
Netherlands.
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‘Verhoef at her best. You’ll have no nails left
to bite!’ – ***** Veronica Magazine
ESTHER VERHOEF
Close to the Cradle
OVER 185.000 COPIES SOLD
BEST SOLD FICTION TITLE 2014
When Didi is confined to her bed after the difficult birth of her first child,
she is delighted with the help of the maternity nurse. The baby is cute and
healthy, but Didi’s recovery is slow.
Miriam, who works for the Rotterdam police force, cannot get over the
sudden death of her brother. She suspects foul play on the part of his
beautiful widow Hennequin. When she delves into Hennequin’s past,
Miriam becomes convinced that she is dealing with a dangerous psychopath. And it is precisely this woman who is making herself indispensable
to the young, vulnerable family...
Ambo|Anthos, Thriller,
320 pages, February 2014
Rights sold: btb (Germany),
Turbine (Denmark),
Ab Ovo (Hungary)
* English sample translation
and synopsis *
Close to the Cradle describes ten critical days in the life of three young
women. Vulnerability, will power and bloodlust find each other in a dark,
poignant page-turner: Esther Verhoef’s scariest thriller to date.
PRESS ON CLOSE TO THE CR ADLE:
‘The storylines are ingeniously combined. Verhoef tells the story effectively,
with tantalising cliffhangers.’ – NRC HANDELSBLAD
‘Does it matter what her new book is about? Not really. You buy and
devour every Esther Verhoef thriller without even reading the back flap.’
– MARIE CLAIRE
‘Superlatively dark.’ – DAGBLAD DE LIMBURGER
‘Shockingly suspenseful.’ – BOEK
‘OMG, she is the maternity nurse from hell! The spine-chilling new
Esther Verhoef.’ – GLAMOUR
‘Close to the Cradle is a genuine page-turner with a masterful final plot twist.’
– DE VOLKSKRANT
‘Dark drama full of nail-biting suspense.’ – ***** ALGEMEEN DAGBLAD
Esther Verhoef is one of the most
s uccessful writers in the Netherlands.
Her books have sold more than 1.5
million copies. She conquered the
bestseller lists in 2006 with her thriller
Rendezvous, followed by Close-Up
(2007) and Everything to Lose (2008).
Her thrillers have been nominated multiple times for the NS Book of the Year
Award (NS Publieksprijs), which she won
in 2011 with Déjà Vu. Additionally, both
Rendezvous as Close-Up were awarded
the Silver Fingerprint. The translation
rights have been sold to the UK, Russia,
Denmark, the USA, France, Germany
and Spain. The film adaptation of Rendezvous (produced by Millstreet Films)
premiered in May 2015.
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A mysterious murder • A secret society • Cryptic poetry
An ancient conspiracy • Twelve locations in Amsterdam
Eighteen hours until the succession
F R A N K VA N PA M E L E N
Vondel’s Revenge
Amsterdam, 29 April 2013. A corpse is discovered in the The Old Church.
An unknown poet is found lying on an epitaph by Abraham van der
Hulst, on which one letter is marked with blood. Suicide, claim the
police, but journalist Maaike van Reede is not convinced. Together with
Professor Olivier Huizinga she begins to investigate, and before she
knows it she ends up in a maze of poetry and cryptic references.
Vondel’s Revenge is a literary labyrinth that reaches back to the time of
the Dutch poet Vondel, the rhetoricians of the seventeenth century, and
their successors in the subsequent centuries. They have left traces in 12
locations in Amsterdam, clues that lead to the best-kept secret in Dutch
history. A secret with major consequences for the Dutch throne succes
sion. Is the Dutch royal family of Orange-Nassau the rightful heir to the
throne?
FORTHCOMING
Ambo|Anthos, Thriller, 320 pages,
November 2015
* full English translation
available soon *
Frank van Pamelen (1965) is a successful cabaret artist, poet, writer and
columnist for several major newspapers.
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© Suhrkamp Verlag
‘Breathlessly exciting political thriller about power, politics
and corruption in the Netherlands and in Europe’ – WDR
W A LT E R L U C I U S
Butterfly on the Storm
WINNER OF THE SHADOW PRIZE 2013
FOR FANS OF STIEG LARSSON
‘She slid her tongue along the roof of her mouth.
It seemed to bring back the taste of innocence.
That innocence, like most of her memories, had faded over the years.
The scars were the only tangible reminders.’
FORTHCOMING
Luitingh-Sijthoff, Thriller,
460 pages, January 2016
A hit-and-run on a woodland road near Amsterdam involving an Afghan
boy is connected to a powerful international crime syndicate.
Journalist Farah Hafez, together with her colleague Paul Chapelle, gets
caught up in an investigation that takes them all the way to Moscow
and has greater political and personal ramifications than they bargained
for. After this perilous journey, their lives will never be the same again.
Butterfly on the Storm, the first instalment of The Heartland Trilogy, is
not only a fast-paced thriller, but also an intriguing tale of lost loves
and ideals.
Rights to the trilogy sold to:
Suhrkamp (Germany), Penguin
(UK), Lattes (France), People’s Press
(Denmark)
Rights to Butterfly on the Storm
sold to: Salamandra (Spain), Marsilio
(Italy), La Campana (Catalonia),
Vysehrad (Czech Republic)
* full German translation
and English synopsis *
P R E S S O N B U T T E R F LY O N T H E S T O R M :
‘Walter Lucius has managed to weave a tight and highly dynamic plot
with a keen eye for detail and character development in a breathlessly
exciting political thriller about power, politics and corruption in the
Netherlands and in Europe.’ – REINHARD JAHN, WDR
‘Fast, multicultural, international, enjoyable – Butterfly on the Storm is a
well-conceived, cleverly plotted “design thriller” that reads effortlessly.
A page-turner in the true sense of the word.’ – ULRICH NOLLER, WDR
‘Lucius has succeeded in delivering a thriller of international allure.
In an ingenious way he exposes how a world of child trafficking and
abuse of power are entangled with a routine hit-and-run in Amsterdam.’
— **** DE LIMBURGER
Walter Lucius is the pen name of
s cenarist and producer Walter Goverde.
Butterfly on the Storm is his fiction debut.
Walter has worked as a writer, assistant director and director for respected
Dutch theatre companies. He also
directed drama series, documentaries
and news items for television for nearly
a decade and owns the audiovisual
company Odyssey Productions.
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H I G H L I G H T – FA N TA S Y T H R I L L E R
Atmospheric, genre-busting crime novel about a zombie cop
trying to catch the mysterious serial killer who shot him
B AV O D H O O G E
Styx
GRIPPING NEW CRIME NOVEL BY FLANDERS’ AWARD-WINNING
CRIME WRITER
FIRST PART OF THE STYX TRILOGY
A serial killer is on the loose in Ostend, Belgium. Nicknamed
The Stuffer, the mysterious killer fills his victims with sand and poses
them as public art installations; the once idyllic beach town is in a
panic. Rafaël Styx, chief inspector of the Ostend police, is determined
to find this killer and put a stop to these murders once and for all.
When a chance encounter puts him face to face with The Stuffer,
Rafael’s life is cut short by a gun to the chest. But the afterlife has only
just begun: Styx wakes up a zombie. Gradually he realises his unique
position. Not only is his body in decay, now that he exists between life
and death, he can enter a ‘different’ Ostend, of the Belle Époque in all
its grandeur. There he meets the surrealist painter, Paul Delvaux, who
gives Styx his first clue about the killer.
Houtekiet, Fantasy Thriller,
253 pages, May 2014
Rights sold: Simon and Schuster
(USA), film adaptation rights of the
Styx trilogy sold to Eyeworks (BE)
* full English translation *
With a fresh lead and a fresh start, the cop teams up with his old rival,
Detective Delacroix, and continues his quest to catch The Stuffer.
Complex and compelling, full of suspense, action, and black humour,
Styx is an exciting thriller with an intriguing protagonist and evocative
setting.
PRESS ON ST Y X:
‘Styx is a taut detective story with a dash of Surrealism. Imagine
Dashiell Hammett sending Sam Spade into a dark, off-kilter world
of artists, zombies, and serial killers.’ – RICHARD KADREY, AUTHOR
OF THE SANDMAN SLIM SERIES
Bavo Dhooge (1973) is a Flemish film
director and a prolific writer. One of
the most acclaimed crime novelists in
Belgium, he has won the Shadow Prize,
the Diamond Bullet, and the Hercule
Poirot Prize.
‘The book is easy to read, suspenseful and compelling, and is written
with a great deal of humour in a surreal setting.’ – BIBLION
‘A thriller bursting with imagination... Here’s to Styx II.’ – ***** VLABIN
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How the urge to play God and cheat death can turn
deadly real quick
JO CLAES
The Myth of Methuselah
WINNER GOLDEN NOOSE AWARD 2015
WINNER KNACK HERCULE POIROT PUBLIC PRIZE 2014
OVER 11.000 COPIES SOLD AND STILL SELLING STRONG
In a lab for stem cell research in Leuven a phenomenal discovery is
made that can drastically slow down the ageing process. While the
entire scientific community is dumbfounded, the head of the lab
commits suicide on holiday in Crete.
Andreas Kurver, freelance journalist, has his reservations about the
spectacular discovery and decides to investigate. At the same time,
Chief Inspector Thomas Berg is approached by the deceased professor’s
fiancée, who is convinced that her partner was murdered.
Houtekiet, Thriller, 416 pages,
March 2014
* Dutch pdf *
Meanwhile, Berg has become acquainted with the beautiful Haynee
Deferm, who works as an assistant in the lab. He faces a great deal of
opposition during the investigation, but when another suspicious suicide takes place in Leuven, it becomes clear to everyone that much
more is going on than meets the eye. What Berg discovers defies all
imagination...
