Lifestyle & Art List - Frankfurt 2023

75 Vegan Recipes from Regional Italian Cuisines

Luna Trapani

75 delicious Italian vegan recipes

Accessibly written with a modern layout and containing exceptionally atmospheric pictures

The sequel of the successful titles Veganista and Vegetalia

After the success of her first two books, Veganista and Vegetalia, the ItalianFlemish chef and restaurant owner Luna Trapani once again serves up authentic dishes from Italy’s regional cuisines with a vegan twist. Veganissima contains 75 recipes, classified into northern, central and southern Italy, with each category containing 25 vegetable recipes typical for that region. From a typical Genovese pasta with pesto to a Tuscan ribolitta soup and the famous Neapolitan pizza: Luna brings you along for a culinary journey through Italy.

The book contains recipes for entrées, main dishes and desserts from three Italian regions. The colourful dishes represent the versatility of the Italian cuisine.

189 x 246 mm | 192 pages | 29,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

13,500 copies sold

Luna Trapani is a young and creative chef, born from an Italian father and a Belgian mother. She has her own restaurant, Spritz, in the centre of Antwerp and has an online presence through @spritz_antwerp and @lunatrapani.

Simple and Pure

Gluten and Lactose Free Delight Has Never Been Easier

Sanne van Lierop

Includes more than 65 recipes for every moment of the day

Tasty food, but gluten and lactose-free

The recipes are simple and for everyone who wants to start eating healthier

When Sanne van Lierop had to stop eating refined sugars, gluten and lactose for her health, it was a hard pill to swallow for such a bon vivant. She decided not to throw in the towel and instead to develop recipes that did whet her appetite. When she started sharing those, she realized how large the need was for easily-accessible gluten and lactose-free recipes.

Her book Simple & Pure is filled with more than 65 simple, joyful and above all tasty recipes. From smoky cauliflower tacos with mango-avocado salsa to sweet potato brownies. Not just for the growing number of people with food intolerances or allergies, but for every bon vivant!

170 x 240 mm | 216 pages | 30,900 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Sanne van Lierop has been struggling with rheumatism from a very young age, because of which she had to take medication that damaged her intestinal wall. This in turn caused a gluten allergy and a lactose and gluten intolerance; a culinary challenge. On her Instagram page and blog Food by Sanne, she shares recipes on a daily basis to make it easier for people to eat nutritiously, lactose free and without refined sugar.

Taste Korea

Korean Recipes with Local Ingredients

Ae Jin Huys

An accessible way of getting to know Korean cuisine

70 healthy and delicious recipes

With ingredients that can be found at your local grocer

What makes Korean food so flavourful? The secret is in the ‘jangs,’ the sauces that for thousands of years have formed the foundation of Korean cuisine. Jang is made using soybeans, that are fermented into soy sauce (ganjang), soybean paste (doenjang) and chili paste (gochujang). These flavourings ensure a rich palate of tastes and have a positive effect on health.

In 2019, Ae Jin Huys introduced us to kimchi, a Korean type of fermented vegetables. In this book she shows us how you can use different jangs as flavouring. For example, the butter with your potatoes with a jang. It will change your dish completely.

In 70 accessible recipes – with ingredients easily found in the local grocery store – the jangs make your everyday food more healthy and delicious in the blink of an eye. The best of both worlds!

The South Korean Ae Jin Huys has been serving Korean cuisine for years in pop-up restaurants, events and workshops with her food concept Mokja. Together with her husband she often travels to Korea to get inspired.

Kimchi

Recent cookery bestsellers

I Love to Eat 2

190 x 250 mm | 224 pages | 33,700 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

80 new and surprising low carb dishes

Recipes with even more vegetables Including beautiful vibrant images

Pascale's books have sold over 2.5 million copies

The Book

all rights available

Authenticity is Pascale Naessens’

power. She doesn’t only inspire with her simple and surprising recipes, but also with her inviting images. Like Pascale says: ‘I wanted to write an honest book with real situations that people identify with and let themselves be inspired.’

