News from the world of books and our region. The publication date shows when each article was written.
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 in Animation...
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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,...
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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...
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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,...
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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 ago...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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