PRESS ON THE MY TH OF METHUSEL AH:
‘Flemish quality of the highest order.’ – CRIMEZONE.NL
‘In using several classic elements of the thriller, Jo Claes managed to
make the story intelligent, thrilling, fast-paced, expressive and with a
beautiful twist at the end. The Myth of Methuselah is a book you want to
read in one sitting.’ – JUDGES’ REPORT, GOLDEN NOOSE AWARD 2015
PRESS ON THE THOMAS BERG SERIES:
‘A series of crime novels that becomes more gripping with each new
instalment.’ – COBRA.BE
‘Calm consistency and a controlled rhythm: thanks to these qualities,
Claes has gained a loyal Flemish readership.’ – KNACK FOCUS
Jo Claes lives and works in Leuven.
He has written a number of short

stories and (crime) novels and has
published bestsellers about mythology,
hagiography and iconography. His writing career began with The Stone Tower,
which was awarded the Debut Prize.
In 2008, he published The Torfs Case,
his first crime novel featuring Leuvenbased inspector Thomas Berg. With
this book, he developed a taste for the
thriller genre and went on to write
The Blind Spot, Death in December,
The Eye of the Needle, Till Death Do Us
Part, Sealed Fate and most recently The
Myth of Methuselah.
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Political thriller set against the backdrop of a terrorist
insurgency
MERI MELLINK
The Border
The Hunt for a Young Dutch Terrorist
Noa, a female detective in Amsterdam, is drafted with her team into
the hunt for Eddy, a young Dutch murderer. He turns out to have
travelled to Tel Aviv, where he was recruited by a contact into a cell
aligned with the extremist group Islamic State.
NEW
Luitingh-Sijthoff, Thriller, 304 pages,
Detective Noa follows in Eddy’s footsteps in order to arrest him in
Israel or the Palestinian territories. An intense hunt ensues, but the
accused proves to have disappeared without trace. Months later, after
converting to Islam and undergoing combat training, Eddy is on a
plane bound for the Netherlands. With a terrible mission...
August 2015
* Dutch pdf *
PRESS ON THE BORDER:
‘Topical thriller about terrorism and impressionable young people.’
– DE TELEGRAAF
Meri Mellink was born in Nigeria
in 1967. She spent her childhood in
Amstelveen and worked as a nurse assistant in Israel for years. Since 1997 she
has worked for the Amsterdam police.
In addition to her daily work, she immersed herself in terrorism cases and
studied law. Recently she has been part
of the Amsterdam ZSM criminal justice
team. Thanks to her background, Meri
Mellink has unparalleled knowledge and
understanding of the conflicts between
Jews and Muslims. The Border (2015) is
her debut thriller.
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Thrilling cyber-crime novel about computer hacking,
the abuse of power and a passionate love affair
TIM NOTTEN
Nikki
FOR FANS OF STIEG LARSSON
Simon has a good life. He has bought a beautiful villa with his girlfriend Laura and his IT business is flourishing. Then, after a wild party,
he ends up in bed with his much younger colleague, the mysterious
Nikki. This leads to a passionate affair. When Simon visits Nikki to end
the relationship, he finds her in bed, seriously injured. Simon is determined to uncover the truth about Nikki’s past. As a result, he puts not
only his relationship but also his business on the line.
NEW De Fontein, Thriller, 384 pages,
May 2015
* Dutch pdf *
PRESS ON NIKKI:
‘Notten writes beautifully, is an effective melodramatist, and manages
to keep the story rather small despite the bigger plotlines.’
– **** VRIJ NEDERLAND
‘With the mysterious Nikki, Tim Notten has produced a very strong
debut.’ – SERENDIPITY BOOKS
‘Nikki is a very successful debut thriller that is sure to appeal to readers
of the Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson.’ – SORAYA SCHRIJFT
Tim Notten is a journalist, copywriter
and IT expert. He started his career as
freelance reporter for newspapers like
De Volkskrant and Utrechts Nieuwsblad.
He currently works as a copywriter and
coach, and has e
mbarked on writing his
second novel.
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HIGHLIGHT – EROTIC FICTION
Holland’s biggest hit in the Dutch erotic fiction genre
MARIQUE MAAS
Glass Walls: trilogy
Glass Walls is a sensual love story full of groundbreaking erotica. This
sizzling series is based around the love story between designer Daniel
Holland and caterer Nadine de Jong.
NEW In the first part, The Encounter, Nadine becomes acquainted with the
successful, dominant Daniel, and slowly loses control over her life. In
Hard Boundaries, she breaks off her relationship with him, but Daniel
is not about to give her up. When Nadine subsequently discovers the
truth about her addictive lover, she faces a difficult choice.
How Nadine and Daniel fare in part three is up to the reader to
discover, but one thing is certain: once again there will be no shortage
of glitz, glamour, passion and sizzling eroticism. For the readers of
Jennifer Probst, E.L. James and Sylvia Day.
PRESS ON GL ASS WALL S:
Ambo|Anthos, Erotic fiction,
336 pages, August 2015
* Dutch pdf *
Marique Maas is a pseudonym of bestselling author Esther Verhoef. While
Verhoef focuses on psychological depth
and airtight plots, Marique Maas’ books
are all about pure reading pleasure and
sizzling eroticism. The pseudonym gives
her the freedom to explore and respond
to the genre popularised by Fifty Shades.
‘A hot–blooded story for cold nights.’ – MARIE CLAIRE
‘Domination, glitz, glamour and entertaining erotica.’ – LINDA
‘A sizzling love story.’ – AM MAGAZINE
‘Turned on by Fifty Shades of Grey? You ain’t read nothing yet…’
– COSMOPOLITAN
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HIGHLIGHT – LITERARY FICTION
A brilliant novel about the power of music, origin,
identity, retribution and forgiveness
ANNE-GINE GOEMANS
Honolulu King
NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONALLY
ACCLAIMED NOVEL GLIDING FLIGHT
At the age of almost 80, Hardy joins the Masons. He feels strongly
drawn to the mysterious society to which his father also belonged.
When he confesses a secret in the Masonic Lodge, he presents his
brothers with a huge dilemma. Are Masons, with their pledge of secrecy, permitted to conceal a crime? Honolulu King is a story inspired
by true facts about an Indonesian man, marked by his wartime past.
NEW Ambo|Anthos, Novel, 352 pages,
September 2015
* English sample translation *
Anne-Gine Goemans has written a convincing, intriguing story of an
Indonesian man, marked by his past. Honolulu King is characterised
by Goemans’ accessible, expressive and thrilling writing style. Her
colourful characters will leave no reader unmoved.
PRESS ON PREVIOUS WORK:
‘One of those books you won’t want to put down, and will close with
a sigh of pleasure when you’ve finished.’ – ***** DE TELEGRAAF
‘A gripping story about an enchanting teenager.’
– **** ALGEMEEN DAGBLAD
‘A novel as clever as it is compact with an extremely uplifting effect.’
– JUDGES’ REPORT ANTON WACHTER PRIZE
Anne-Gine Goemans (1971) debuted
in 2008 with the acclaimed and prizewinning novel Sick Seekers. It won the
Anton Wachter Prize and was longlisted
for the Libris Literature Prize. For her
second novel, Gliding Flight, Goemans
won the Dioraphte Youth Literature
Prize and the German M-Pioneer Award
for literary newcomers. The translation
rights for Gliding Flight have been sold
to the UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy,
Turkey and Iceland.
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Mesmerising love story about a family disrupted by war
R O S I TA S T E E N B E E K
Rose: A Family in Wartime
It’s 1929 – a Jewish girl from the cosmopolitan city of Cologne falls in
love with a protestant minister from a small village near Amsterdam.
Rose grows up in a warm Jewish family. A serious and spirited young
woman, she loves art and opera, and quotes poems of Heine and
Hölderlin with ease. Unexpectedly, during a vacation in Heidelberg,
she falls madly in love with the Dutchman Gerhard Hugenholtz. He
is a handsome and spontaneous man, much less reserved than Rose.
Their love soon grows very strong through their many letters and postcards. After their marriage Rose and Gerhard settle in the Netherlands
and they soon have three children. Rose is happy at Gerhard’s side,
and when her mother flees Germany and comes to live with them,
her happiness is complete. But rumours of awful tidings arrive through
the newspapers and letters of her German relatives, and in May 1940,
Rose watches the bombs fall on Rotterdam. The Second World War has
begun.
Ambo|Anthos, Novel,
Rose is the story of a great love between two people, but also about
good and evil, about forgiveness and about how difficult it is to divide
the world into black and white.
PRESS ON ROSE:
‘This approach guarantees empathy, and beautiful atmospheric images
of Cologne, Hamburg, Bremen and Rotterdam in the 1920s, 30s and 40s.’
– NRC HANDELSBLAD
‘Writer Rosita Steenbeek went in search of her grandmother Rose’s life,
resulting in a very moving book.’ – HISTORISCH NIEUWSBLAD
‘Steenbeek paints her grandmother’s life in vivid colours. In well-chosen
words, she manages to capture her doubts and insecurities, her intense
faith in God, and her faith in humanity. It is thanks to this narrative that
Rose’s story grips you from beginning to end.’ – GOOI EN EEMLANDER
Rosita Steenbeek (1957) debuted in
1994 with the novel The Last Woman,
which has been translated into German,
Italian, Czech and Polish. Subsequently
she wrote several novels including
Underworld, Sicilian Testament and
Different Light. She has also written a
number of very successful books about
Rome, where she has lived since 1985.
The Polish translation of At Home in
Rome was published by Marginesy last
year.
‘While reading, you can taste the sweetness of simple happiness beside
the bitter taste of the growing hatred of Jews that creeps into Rose’s
paradise like a poisonous snake.’ – NCRV GIDS
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Compelling novel about friendship and parenthood
in a time when we are afraid to make choices
JANNAH LOONTJENS
But Then Again
But Then Again describes four days in the life of Mascha. She lives in
Amsterdam, has a good job just like her boyfriend, and together they
have two children. She leads a life that appears typical for our time,
when social media and freedom of choice make life more fun, but also
more complicated. We chat, WhatsApp, tweet, Facebook and find love
online.
These four days in Mascha’s life paint a contemporary picture to which
many will relate. She enjoys wild evenings with her friends,

does her
best to be a good mother, puts her relationship under the microscope,
and has a secret Facebook affair. Every day she struggles with her
responsibilities.