Over the course of a year, Pascale works to create, test and improve her recipes in which the keynotes are tasty, simple, surprising and healthy. In the competitive market of ‘healthy food’, Pascale Naessens’ books keep their unique appeal. Her books differentiate themselves by their authentic character, both in recipes and lifestyle, making her the most important Belgian author and source of inspiration for healthy cooking.

Low Carb on a Budget all rights available

Italia con

e Amore all rights available, except for English rights

English manuscript in production

Sweet Table all rights available

of Italian Baking

Gusto

Soup-er

Soup from All Corners of the World for Every Day of the Year

Janine de Roode

Soup for every season, for both beginners and seasoned home cooks

Accessible and clear recipes from all over the world: from Italy to India and from France to Vietnam

Includes recipes for toppings and all kinds of snacks to combine with your soup, such as cheese straws and spicy sausage rolls

Celeriac soup with chorizo and slow-cooked cinnamon apples. Sweet potato soup with coconut milk. Or roasted beet soup with a pistachio crumble? Thanks to the clear step-by-step instructions of Janine de Roode, founder of soup bar Soep-er, you can now make the tastiest soups at home.

You will find soup from all corners of the world, whether it be for lunch, a snack, an entrée or a filling dinner. And there’s soup for every season. Pick a hearty soup to warm up during the coldest winter days, or go for a cooling salmorejo on a hot summer afternoon. Clear soups and creamy soups; light soups and meal soups. Whichever soup you pick from this book: they’re all surprising – often thanks to the delicious toppings – allowing you to impress your family and friends.

150 x 200 mm | 176 pages | 32,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Janine de Roode was trained in a hotel and catering school after which she worked in the catering industry. From New Zealand she eventually ended up back in the Netherlands again, where in 2020, she started her own company Soep-er.

Take-away Lunches

75 Salads, Soups, Wraps and More

Simone van der Koelen

A surprising cookbook full of accessible and healthy recipes

All dishes are easy to prepare with readily available ingredients Countless inspiring options for a tasty back-to-work meal

On her popular blog FoodQuotes, Simone van der Koelen was asked for years: ‘What’s a good alternative to a sandwich for lunch?’

In Lunch without Bread, she answers this question extensively.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with a nice sandwich for lunch, but more and more people pick something other than bread. By means of 75 surprising lunch recipes, Simone shows how you can replace a regular office lunch with a crunchy halloumi salad, or fresh spring rolls. She also gives tips for tasty dressings, shows you how to put together a good lunch and what lunch box is ideal for you.

190 x 225 mm | 164 pages | 12,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback all rights available

Simone van der Koelen is a nutritionist. 10 years ago she started sharing her healthy recipes online, which eventually expanded into her website FoodQuotes. On this blog and her accompanying social media channels, she shares colourful, accessible and, above all, tasty dishes.

Croquette 40 crunchy recipes from Stuff’d Stuff’d

A perfect gift book for the hobby chef

A menu full of croquettes: entrée, main dish, and even dessert

From classics to exotic croquettes based on world cuisine

Who doesn’t love croquettes? You can now make this culinary favourite all by yourself thanks to Nico and Kathelijne, the passionate couple behind the croquette brand Stuff’d.

They bundled together their experience and explain the enthusiastic hobby chef how to make variations of the perfect croquette, step-by-step, adding all kinds of tips and tricks.

Besides classics like the potato, cheese and shrimp croquette, this duo also manages to entice the more adventurous foodie with some original croquettes from all over the world. Vegetarians and vegans aren’t shoved to the side-lines either and even the sugar lovers among us will encounter croquettes they’ll love; a cookbook that will elate every hobby chef!

Nico Troch and Kathelijne Stoop are the owners of Delicias, a company that makes artisanal croquettes for several chefs and companies. Nico grew up in the catering business and loves croquettes. In the shop, however, he never found anything to his liking which is why he developed his own brand with Kathelijne: Stuff’d. They specialize in creating their own authentic croquettes with pure ingredients, a new look, full of quality and creativity.

