Bob Thissen - Exploring the Unbeaten Path
Who is Bob Thissen? Background & Work Bob Thissen (born 1985, Netherlands) is an urban explorer, adventurer, photographer, and stop-motion artist. In 2013, he earned a Master's degree...
Pietje Bell - Chris van Abcoude
Chris van Abkoude was a Dutch writer (actually: Christiaan Frederik van Abkoude, 1880–1960), best known as the creator of Pietje Bell and Kruimeltje. The first Pietje Bell book, Pietje Bell, or the...
Nora Roberts has written over 200 novels and is one of the world's best-selling authors. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. She does most of the research for her books ...
80 Years of Liberation in North Limburg
80 Years of Liberation in North Limburg: Memories, Stories, and Celebrations In 2025, we celebrate a special milestone: 80 years of liberation after the Second World War. For North Limburg, a regio...
Photo: Kortooms collector Jan Koppes from Meerlo.Toon Kortooms, the regional novelist from Deurne who grew up in Griendtsveen, is inextricably linked to the Peel.Toon Kortooms passed away 25 years ...
Comics are a world unto themselves for book lovers
Comic books are a unique world for book lovers; at Boeken-Plein, we have thousands of comic books available, from Suske en Wiske, Tintin, Donald Duck, to The Bluecoats, etc. etc. We have comic book...
The French book The Little Prince is being released in the Venlo dialect
On October 18, the French book Le Petit Prince will be released in the Venlo dialect, 't Klein Prinske.Former French teacher, Bas Vissers, has translated the book into the Venlo dialect. Bas hopes ...
75 years ago, Hotze de Roos wrote *De schippers van de Kameleon*
Chameleon news, This year, 2024, marks exactly 75 years since Hotze de Roos wrote the skippers of the Kameleon.Hotze de Roos was born in 1909 in Langezwaag (Friesland). His youth was spent in the F...