Ambo|Anthos, Novel,
Rights sold: Typotex (Hungary)
But Then Again is an exceptionally rich novel, which depicts not only
the adventures of a young woman, but also tackles the important
issues of our time – a time when it is becoming increasingly difficult to
make choices.
PR AISE FOR BUT THEN AGAIN:
‘But Then Again offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a m
odern
woman in all her guises. Poignant, philosophical thoughts shine through
the mundane. Excellent work!’ – SASKIA DE COSTER (AUTHOR WE AND I)
PRESS ON BUT THEN AGAIN:
‘What makes this novel so new, exciting and rich is the sophisticated
way in which she inserts psychological, philosophical and social layers
throughout the story.’ – TROUW
‘Vivacious and modern.’ – JAN MAGAZINE
‘Painfully recognizable.’ – VERONICA MAGAZINE
‘With this thought-provoking novel, Loontjens demonstrates the power of
literature.’ – HP/DE TIJD
Jannah Loontjens (1974) is a philosopher and writer. In 2007 she debuted
with the novel Good Luck. Her second,
acclaimed novel What Time Really
(2011) was nominated for the Halewijn
Literature Prize. The essay collection
My Life is Better than Literature was
published in 2013. Loontjens teaches
literary theory and literary writing at
ArtEZ Institute of the Arts and the Gerrit
Rietveld Academie.
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Light-hearted novel about the last days of
an undertaker
R A S H I D N O VA I R E
Tell Them We’re Not at Home
Milan den Hartog, almost 30, is an undertaker. But he wants something
else: to set up his own business. His boss persuades him to stay a little
longer. However, in the last seven days of his career with the dead,
more and more inexplicable events start to happen to him. While Milan
must be a pillar of strength for the relatives of the deceased, he finds
himself in stormy waters. He is struggling with his feelings for his
colleague Elsa, and is forced to choose whether he will remain in the
service of others, or choose for himself.
NEW Ambo|Anthos, Novel, 224 pages,
August 2015
* Dutch pdf *
Tell Them We’re Not at Home is a poetic and sensitive novel about
identity and the desire to feel safe.
P R E S S O N T E L L T H E M W E ’ R E N O T AT H O M E :
‘A story that touches on serious themes, but is also irresistibly funny.’
– LEIDSCH DAGBLAD
‘Rashid Novaire also holds up a mirror with his double perspective:
Dutch self-restraint versus Persian poetry. [...] Novaire’s strength is that
this contrast is not drawn out and therefore his message does not become obvious. While the novel begins with the importance of native soil,
it ends with the idea that identities are formed but not fixed.’ – NRC NEXT
‘This story is lightly tinged with madness. Heart-warming and superb.’
– VOLKSKRANT MAGAZINE
Rashid Novaire (1979) has several novels to his name, including The Song of
the Stingray (2007) and Origins (2008).
He has won various awards and was
shortlisted for the Libris Literature Prize.
Tell Them We’re Not at Home is his first
novel published by Ambo|Anthos.
‘Novaire is not short of imagination; with the greatest of ease he sends
his protagonist on a journey in time, in thoughts and imaginary worlds.
Light and sinister like a fairy tale.’ – DE VOLKSKRANT
‘So much delight in telling limitless stories, so much unbridled
imagination.’ – ELSEVIER
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A teenager with a mission, a terminally ill banker,
and a scientist looking for the key to eternal life
AUKE HULST
Sleep Tight, Johnny Idaho
Johnny Idaho is an American teenager who, according to the world’s databases, does not exist. He is alone in the world, a living ghost with only one
goal: to reach the Archipelago, a heavily guarded island nation in the
Pacific Ocean. Among those working there is Dutch banker William Gerson, a fifty-something who is confronted with the limitations and possibi
lities of wealth. He secretly funds the research of Japanese biomedical
scientist Hatsu H
amada, hoping for the ultimate drug: immortality.
Ambo|Anthos, Novel, 416 pages,
January 2015
and synopsis *
Three characters, each from a different corner of the globe come together
in a new world. What motivates them? And in what way are they inextricably linked to one another?
One of the most daring Dutch literary novels in years, Sleep Tight, Johnny
Idaho reminds of The Circle by Dave Eggers, and it has the unsettling but
fascinating feel of novels by Murakami and David Mitchell. Auke Hulst has
created a daring, timely and unsettling vision of a capitalist society that is
the logical result of ours.
P R E S S O N S L E E P T I G H T, J O H N N Y I D A H O :
‘Auke Hulst brilliantly balances the real and the virtual, the raw and the
fictional. In a polished style and with sharp metaphors, Hulst evokes three
people whose paths cross in a futuristic world.’ – **** NRC HANDELSBLAD
‘Hulst’s language is fluent and compelling, the psychological depiction of
his characters razor-sharp, the portrait of life on the Archipelago powerful
and gruesomely believable.’ – **** HAARLEMS DAGBLAD
‘Auke Hulst has written an ambitious novel that is both entertaining and
engaged.’ – HET PAROOL
‘In Sleep Tight, Johnny Idaho, Hulst relates major themes to human feelings.’
– AD MAGAZINE
Auke Hulst (1975) debuted with You
and I and Everything In Between,
but made his definitive breakthrough
with his fourth, heavily autobiographical
book Children of the Savage Land,
which was received enthusiastically
by booksellers and readers. He is also
the frontman of the band De Meisjes, a
literary critic, essayist and travel writer,
and he writes for NRC Handelsblad,
Groene Amsterdammer and
Vrij Nederland, to name a few.
‘A masterful example of scene-setting, a masterful atmosphere of complete
paranoia. Sharply-honed style, full of bold metaphors and catchy descriptions. Reminiscent of Peter Buwalda’s Bonita Avenue. Absolutely brilliant
writing.’ – GROENE AMSTERDAMMER
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There is only a very fine line between admiration,
obsession and envy
E VA P O S T H U M A D E B O E R
Ica
As a debut author, Nadine Sprenger takes her first steps into the world of
writers, publishers and bestsellers. At a party she meets her idol, the famous
author Ica Metz. The debutant and the grand dame immediately establish an
intuitive but rather inexplicable intimacy. Struck by Ica’s p
ersonality, her
work, and her joie de vivre, Nadine realises that she could not cast a better
protagonist for her new novel than Ica herself. But as her book progresses,
the line between fact and fiction becomes increasingly fine, until Nadine’s
admiration for Ica turns into an uncontrollable obsession that finally threatens to spin completely out of hand.
Ambo|Anthos, Novel,
275 pages, April 2015
Eva Posthuma de Boer plays a thrilling game as she explores the limits of
reality and fiction, and the consequences of limitless admiration for an idol.
Ica shows that there is only a very fine line between admiration, o
bsession
and envy.
Eva Posthuma de Boer was inspired by Connie Palmen, one of the Netherlands’ most iconic writers, who seems to have a lot in common with Ica Metz.
PRESS ON ICA:
‘There are enough references in Ica for most Palmen-watchers. The novel
has a certain “surely not” quality.’ – NRC HANDELSBLAD
‘It was only a matter of time before someone applied the Palmen method
to Palmen herself – and that is exactly what Posthuma de Boer has done
in her fourth novel Ica.’ – NRC NEXT
‘In her novel, Posthuma de Boer, just like Palmen, plays a fascinating game
of fact and fiction, a game that is fortunately very entertaining even for
people who hate Palmen or do not read her work. “What appears true to
life is, in the end, not necessarily so,” writes Posthuma de Boer. Not that it
matters, but the fact that it feels like it really could happen is quite something.’ – HARPER’S BAZAAR
Eva Posthuma de Boer is a writer,
t heatre producer and columnist for
Het Parool. Her previous novels include
Endless Days, Light Heart and The
Comedy Club, for which she received
critical acclaim.
‘A successful, meticulously composed novel full of suspense.’
– *** 1/2 DE TELEGRAAF
‘Eva Posthuma de Boer makes brilliant use of the possibilities fiction offers
her. It is terrific how she uses the same mechanisms as Connie Palmen.’
– WEGENER MEDIA
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The dramatic story of the girl who became the centre
of a religious conflict
E L L E VA N R I J N
My Name Is Nadra
In 1942 a five–year–old Catholic girl is adopted by a Malaysian woman
in Java because her mother cannot look after her. From that moment
Bertha, who is renamed Nadra, lives according to the Muslim tradition.
Eight years later, however, she is claimed by her biological father, who
is then living in the Netherlands.
This sparks legal wrangling for the now thirteen–year–old child. The
conflict escalates until it becomes an international issue, and leads to
violent riots in which nineteen people die and over two hundred are
wounded.
Ambo|Anthos, Novel,
What happened to the girl who became the centre of a religious conflict? How did Nadra fare when she was forced to return to the Netherlands? What happened to the young love that blossomed between her
and a c ompanion? Elle van Rijn tells the story of Nadra’s life from the
young girl’s perspective. A deeply dramatic story, with a theme that is
still relevant: the struggle between two faiths.
‘Elle van Rijn weaves with words; she catches you like a spider in
her web.’ – SPITS
‘With great skill, Elle van Rijn succeeds in sharing with the reader this
miraculous, typically human act of sacrificial love. The Day that Changed
Everything is like a heartbeat in time with the breathing of the person
you love and that says: love me.’ – DAGBLAD DE LIMBURGER
‘Brilliant combination of suspense and emotion. Wonderful!’ – FLAIR
Elle van Rijn (1967) is an a
ctress and a
novelist. She studied at drama school
and previously wrote The Forgotten
Face, The Day That Changed Everything
and My Kidnapping: As Told for the First
Time by Toos van der Valk.
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Brilliant, eerie novel about judgment and prejudice
DAAN HERMANS
The Delusion of Quisco
FOR FANS OF TWIN PEAKS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR BY JOËL DICKER
‘It was well known that the residents of Quisco didn’t like snoopers.
There were no hotels or guesthouses, so it was impossible to spend the
night unless you knew someone you could stay with. Like I did. Quisco’s
notoriety was also a result of the fact that there were no children. Except
for one.’