Mocktail Party

Alcohol-Free Drinks for Every Occasion

MONO Mocktails

Attractive gift book full of trendy non-alcoholic drinks

All mocktails are classified according to theme and are linked to festive occasions, like birthdays, Valentine’s Day and New Year

Non-alcoholic drinks are becoming increasingly more popular

This book contains the tastiest mocktails of MONO Mocktails, known for their refreshing, beautifully presented and thematic mocktails. Whether you are looking for a romantic drink to enjoy together for Valentine’s Day, or for a trendy mocktail for, for example, a Christmas diner, birthday, wedding, baby shower or Sugar Feast: Mocktail Party provides you with the recipe and shows you how to decorate and present your mocktail in a festive fashion. Cheers!

150 x 200 mm | 176 pages | 18,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

MONO Mocktails was founded in 2019 by the sisters Senna & Esma el Mourabit. They make flavourful and trendy alcohol-free drinks, that are just as festive, refreshing and tasty as a cocktail with alcohol. They serve their mocktails at parties, ranging from baby showers to weddings and from the opening of a new business to a movie première.

Pastry

70 Recipes for Cake, from Simple to Super Deluxe Roger van Damme & Claudia Allemeersch

70 recipes for pastry with finesse by renowned confectioner Roger van Damme and the expertise of hobby chef Claudia Allemeersch

Surprising flavours, sound descriptions, stunning pictures

For both the home baker and the top chef who want to try new recipes

In Pastry master confectioner Roger van Damme and hobby chef Claudia Allemeersch bundle together their strengths to treat you to the most delicious pastry. Their expertise and creativity result in cakes that don’t just taste delicious, but also look stunning. Claudia takes care of the classic pastries, while Roger turns them into his own deluxe version for the more experienced baker. The recipes are explained clearly and the beautiful pictures make your mouth water. From honey cake and cupcakes to financiers and madeleines. In short, if you love baking and delicacies, your collection shouldn’t be without this book.

225 x 285 mm | 228 pages | 27,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Roger van Damme is a master confectioner and owner of the lunch lounge Het Gebaar in Antwerp, which was awarded its first Michelin star in 2010. It’s a known fact that Claudia Allemeersch is an excellent cook. Ever since she won the thrilling finale of the very first ‘Best Hobby Chef of Flanders’ in 2009, she has never disappeared from the spotlight in fine-tasting Flanders.

The Vegan Baking Book

Vegan Baking with @chezmariette

Marieke Wyns

The long expected baking book by Chez Mariette

Chock-full of delicious recipes with very accessible ingredients

With all kinds of tips & tricks that simplify the recipes and make them more accessible

In the past few years, a trend can be noticed on social media: vegan food and natural ingredients become more and more important on the path towards a better lifestyle.

The Vegan Baking Book, the stylish cookbook by Marieke Wyns, aka Chez Mariette, contributes to this new trend with 40 sweet recipes entirely based on natural and vegan ingredients. Marieke makes a vegan lifestyle delicious, sweet and accessible to the enthusiastic hobby baker and/or curious beginner by providing all kinds of tips about different possibilities to succeed.

Try these recipes, discover the sweet side of the vegan lifestyle and enjoy your beautiful creations!

195 x 240 mm | 176 pages | 19,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Marieke Wyns, the brain behind Chez Mariette, started as a baker on her own. Her beautiful creations are widespread proof that vegan recipes can be unconditionally tasty and sweet. In the spring of 2023, she won the Belgian Vegan Award for ‘Best pastry & dessert’.

50x Cookies

Laura’s Bakery

Laura Kieft

Largest baking blog of the Netherlands: 1,5 million unique visitors a month

Laura has more than 117,000 followers on Instagram and 80,000 followers on Facebook

Easy recipes, so even a beginning home baker can get started quickly

Laura Kieft of Laura’s Bakery, the successful baking queen of the Low Countries, presents her seventh baking book: 50x Cookies.

Cookies are Laura’s favourite dessert: from chocolate chip cookies to gingerbread cookies, nut-caramel sheet cake and more.