The young journalist Evander Clovis has a new assignment: to write
an article about the mysterious disappearance of Martha Mulder in the
curious – and almost unaccessible – town of Quisco. The residents of
Quisco do not like strangers, children aren’t welcome, and they
have peculiar ways. During his stay, Evander soon becomes intrigued
by Martha Mulder’s mysterious child, nine-year-old Josie. He starts to
interview Josie and the other residents about Martha’s disappearance.
But the longer he stays in Quisco, the more he becomes entangled in
a web of intrigue.
Ambo|Anthos, Novel, 338 pages,
June 2015
and synopsis *
Without wasting a word and in a seemingly light, visual style, Daan
Hermans unravels the secrets of a fascinating town where nothing is
what it seems.
The Delusion of Quisco is a brilliant novel about judgment and
prejudice.
PRESS ON THE DELUSION OF QUISCO:
‘Original concept, compelling approach. Start it and you’re hooked!’
– ZIN
Daan Hermans (1963) previously wrote
the impressive The Silence in Me together with Esther Verhoef. In 2008,
Hermans made her successful debut
with The Tulip Virus, which has been
sold to more than eleven countries
including the US, Germany and Italy.
‘Hermans creates exciting images and weird and wonderful c haracters
reminiscent of films by the Coen Brothers. This is another genre
Hermans has mastered.’ – DE TELEGRAAF
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HIGHLIGHT – CHRISTIAN FICTION
A hymn to freedom in life’s darkest moments
ELIZABETH MUSSER
The Long Highway Home
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
OF CHRISTIAN FICTION
When the doctor pronounces ‘incurable cancer’ and gives Bobbie Blake
one year to live, the thirty-eight year old single woman agrees to
accompany her niece on a trip to Austria. Because of her need to
put the past to rest, to find inner healing of the pain of her past and,
last but not least, because of her relationship with the Iranian refugee
Ilir, she decides to stay in Austria until she breathes her final breath.
Hamid is a Muslim professor in Iran with a wife, a child and another
one on the way. When his young daughter Reba brings home a New
Testament and the forbidden book is found by the religious police,
Hamid knows he must take the blame for having the book in his family’s possession and flees to save his family. Seeking asylum in Austria,
Hamid begins to secretly study the New Testament after developing an
interest in Christianity during his journey. But he did not foresee that
this would put his life in danger. The paths of Bobbie and Hamid intertwine and their circumstances lead to multiple crises of faith. Then
suddenly Reba shows up, with her newly found gift of healing…
NEW Kok, Christian Fiction, 400 pages,
April 2015
Rights sold: Francke Verlag
(Germany), Lunde Forlag (Norway)
* full English manuscript *
English synopsis *
Filled with action, danger, heartache and romance, The Long Highway
Home is a hymn to freedom in life’s darkest moments.
P R E S S O N T H E L O N G H I G H W AY H O M E :
‘The Long Highway Home will force you to open your eyes to the plight
of the refugees in the world and inspire you to take action.’
– **** WERELD VAN BOEKEN
‘A beautiful coming-of-age novel filled with lyrical prose as graceful as the
mansion it claims. Musser treats Mary’s growing knowledge of her parent’s
shortcomings with a delicate pen and sensitive soul. […] Highly recommended for those who enjoy southern literature, coming-of-age novels and
highly-developed literary Christian fiction. I loved it.’ – THE NOVEL LIFE
Elizabeth Goldsmith Musser has been
nominated for the Christy Award for
excellence in Christian fiction and her
novel The Swan House was named as
one of Amazon’s Top Christian Books of
the Year (2001), was an ABA and SEBA
bestseller and was recently named one
of Georgia’s Top Ten Novels of the past
100 years.
‘Words Unspoken unfolds like a rose, one layer at a time, revealing the
beauty within. […] Filled with twists and brilliantly written, it is a must
read. It is one of those books whose characters linger in my mind.’
– ***** NOVEL JOURNEY
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H I G H L I G H T – Y O U N G A D U LT
First book in original and fun new graphic novel series
WILLEKE BROUWER
Silvester and the Bizarre Move
Silvester’s parents decide to move from Burgerdam to IJsselbroek.
Silvester is horrified and, together with his best friends Mick and Elvis,
devises a plan to stop the move.
NEW In this unique graphic novel, Willeke Brouwer reveals the differences
between children in the city and the countryside. She does so in such a
funny, authentic way that no matter where you live, reading this book
will be a great pleasure.
P R E S S O N S I LV E S T E R A N D T H E B I Z A R R E M O V E :
Kok, Young Adult, 224 pages,
August 2015
* Dutch pdf *
Willeke Brouwer is an illustrator who
lives and works in an old farmhouse in
Mastenbroek. She is known for Supersem!, Ernst-Jan and Snabbeltje, Elly and
the Wiggle Wagon, Storm in the Bath,
and daily cartoons for the Nederlands
Dagblad newspaper. Silvester proves
that she is also a wonderful writer.
‘Hilarious!’ – HEBBAN.NL
‘In this original and humorous graphic novel, Willeke Brouwer [...] lays
bare the differences between children in urban and rural areas and does
so in such a funny, authentic way that wherever you live, this book will
be a pleasure to read.’ – PUUR!VANDAAG
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NON-FICTION
HIGHLIGHT – HISTORY
How the war mercilessly affected the life of a small
Dutch village
BRAM DE GRAAF
The Betrayal of Benschop
Resistance and Retaliation in
a Farming Village
September 1944: when the rumours of liberation spread like wildfire in
the occupied Netherlands, everyone celebrates the imminent liberation,
a day that will later be known as Mad Tuesday. In the farming village
of Benschop the local resistance group and the individuals in hiding
pose for a photographer. The war appears to be almost over.
But the Allied advance stalls, and the occupier takes increasingly severe action.
NEW Ambo|Anthos, Non-fiction,
267 pages, April 2015
* Dutch pdf *
Six months later, the Germans invade the village. They know where to
go: a man in disguise points the way. The raid leads to a shout-out
with casualties on both sides. A large number of men are taken away;
the Germans shoot dead seven of the arrested men. Benschop is left
in shock. One question is on everyone’s lips: who or what betrayed
Benschop? Did the group photo get into the wrong hands? And who
was hiding behind the disguise?
In The Betrayal of Benschop, Bram de Graaf meticulously reconstructs
these events and their impact. He spoke with the last living eyewitnesses and relatives of those involved. Seventy years after the liberation, most are telling their story for the first time.
P R E S S O N T H E B E T R AYA L O F B E N S C H O P :
‘The Betrayal of Benschop demonstrates that new, previously untold war
stories that retain a kind of universal relevance are always emerging.’
– AD VAN LIEMPT, AUTHOR OF HITLER’S BOUNTY HUNTERS
‘De Graaf shows that there is sometimes little difference between
resistance and betrayal.’ – NEDERLANDS DAGBLAD
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Bram de Graaf (1966) is a journalist and
historian. He worked for many years as
an editor at Margriet and Nieuwe Revu.
Previously Ambo | Anthos published his
acclaimed book Football Women.
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HIGHLIGHT – HISTORY
A unique and dazzling global cultural history
of the sixties
GEERT BUELENS
A-Changin’: A Cultural History
of the Global Sixties
FORTHCOMING
Ambo|Anthos, Non-fiction,
600 pages, Autumn 2016
Rights sold: Suhrkamp (Germany)
The canon of sixties culture is subject to little discussion: The Beatles,
Bob Dylan, Jean-Luc Godard, Andy Warhol, the miniskirt will all
appear on most lists, perhaps supplemented with James Bond, Star
Trek or John Coltrane. The focus on these landmarks, however, has
produced a one-sided image of the decade. Other phenomena from
mainstream culture such as West Side Story, Cleopatra, The Sound
of Music, Un homme et une femme, Brigitte Bardot, West and East
German westerns and the twist and bossa nova rages are just as
important for a proper understanding of the period.
* English proposal *
English sample translation *
Instead of focusing on one country, year, theme or movement, Buelens
regards the sixties as a global phenomenon. The book is set up alternately thematically and chronologically, and it accounts of the ways in
which great geopolitical and cultural developments interlock and the
origins of culture and value patterns which remain sources of inspiration and controversy today.
Focusing not only on the well-known political episodes and artistic and
cultural highlights in music, movies, architecture photography and literature, Buelens broadens our view as he includes almost forgotten
works of art, icons and movements.
‘Incredibly diligent, knowledgeable and moreover well-written book
about the European writers in and before the war. An essential read.’
– DIE ZEIT
‘Brilliant language play.’ – VRIJ NEDERLAND
‘Buelens has written a brilliant and accessible book about the hyperbole
of the Great War.’ – DE VOLKSKRANT
Geert Buelens (1971) is Professor of
Modern Dutch Literature at the University of Utrecht, an essayist, and an awardwinning poet, whose poems have been
translated into English, German, French,
Polish and Czech. In 2008, he published
Europe Europe!, where he tells the story
of the First World War through the eyes
of Europe’s greatest poets of that time
(published by Suhrkamp, Germany and
Verso, UK/USA). He’s visiting professor
of Dutch literature in South Africa and
the USA, and since 2012 Member of the
Royal Academy for Dutch Language and
Literature. Buelens is also co-editor of
a Dutch literary journal and writes for
major Dutch and Belgian newspapers.
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HIGHLIGHT – PHILOSOPHY
Literary philosophy at its best
COEN SIMON
Waiting for Happiness
Household of Our Desires
And Then We Knew It All
WINNER OF THE DUTCH SOCRATES AWARD
In his own clear language and using personal experience, philosopher
Coen Simon explores the various forms and questions of desire, utopia,
ignorance, superficiality and guilt.
In Waiting for Happiness Coen Simon asks himself if the world ever
offers what we want. He immerses himself in his own feelings of hope,
longing, laziness, love, aggression, impatience and embarrassment,
and uncovers a surprising aspect of desire: it is not the fulfilment, but
the desire itself that gives meaning to life.
Ambo|Anthos, Philosophy
* English sample material *
In The Household of Our Desires Simon examines where our desires,
debts and squandering lead us. In search of the origins of our economy,
he discovers a debt that can never be paid off: our human deficit.
In And Then We Knew Everything Coen Simon tears to shreds our
Utopian attempts to solve all our problems conclusively. Instead of
combating discomfort and ignorance, he pleads for the human dimension of a superficial life. It’s a plea for superficiality.
PR AISE FOR COEN SIMON:
‘In a humorous way, Simon debunks the clichés and dogmas of our time.’
– VOLZIN
‘Simon switches effortlessly from literary narrative to rational analysis
and back again. And for this very reason his conclusion becomes an ageold wisdom: it is not the fulfilment of our desire, but the desire itself that
gives our life meaning.’ – ***** DE VOLKSKRANT
‘The depth of the superficial and the personal, the clear, flowing style:
these all combine to give reading pleasure and more.’ – JAN SIEBELINK
‘Simon’s writing is flowing and elegant. He touches upon his subject, but
without conquering it, and dances around it, but never takes it in his
grasp.’ – DE GROENE AMSTERDAMMER
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Coen Simon (1972) is a philosopher
and writer. His essays for NRC Handelsblad, nrc.next and Trouw often feature
in the public debate. He is a regular
speaker at conferences (TEDx and many
others). In 2012 Simon’s And Then We
Knew It All won the Socrates Award for
the ‘most urgent, original and stimulating’ philosophy book. With his provocative ideas, Simon has been an influential
contributor to public discussion of
contemporary themes ranging from
animal rights, monarchy, spirituality and
religion to neuroscience, happiness and
the cult of the self.
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H I G H L I G H T – R E L I G I O N & FA I T H
An unforgettable journey through the Gospels
H E N K S T O O RV O G E L
Jesus Life
Following the Rhythm of the Rabbi
HENK STOORVOGEL SOLD OVER 50.000 COPIES
IN THE NETHERLANDS
The epitome of goodness, the salt of the earth, a man with a mission:
Jesus embodied it all. But what was an ordinary working day like for
Jesus? What was so special about Him that thousands of people followed Him? Henk Stoorvogel is curious and succeeds in shedding new
light on the life of Jesus by asking childlike, creative questions.
Kok, Religion & Faith, 256 pages,
November 2014
* Dutch pdf * video material *
But Jesus Life goes even further. It is an appeal to live a ‘Jesus Life.’
How can we give shape and substance to following Jesus Christ in the
present day? With Henk Stoorvogel we go in search of Jesus’ heart and
how we can apply it in our own lives.
For years, Henk Stoorvogel has been preparing to write a book about
Jesus’ life. He gained experience by exploring Biblical characters in the
Bible study series ‘On the road with...’ and has for years been pastor of
the Vrije Evangelisatie church in Zwolle. Stoorvogel’s skills as a student
of Biblical figures and his love for Jesus come together in Jesus Life,
which is also ideal for Bible study and discussion groups. A series of
video clips have been made to accompany the book and stimulate
questions and answers.
‘A book about typical issues in a man’s life, which excels through great
and very personal treatment of the subject matter. Highly recommended!’
– ADAM-ONLINE ON THE GERMAN EDITION OF THE FOURTH MUSKETEER
Henk Stoorvogel (1977) is a pastor
in the evangelical congregation Vrije
Evangelisatie in Zwolle and founder of
the men’s movement ‘The 4th Musketeer’. He is also founder of the Dutch
branch of the organisation Athletes in
Action. Henk Stoorvogel studied theology and communication sciences.
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HIGHLIGHT – MANAGEMENT
Essential for every leader working with change
processes and reputation management
S T I J N F E N S A N D JA N -W I L L E M W I T S
The Firm of Francis:
Management Lessons from the Vatican
FORTHCOMING
Kok, Management,
160 pages, November 2015
Pope Francis has the world at his feet. From the moment he stepped
onto the balcony of St Peter’s, Francis has been throwing up surprises.
He is not concerned with age-old conventions and always appears to
be himself. The Pope is constantly asking the questions most feared in
the oldest bureaucratic organisation: ‘Why are we doing this? Is there
no other way?’ A book for managers and executives working with
change and ‘meaningful’ leadership.
Insights and advice based on an analysis of Pope Francis’s p
erformance
both in public and behind the scenes.
Stijn Fens and Jan-Willem Wits are
among the best-informed Vatican
experts in the Netherlands. Stijn has
worked for twenty years as a journalist
for outlets including the broadcasting
company and Trouw, specialising in the
Vatican. Jan-Willem was spokesman
for Cardinal Simonis and other Dutch
bishops. He currently works as a communications consultant in the business
world.
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H I G H L I G H T – R E L AT I O N S H I P A N D H E A LT H
Let’s give love a fair chance!
HANNAH CUPPEN
Love-Shy
Overcoming Fear of Commitment
and Abandonment
BEST DUTCH SPIRITUAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015
Is the rest of your life in order, but are you unsuccessful with love?
Do you long for a partner but keep running away when you get close to
someone? Or do all your feelings disappear when somebody falls for
you? Perhaps you are in a relationship, but you lack intimacy. In LoveShy, Hannah Cuppen explains how these problems are all caused by
fear of abandonment or fear of commitment, and how to deal with
them.
AnkhHermes, Relationship and
Health, 192 pages, February 2014
Rights sold: Verlag
Herder (Germany)
Hannah Cuppen is a hands-on expert. She interviewed many people
about their experiences with fear of abandonment and commitment.
As well as insights and tips, her solution-oriented book includes numerous authentic real-life stories. It shows you how to open your heart to
yourself and then to others, in order to give love a fair chance.
PR AISE FOR LOVE-SHY:
‘Is there a handbook to happiness? Probably not. But what an extra
ordinary book this is! Informative and moving. And oh so true to life...’
– ERNST JANSZ (DUTCH POP GROUP DOE MAAR)
Hannah Cuppen works as an Integral
Therapist. She studied social pedagogy
and social work, attended the College
for Spiritual Integration, and trained in
various psychotherapeutic disciplines.
She has her own practice. As a handson expert she specialises professionally
in fear of abandonment and commitment.
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HIGHLIGHT – MINDFULNESS
Less stress, more energy and job satisfaction with
mini meditations
CHRIS GRIJNS
Breathing Space
Mindful at Work
‘E-mails are flooding in, work is piling up, I never get round to tidying up,
my lunch break has gone down the drain, I’m exhausted. Every day is the
same, and when I get home, the house is a mess...’
NEW Stress and other psychological problems are the cause of a third of sick
leave. A quarter of workers cannot get enough rest in their free time
and feel tired and agitated. That is why it is so important to pay attention to your physical and mental wellbeing every day, even at work.
Breathing Space by mindfulness trainer Chris Grijns is a lifesaver for
busy people and people suffering from stress. The author shows that,
in a relatively simple manner, you can prepare yourself for a hectic life
by literally giving yourself breathing space, even at work.
Ten Have, Mindfulness, 96 pages,
June 2015
Rights sold: Verlag Herder
(Germany)
* Dutch pdf *
Breathing Space is an excellent, practical book with a CD and download
that will help anyone experiencing stress start working to reduce it.
Chris Grijns puts mindfulness into practice in written and spoken word,
clearly and enjoyably, with short attention exercises and tips for job
satisfaction.
This edition of the successful book has been expanded and completely
revised.
P R E S S O N B R E AT H I N G S P A C E :
‘A clear little book with short exercises and, literally, breathing space.’
–MARGRIET
‘Excellent, easy to read, good exercises.’ – READER’S REVIEW BOL.COM
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Chris Grijns is a medical sociologist
and independent mindfulness trainer
(www.mindfulwerken.nl). She offers
training courses and workshops to individuals and companies and specialises
in stress prevention. She took courses
in mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn.
ten have
HIGHLIGHT – MIND BODY SPIRIT
Life lessons from the ‘founding mother’ of Happinez:
choose your course and start anew!
I N E Z VA N O O R D
If Your Life Is a Circle,
Where Do You Stand?
AUTHOR FEATURED IN THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED
MOVIE THE POWER OF THE HEART
Magazine maker Inez van Oord is known as the creator of the magazines Seasons and Happinez. And she was successful: they continue to
be big brands. In this full-colour illustrated book, Inez writes about her
own life lessons, which she describes as a journey through the life cycle. Her story is about ideas and how they come about, about setting
up the magazines, and about success and loss. But above all, Inez
shows that it is never too late to start over.
NEW Kosmos, Mind Body Spirit,
264 pages, September 2015
This book is an appeal to bring words such as inspiration, imagination
and connection back into our lives. It revolves around the simple question: Why do I do what I do? In our personal lives or our work is it all
about ego or money, or is there still room and time for ideals, for others, for making connections? How do you show your values in
your
actions? Or have we forgotten them?
‘If you look at your life circle in this way, this circle becomes an internal
guide, a compass. Not to send you to the north or south, but to the
centre, to the essence, the most valuable place where everything comes
together. The most beautiful place to be,’ says Inez van Oord.
Inez van Oord (1958) is a publisher,
magazine maker, and storyteller.
At the age of 30 she started Seasons,
a magazine about the good life. Her
search for inner happiness then led to
Happinez. In order to stay true to herself and have time for personal growth
and inner peace, she sold her business.
Her next step: this book.
P RE S S O N I F YO U R LI F E I S A C I RC LE , WH E RE D O YO U
S TA N D ? :
‘If Your Life Is a Circle, Where Do You Stand? is an invitation to examine
your own life. – HAPPINEZ NL
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The soft side of a seasoned soldier
PETER GORDIJN
Wake Up!
Life Lessons from an Apache pilot
In Wake Up!, Apache pilot Peter Gordijn describes his extraordinary life
in the military. He also reveals the 10 life lessons that inspire him, and
encourages readers to turn off their autopilot and live a better life,
using these important pointers.
NEW Kosmos, Mind Body Spirit,
As an Apache helicopter pilot, Peter Gordijn regularly works in war
zones. Technique, discipline and hierarchy are important, and there is
little opportunity or time for personal development. While recovering
from a hernia, Peter wondered if there might be more to life than a
military career. He started looking for answers by reading books and
attending courses on psychology, personal growth and spirituality.
He learned to break ingrained patterns, and discovered the power of
meditation. He decided to pursue this path in order to become a better
man, in his work and at home.
PR AISE FOR WAKE UP!:
‘The combination of critical attitude with a smooth writing style, wonderful examples, and a real-life setting results in a book that reads like a
novel and has something to offer for everyone.’
– PIER SCHIPMÖLDER, LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Peter Gordijn, captain in the Dutch
armed forces, is an Apache helicopter
pilot and flight instructor. He has served
in Afghanistan and Mali.
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‘Yin Yoga is the new Bikram’ – Amayzine.com
S K A D I VA N PA A S S C H E N
Yoga Gives You Space
Lessons to Calm the Heart, Mind and Body
YIN YOGA RELIEVES STRESS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION
AND CHRONIC PAIN
In her book Yoga Gives You Space with full-colour photos taken in San
Francisco, yoga teacher and former stuntwoman Skadi van Paasschen
explains the latest trend in yoga, Yin Yoga. This form of yoga aims to
relax the muscles and help relieve chronic pain and emotional
problems. The three Yin Yoga lessons in this book will help you to
balance your emotions, calm your nervous system, and achieve deep
relaxation of your body.
Kosmos, Mind Body Spirit,
144 pages, December 2014
Rights sold: Irisiana/Random House
(Germany)
* Dutch pdf *
P R A I S E FO R YO G A G I V E S YO U S PAC E :
‘Skadi is a deeply devoted and inspired practitioner
and teacher and I am so happy to see her offering these p
ractices for the
benefit of many.’ – SARAH POWERS, AUTHOR OF INSIGHT YOGA
‘Skadi has the talent to make complex theories simple
and p
ractical. This book will inspire many more students,
beginners and teachers!’ – LOTTE VERBEEK, ACTRESS
IN THE FAULT IN OUR STARS AND THE BORGIAS.
Skadi van Paasschen teaches yoga
and pilates. She also gives workshops in
New York, France and elsewhere. Since
1995, she has been practising posture
and movement therapy and has worked
in rehabilitation for many years. In 2003,
Skadi took her first yoga class, after
which she attended Teacher T
raining for
yoga and later for Yin Yoga. To broaden
her knowledge, Skadi travels regularly
to India.
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Stop rejecting yourself so you can be freed
from your addiction to love
JAN GEURTZ
Addicted to Love
ALMOST 50.000 COPIES SOLD
FOR THE READERS OF BRENÉ BROWN
In Addicted to Love, Jan Geurtz clearly demonstrates that our search for
love and recognition stems from a fundamental self-rejection. We try to
compensate for this with our quest for appreciation from others. But
this is counterproductive: it actually makes us more insecure and
therefore increasingly dependent. This creates an addiction to love,
recognition and the security of a relationship. As a result, most romantic relationships eventually hit the buffers, or – perhaps even worse –
are reduced to listless companionship with little room for growth and
happiness.
With humour and practical examples, Jan Geurtz shows a way out of
this vicious circle. Once rid of self-rejection, our painful emotions, but
also our sexual desires, turn out to be the gateway to a state of being
that is completely free of entrapment and dependence, and is filled
with love and clarity – with or without a relationship.
PRESS ON ADDICTED TO LOVE:
‘There are books you wish you had read much sooner. Or books you want
to recommend wholeheartedly to everyone. Addicted to Love belongs to
both categories.’ – BNR NIEUWSRADIO
‘Amazingly, Jan Geurtz showed me how to escape the prison of my
addiction and compulsion.’ – HAPPINEZ
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Jan Geurtz (1950) wrote the bestsellers
The Relief, Addicted to Love, Addicted
to Thinking, and Freed by Love. Geurtz
studied remedial pedagogy, didactics,
and philosophy of science, and is inspired by Buddhism.
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The key to undivided and effortless attention
PA U L L O O M A N S
I’ve Got the Time
A Guide to Time Surfing
BEST DUTCH SPIRITUAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014
Who has time these days? Any moments that haven’t already been
accounted for are swallowed up by smartphones, social media, and
working into the evening hours. But stress also comes from within.
I’ve Got the Time will help you rediscover the calm in your own life.
Ankh Hermes, Mind Body Spirit,
144 pages, 2013
Time Surfing is a method that consists of seven pointers. These instructions will feel natural, and make it possible for you to surf over the
waves of time. You will learn that you can trust your intuition when it
comes to choosing what to do. As a result, your actions are not only
inspired but also very effective. The focus you experience will be relaxed and unforced. But more than anything else, an inner sense of
calm will arise, and again and again you will feel: I’ve got the time.
Rights sold: Le Relié (France)
* full English, German
and French translation *
Time Surfing has proved popular even in the business world. Companies and occupational health organisations such as Delta Lloyd, the
Trimbos Instituut, and De Persgroep are introducing their employees to
Time Surfing with the book and workshops to encourage a healthy way
of working.
PR AISE FOR TIME SURFING:
‘Time Surfing teaches you to focus on only one thing at a time and to
trust your natural ability to organise. In this way you can continue to
function calmly, even when there is a constant need for action.’ – GEERT
JAN GROENEVELD, NEUROLOGIST VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
‘Now I function without schedules and with much more confidence. Time
Surfing is like being carried by time.’ – MARTINE DES TOMBE, CONDUCTOR
‘What a wonderful book!’ – LISETTE THOOFT, WRITER AND JOURNALIST Paul Loomans is founder and coach at
StressOntknoping (Unraveling Stress) in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He works
with people, both one-on-one and in
groups, to help them regain a sense
of calm. To do this, he uses a method
he developed based on insights from
Zen. He is a former actor and director of mime and physical theater. Paul
Loomans has been a Zen monk since
1984, and helps run the European Zen
Center in Amsterdam. He is married and
the father of three children.
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H I G H L I G H T – H E A LT H A N D L I F E S T Y L E
All about food, exercise, health and more!
DAISY OPPELAAR
I Love Health
400.000 UNIQUE SITE VISITS PER MONTH
Daisy Oppelaar worked in the PR world and started blogging about her
passion for health, exercise and healthy eating. Her blog became a
hugely successful platform. Her writing is accessible, open and direct,
and she is known for her simple recipes and ‘top 10s’ that have been a
big success on Facebook, such as the top 10 for a flat stomach and the
10 benefits of running. Her book reads like a glossy coffee table book
and will help anyone who wants to improve his or her health.
NEW Kosmos, Health and Lifestyle,
206 pages, October 2015
* Dutch pdf *
P R A I S E F O R I L O V E H E A LT H :
‘Daisy is a fantastic health blogger. It was inevitable she would write
a book! Already a must-read!’ – VIVIAN REIJS, DIETICIAN
Daisy Oppelaar worked in PR for
beauty brands and, after the successful launch of her platform I love Health,
decided to devote herself to it full-time
and produce an accompanying book.
www.ilovehealth.nl
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H I G H L I G H T – FA M I LY A N D H E A LT H
The best-selling book about dementia in the Benelux
RUUD DIRKSE & CARO PETIT
If Only I’d Known
Practical Handbook on Dealing with
Dementia for Family and Carers
Worldwide, 44 million people suffer from dementia; the patients themselves have a limited grasp of the disease. For that reason, it is important that family, friends and carers gain an understanding of the illness
and act accordingly.
If Only I’d Known is packed with practical tips for family and carers
– whether it be practical assistance, medical issues, resources or financial issues. The stories of personal experiences make the book unique,
and the numerous sections and illustrations increase accessibility.
Based on the latest scientific knowledge.
NEW Kosmos, Health and Family,
(midprice edition)
P R E S S O N I F O N LY I ’ D K N O W N :
‘Through practical instructions on how to deal with doctors and officials,
and explanations of all the possibilities, the book also gives confidence
and helps families and carers to formulate a clear demand for care.’ –
INNOVATIEKRING DEMENTIE
‘Practical, direct, and to the point.’ – PROF. DR. PHILIP SCHELTENS,
DIRECTOR ALZHEIMER CENTER VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
A MSTERDAM
‘Are you a long-term carer? Then you need to take good care of yourself! Take the time to read this book, which is full of practical tips for
carers.’ – JANCOR DE BOER, DIRECTOR MEZZO, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF V OLUNTARY CARERS
Ruud Dirkse is director of DAZ,
ac
onsulting firm specialising in healthcare innovation. He has authored three
books on dementia.
Caro Petit has worked with dementia
sufferers for years as an occupational
therapist.
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HIGHLIGHT – ART AND CRAFTS
The king of crocheting
DENDENNIS
Kawaii Crochet
Crocheting Supercute Amigurumi
40.000 COPIES OF DENDENNIS’ BOOKS SOLD TO DATE
25.000 COPIES OF ‘WEIRD AND WONDERFUL AMIGURUMIS’
SOLD IN GERMANY
ALMOST 15.000 FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS
NEW Kawaii is Japanese for cute. For this crochet book, Dendennis designed
adorable amigurumi patterns that you can crochet step by step with
clear descriptions and photographs. From rocket ice-lolly and doughnut to unicorn, these adorable crochet figures all display Dendennis’
familiar sense of humour.
PREVIOUS TITLES:
Dendennis Is Having a Party! (German translation rights sold to
frechverlag)
Weird and Wonderful Amigurumi – From Booger Face to Boiling Chicken
(German translation rights sold to frechverlag)
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Kosmos, Art and Crafts, 80 pages,
October 2015
* Dutch pdf * English website *
English and German material *
Dennis van den Brink is the designer
of the weird and wonderful Kawaii figures. He develops each amigurumi until
it becomes a totally unique character.
Thousands of international crochet fans
follow Dennis at Facebook.com/
Dendennisamigurumi.
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Beastly beautiful amigurumi!
T E S S A VA N R I E T- E R N S T
Amigurumi and Monsters
Crochet These Friendly Fiends!
NEW Kosmos, Art and Crafts, 80 pages,
October 2015
* Dutch pdf * full German
translation (previous titles) *
The theme of Tessa’s fifth crochet book is monsters. Not dangerous
ghouls but friendly fiends who steal everyone’s heart, such as a green
dragon who always clings to his teddy bear and a helpless crocodile
without a swimming certificate. More unique amigurumi patterns to
crochet step by step. Including photos of the required crochet stitches.
PREVIOUS TITLES:
Amigurumi’s in Love (German
translation rights sold to BPA
Media)
Amigurumi and More (German
Media)
Amigurumi and Minis (German
Media)
Amigurumi and Forest Friends
(German translation rights sold
to BPA Media)
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The latest trend in crocheting
S A S C H A B L A S E - VA N W A G T E N D O N K
Crocheting Lace
20 Accessories in Colour
Crocheting with lace can give your projects an attractive, airy look.
Lace is suitable for crocheting items such as summery shawls, romantic appliqués or beautiful dreamcatchers. Crochet expert Sascha
shows you how to create multiple variations with a single pattern.
The 20 projects and variations are described step by step, including
illustrations of crochet stitches, crochet patterns and plenty of photos.
Brimming with crochet inspiration for crocheters of all levels!
NEW Kosmos, Art and Crafts, 80 pages,
July 2015
*Dutch pdf *
Sascha Blase started crocheting and
designing her own free patterns a few
years ago. Her blog A la Sascha has
grown popular among hobby crafters.
Crocheting Lace is her second book.
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HIGHLIGHT – FOOD AND DRINK
Eat seaweed, live long, save the planet!
LISET TE KREISCHER, NORTH SEA
FA R M F O U N D AT I O N , M A R C E L
SCHUTTELAAR ET AL.
Ocean Greens
Cooking with Seaweed
VEGAN AWARD 2014 FOR THE DUTCH WEED BURGER
NEW Ocean Greens is a book that will make you completely rethink your eating habits. Lisette Kreischer is a food specialist and co-inventor of the
internationally acclaimed seaweed-based Dutch Weed Burger, the recipe of which is featured in the book.
Kosmos, Food and Drink, 192 pages,
September 2015
English website * press kit *
Kreischer and her team have been working closely with experts to incorporate the most recent research findings in the book. Scientists from
Wageningen have proclaimed seaweed and algae the new super foods,
packed with high-quality proteins, vitamins and minerals. By choosing
seaweed as the main source of protein we can restore and repair the
ecosystem, save thousands of litres of fresh water, and free up millions
of acres of land. It’s like saving the world with good food!
Kreischer has used a variety of seaweed from all over the globe to develop the delicious recipes featured in this book – which gives this
unique collection additional international appeal.
PRESS ON THE DUTCH WEED BURGER:
‘When Lisette Kreischer created the Dutch Weed Burger, a plant-based
burger, she and her co-founder Mark Kulsdom […] wanted to encourage
people to rethink their consumption habits through the promotion of a
food source that’s at the bottom of the food chain – seaweed.’
– THE GUARDIAN
‘They have come up with an innovative idea to provide the ever-growing
population of the planet with food: algae, in the absolutely delicious
form of a burger. Their initiative not only aims at finding an alternative
for meat, but also at rethinking our eating habits.’
– CORRIERE DELLA SERA
Lisette Kreischer makes the world
‘ecofabulous’. With numerous activities,
including five books focusing on vegan
food, and as co-founder of the Dutch
Weed Burger BV, she shows that vegetarian food is easy, tasty and healthy,
and belongs in everybody’s diet. Lisette
blogs in English at Be Ecofabulous.
Marcel Schuttelaar is a nutritional
engineer and former campaigner.
In 1995 he set up Schuttelaar & Partners, a consultancy for sustainable and
healthy business. His most recent initiative is the Stichting Noordzee Boerderij
(North Sea Farm Foundation), the engine behind the cultivation of seaweed
in the North Sea.
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A top chef’s no-nonsense encounters with beef and veal
H E R M A N D E N B L I J K E R & J A A P VA N R I J N
M E AT
Herman Den Blijker is passionate about meat. But be warned, his
fervour is contagious! Before you know it, you’ll care just as much
about MEAT – the quality, the flavour, the texture, the origins, the
price and your butcher – as the people in this book. You’ll be chomping at the bit for time to set up your own spit-roast, barbecue a
choice cut of dry-aged bavette of beef with his five-star recipes, or
taste the traditional primal cuts of tender Dutch Beef. Den Blijker
recounts his visits to North and South American farmers, abattoirs
and butchers.
NEW Kosmos, Food and Drink, 272 pages,
September 2015 (midprice edition)
Herman is a Dutch TV-chef and the man behind Restaurant Las Palmas in Rotterdam. He is famous in the Netherlands for his pushyour-sleeves-up-and-just-get-on-with-it-attitude to life, the world
and cooking. He is well-known for his no-nonsense television shows,
top-selling cookery books and the HERMAN DEN BLIJKER brand of
kitchen utensils.
New to his collection, this is more than a cookery book: MEAT is an
international accolade to the modern meat industry.
P R E S S O N M E AT:
‘A tasteful book that keeps the butcher’s trade alive. Love meat? Then
you’ll love Herman and take him under your arm in book form to the
butcher.’
– FOODSPECIALS
‘Entrecôte, côte de boeuf, blade, rib eye or oxtail: the book covers an
impressive range of cuts with the best cooking methods and recipes.
Whether you opt for raw, frying, stewing, or grilling, Herman will help
you.’ – WINELIFE
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Herman den Blijker is a Rotterdammer
born and bred who combines entrepreneurship with cooking. He owns the
restaurant Las Palmas, presents successful television programmes such as
Mijn tent is top and Herrie gezocht, has
a weekly column in the AD newspaper,
and previously wrote Herman, Always
Hungry, Cooking with Herman and
Herman at Hand.
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‘The latest insider favorite’ – The New York Times
KIRSTEN ECKHART & WILLEM-JAN
HENDRIKS
Gartine
Seasonal Eating with Gartine
Kosmos, Food and Drink,
‘Gartine’ is the Old Dutch word for kitchen garden. It also has another
meaning: the best lunch place in Amsterdam, with dishes straight from
the kitchen garden in Beemster municipality. The food is so good it has
even been mentioned in the New York Times and Time Out. The décor
and ambiance are also special: joie de vivre as a lifestyle. Come and try
it at home; life is good!
224 pages, March 2015
PRESS ON GARTINE:
‘A fine addition to any bookcase!’
– ELLE FOOD, NL
‘Paradise in the heart of
Amsterdam.’ – MARGRIET
‘Seasonal Cooking with Gartine is
a wonderfully romantic book, in
which you can feel the couple’s
touch down to the tiniest details.
[...] Lose yourself in Jeroen van
der Spek’s photographs. Leafing
through this book, you fantasise
about being the proud owner
of a vegetable garden in the
Beemster.’ – NRC NEXT
Since 2007, Kirsten Eckhart and
Willem-Jan Hendriks have run the
now almost legendary Gartine, a ‘food
spot’ in the centre of Amsterdam.
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Sugar-, wheat- and cow’s milk-free recipes for every day
IDA DE HAART
SLA
We just eat
SLA is a brilliant cookbook that shows that, above all, healthy and balanced
food is also delicious. Sugar-free, wheat-free and dairy-free, every day.
In the space of a year, the Netherlands’ first salad bar has conquered Amsterdam, opening no fewer than five locations. Discover their green recipes:
besides salads and dressings, the book contains recipes for hummus,
healthy sweets, soups and natural juices. This book provides its readers
with an abundance of ideas for healthy guilty pleasures that give us all-day
energy, rather than a short sugar rush.
NEW Kosmos, Food and Drink, 232 pages,
June 2015
‘Real men eat salad’ – Founder Jop de Graaf in NRC
R E V I E W S O N T H E R E S TA U R A N T:
‘Most delicious salad ever!’ – ***** ON TRIPADVISOR
‘For me, SLA proves that healthy eating can go hand in hand with a
“sustainable” diet, and that this does not need to be complicated, let alone
expensive. Sustainability is a complex and broad concept; in any case,
SLA offers healthy lunches and dinners without sacrificing taste, which also
benefit the farmer and the land.’ – JORIS LOHMAN, COMMITTEE M EMBER
SLOW FOOD INTERNATIONAL
‘Here we have a healthy gem with great lunch and dinner options for all
seasons.’ – SANTÉ MAGAZINE
Jop van de Graaf, Ida de Haart and
Nina Pierson are the founders of SLA.
Within 18 months, what started as one
of the first Dutch salad bars grew into a
chain of five successful branches. Their
mission is to make healthy and sustainable food accessible to everyone.
The recipes are developed by Ida de
Haart. She studied orthomolecular nutrition and also has an innate love for
cooking and baking, a culinary diploma,
and a broad experience in Amsterdam
catering.
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HIGHLIGHT – LIFESTYLE
A gorgeous make-up manual featuring
Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau and Sylvie Meis
X E L LY C A B A U VA N K A S B E R G E N
The Make-Up Book
There is no better ambassador for the subject of skincare, make-up
and hair styling than Xelly Cabau van Kasbergen. With her infectious
enthusiasm she makes every woman feel beautiful and attractive.
Xelly gives important skincare tips and explains how to lay the foundation for radiant make-up. An app has also been launched to share top
beauty secrets of Xelly.
NEW Kosmos, Lifestyle, 160 pages,
June 2015
* Dutch pdf * app with tutorials *
PR AISE FOR THE MAKE-UP BOOK:
‘Thanks to my sister Xelly’s make-up skills I always look fantastic!
With her make-up book full of great tips, now anyone can make the best
of themselves.’ – YOLANTHE SNEIJDER-CABAU
‘Read on and find out how you can create Sylvie’s gorgeous glow f or
yourself.’ – HUNKEMOLLER.COM
‘This book is a must for anyone working with make-up and in need of
some basic tips. You will get a lot out of this book!’
– **** CELINESCHRIJFT.BE
Xelly Cabau van Kasbergen was born
in Ibiza in 1988 and is a beautician and
hair stylist. She works with numerous
celebrities, including her sister Yolanthe
and Sylvie Meis. She is also responsible
for the make-up on shoots for magazines such as Beau Monde, Glossy and
Grazia, and had a biweekly item on
Life4you, a highly successful RTL 4 TV
programme.
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HIGHLIGHT – TRAVEL AND LEISURE
A practical guide to eating, shopping and sleeping
in the Dutch capital
M O N I Q U E VA N D E N H E U V E L
Amsterdam Style Guide
Eating – Sleeping – Shopping
Shopping, eating and sleeping. The Amsterdam Style Guide takes you to
the hippest places that you won’t find in the average guidebook. There
is so much more to discover in the Dutch capital, and this book reveals
it all. Beautifully designed and infectiously written. A must-read for
every lifestyle lover!
NEW
Kosmos, Travel and Leisure,
296 pages, October 2015
Rights sold: Malik | National
Geographic (Germany)
* German translation *
Monique van den Heuvel has lived in
Amsterdam for more than 20 years.
She is a journalist and editor and works
for leading Dutch magazines. She is
always on the lookout for fun and special places in Amsterdam that inspire
her in her work and life. In this book she
shares her favourite addresses.
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E LV I N P O S T
Dame Blanche
ELVIN POST SOLD OVER 80.000 COPIES IN THE NETHERLANDS
Film rights sold to Waterland Film
* English sample translation & synopsis *
‘Brilliant, fluent, cool, evocative writing, with pacey dialogues and characters that sometimes
make you want to reach out and embrace them.’ – RENATE DORRESTEIN
‘Once again, Elvin Post’s wry humour is very strong in this book.’ – MARION PAUW
‘Dame Blanche is funny, real and exciting. Top notch entertainment. There’s a lot of humour to
be found in the tragedy of the petty criminal who’s ever getting himself deeper in his obsession.’
– **** DE STANDAARD
‘Above all, Dame Blanche by Elvin Post is a hilarious story set in New York, a comedy of manners
full of twists both light and dark.’ – AD MAGAZINE
‘Elvin Post belongs to the crème de la crème of the thriller writer métier.’ – TELEGRAAF
‘Another beautifully written book, full of humour and surprises. A must for fans of thrillers in
the style of Elmore Leonard.’ – THRILLERWEB.NL
Ambo|Anthos, Thriller, 313 pages, January 2015
‘A real nail-biter of a thriller. You will completely lose yourself in it.’ – GLAMOUR
LIENEKE DIJKZEUL
The Detective Vegter Series
OVER 435.000 COPIES SOLD IN THE NETHERLANDS
Rights sold: dtv (Germany)
* full German translations * English sample material *
Having lost his wife a few years ago, Detective Paul Vegter is still
trying to get his life back on track. He is a greying, middle-aged
detective, who is voluntarily making way for younger, less expe-
The Silent Sin:
Cold Spring:
The Scent of Rain:
Vegter Series part 1
(2006)
(2007)
(2009)
rienced colleagues. Alongside his much younger colleague Renée
Pettersen, Vegter must tackle a variety of murder cases, each with
their own characteristics and difficulties: from a serial killer who
targets only red-haired female victims, to brutal murders committed
in broad daylight.
PRESS ON LIENEKE DIJKZEUL:
‘Dijkzeul excels in concise descriptions and in connecting different
storylines that eventually merge seamlessly to form skilful whydunits.
Her highly developed powers of observation lift her books to an almost British level.’ – TROUW
PRESS ON THE VEGTER SERIES:
‘Her use of language borders on the poetic.’ – DE TELEGRAAF
The Lost Son:
What Remains:
When Toads Scream:
‘If thriller–writing is a craft, The Scent of Rain is a masterpiece.’
– NRC HANDELSBLAD
(2011)
(2012)
(2015)
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JOEP DOHMEN
LAURA MAASKANT
M A R C E L VA A R M E I J E R
B A R T VA N O L P H E N
Against Indifference
Live!
The Glory Days of
Walter Gom
Cooking with
Tinned Fish
IN THE NETHERLANDS
IN THE NETHERLANDS
FOR FANS OF THE ROSIE
PROJECT
IN THE NETHERLANDS
Rights sold: rüffer & rub
2ND, DELUXE EDITION WITH
(Switzerland)
FULL-COLOUR PHOTOS
* full German translation *
Dutch pdf *
‘Dohmen makes an attempt to flesh
out a modern art of living. The
great merit of this fascinating book
is Dohmen’s effort to rescue autonomy from liberalism’s suffocating embrace while also protecting
it from conservative enemies and
spiritual quacks. A timely intervention.’ – GROENE AMSTERDAMMER
‘I personally read Against Indiffe
rence as a call for self-conscious
individual autonomy at a time
when that autonomy is being
challenged or denied from all sides.
It is possible to adopt an independent position towards the zeitgeist.
Scepticism and self-criticism are
not signs of weakness.’
– NRC HANDELSBLAD
‘A liberating, stimulating book that
presents a refreshing alternative
voice.’ – HAPPINEZ
‘Dohmen translates the ideas of
thinkers such as Foucault, Socrates,
Nietzsche and Montaigne to the
present day. It’s surprising to read
how relevant these ideas are.’
Rights sold: Bastei Lübbe
(Germany), Dutch stage rights
sold to De Productiebrigade
* full German translation *
English sample translation *
‘A profoundly touching, true story.’
– BILD
‘Laura’s immense strength is a call
for the reader to appreciate life as a
gift.’ – SÜD-OST JOURNAL
‘What matters is the here and now.
That is the message of her book,
including and especially for anyone
who does not have cancer: make
the most of beautiful moments.’ –
VK MAGAZINE
A heartbreakingly honest story
about a young woman with cancer.
Rather than the fight for a cure, it
focuses on the fight for personal
growth. Laura describes ultimate
happiness from the beauty of
mortality.’ – MAARTEN VAN DER
‘The story is not only intriguing, but
also funny and touching. Previously
a writer for young adults, with The
Glory Days of Walter Gom, Marcel
Vaarmeijer has produced a refreshing novel.’ – **** DE TELEGRAAF
‘Marcel Vaarmeijer has written a
modern fairy tale, with an ending
that goes with it. The story incorporates many refreshing elements and
the author is not afraid to place the
story in the present. Making The
Glory Days of Walter Gom a convincing debut that makes you long
for more.’ – **** HEBBAN.NL
‘Humoristic feel-good novel for
everyone who can use a smile.’ –
CLEEFT.NL
NOMINATED FOR DUTCH
COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR
2014
Rights sold: Pavilion
(World English)
‘Bart is my fish hero – this book
rocks! I’m off to buy some tinned
fish’
– JAMIE OLIVER
‘Finally, a book about good food
from a tin. The message of this
book is that tinned fish is a
valuable product. While people
in the rest of the world have
known this for some time, this
idea is now catching on here in
the Netherlands. This book will
inspire you to buy and eat the
ultimate convenience food.’
– JUDGES, COOKBOOK OF
THE YEAR
WEIJDEN, FORMER OLYMPIC
SWIMMING CHAMPION,
WHO RECOVERED FROM CANCER
– MIND MAGAZINE
‘Dohmen writes superbly and his
line of reasoning is very accessible.
Philosophy with Dohmen is a great
pleasure, and the book itself becomes a friend.’ – DE HUMANIST
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Ten Have, Non–fiction,
Luitingh-Sijthoff, Fiction,
Kosmos, Food and Drink,
320 pages, 2007
191 pages, June 2015
216 pages, June 2014
KOEN HAEGENS
M O D I FA S T
The Greatest
Show on Earth
My Lifestyle Diet
Tasty and Healthy
Weight Loss
The Myth of the Market
Economy
The only scientifically proven
method for rapid weight loss,
including helpful plans for a
tailor-made diet.
A crash course in
real-world economics.
Ambo|Anthos,
Kosmos, 192 pages, May 2015
JOEP DOHMEN
A N N E L I E S S PA N G
Modern Bildung
Colouring on the Go
How Young People Can
Shape Their Own Lives
Colouring for relaxation –
mandalas, zendalas and
other colouring pictures
in a handy size.
Demonstrating the importance
of the ideal of contemporary
Bildung in education and
upbringing.
Kosmos, 48 pages,
October 2015
Ambo|Anthos,
I N G R I D VA N
W I L L E N S WA A R D
TA N YA C O M M A N D E U R
Home, Garden and
Kitchen Colouring
Book
The Man Who Left
Everything Behind
Colouring pictures, labels
and postcards from one of
the Netherlands’ most popular
DIY Feelgood bloggers!
A Dutch son’s search for his
father in America in the early
20th century.
Ambo|Anthos,
Kosmos, 48 pages,
M I R E I L L E VA N H O U T
Land of Love
An idyllic childhood in an
Ibiza hippie commune and
the mysterious departure
from this paradise.
Ambo|Anthos,
September 2015
J O L A N D A VA N
NOORDENBURG
Sweethearts in
Foam and Silk Clay
New generation of clay
with many possibilities,
from magnets to paper clips!
Kosmos, 60 pages,
October 2015
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MARJAN LABAN
MARIEKE BLOKLAND
Wonder!
Doodles & Letters
The touching first weeks
of a baby
Let simple doodles grow into
beautiful illustrations for your
own projects!
A lovely full-colour gift book
with photos of new-born
babies
Kosmos, 112 pages, October 2015
Kok, 96 pages, August 2015
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CECILE VOSSEN &
RINGEL GOSLINGA
Looking Back
Stories about life
What people nearing
death can teach us about
life
kok
S T E FA N K L E I N T J E S
Food for the
Small Ones
A unique guide to introducing
babies to self-feeding and solid
food
Kosmos, 240 pages, September 2014
Ten Have, 192 pages,
October 2015
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INGRID MEURS
Relaxed on Holiday
Endless Fun Before,
During and After
Your Holiday
XENIA KASPER
Nemesis
Helps you to relax when you
go on holiday and enjoy the
memory after you come home.
A breath-taking thriller
loaded with passion and
deadly jealousy
Luitingh-Sijthoff, 352 pages,
August 2014
Kosmos, 160 pages, June 2015
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