All 50 cookies are as tasty and natural as we have come to expect from Laura, supplemented with tips and tricks to simplify baking even more. With clear recipes, step-by-step instructions, easily-accessible ingredients and vivid pictures success is assured for everyone, even the beginning home baker.

170 x 240 mm | 144 pages | 20,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback with flaps all rights available

35,000 copies sold

Laura Kieft has loved baking her whole life. What started as a hobby, has become a beautiful flourishing company. Among other places, her recipes are published on her popular blog Laura’s Bakery. Besides that, Laura launches successful baking books and baking products.

The Sport Cookbook for Cyclists

Fast Cooking, Delicious Food and Better Performance on the Bicycle

Stephanie Scheirlynck

80,000 copies sold in this series

Work Out Food

60 recipes for more energy as an athlete

Claudia Van Avermaet

60 accessible recipes for everyone who works out

195 x 253 mm | 192 pages | 18,000 words | full colour illustrations paperback | all rights available

Let yourself be guided by topclass sport dietician Stephanie Scheirlynck in your own kitchen!

50 new recipes and 15 simple sporty classics that you can serve quickly

With scientific underpinning and adjusted to your sport, for cyclists of all levels

Stephanie Scheirlynck has worked together with, among others, olympic champion Nafi

Thiam

Stephanie Scheirlynck is a top-class sport dietician and works for several well-known Belgian sport teams and individuals. Drawing from her experience she knows well which nutrients sportsmen need and when they need them.

195 x 240 mm | 176 pages | 31,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Basic recipes that you can adjust to your training programme

With handy schedules for each type of athlete

My Power Planner all rights available

Claudia Van Avermaet is a certified food, mind and body coach, and was educated in sports nutrition. She owns health blog thepowerloft.com and is the author of several successful books.

The Taste of Specialty Coffee

Charlene de Buysere, photography Luk Thys

The Tea Book

Veerle Stoffels

Learn about the flavour profiles of different beans

Make stunning latte art in the blink of an eye

Discover your favourite blend

195 x 253 mm | 192 pages | ca. 25,000 words | full colour illustrations paperback | all rights available

In this book your learn everything about the tastiest beans and the best brewing methods of specialty coffee. Whether you’re a coffee layman or a true coffee snob, this book will allow you to brew coffee at home like a real barista.

130 x 195 mm | 296 pages | 18,000 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | all rights available

Tea and infusions are becoming more and more popular because of the many health benefits

With dozens of recipes with tea as an ingredient, but also tips for pairing tea with your meals

A handy guide for every tea lover

Charlene de Buysere was trained as an interior designer, but quickly veered towards the coffee business. She became Belgian Brewerscup champion and won the World Aeropress Championship in 2011. She is co-owner of the coffee bar and roasting house 'Way Coffee Roasters' in Ghent. Luk Thys is an experience food-photographer with several titles to his name. He shares his love of delicious food and drink with Charlene.

The Tea Book is a guide for the tea lover, who would like to read up on their tea knowledge. What are the most well-know types of tea, what are their flavour profiles, which teas provide more energy and which ones put you right to bed? You’ll also find many serving tips and recipes with tea used as an ingredient.

Veerle Stoffels is a tea sommelier who organises many tea ceremonies all over the world and ‘teativities’ with her company Tasting Tea.

Wild & Tasty Mushrooms

50 original recipes, 30 meadow and forest species

Olivier De Vriendt, Jérôme Degreef

Gastronomic creativity at the service of the subtle flavour of mushrooms

Olivier De Vriendt, chef of the restaurant RIZOM, offers 50 simple and original recipes

Based on exceptional and historical engravings of the Botanical Garden of Meise, Jérôme Degreef, mycologist, presents 30 species of mushrooms

A clever mix of gastronomic creativity and scientific rigor turns this book into so much more than a collection of traditional recipes or a classic food guide.

Through 50 resolutely modern culinary proposals, the authors invite the reader to discover the subtle flavours of 30 species of wild mushrooms.

Their recipes are accompanied by tasty anecdotes and practical advice for the preparation and preservation of mushrooms and are illustrated with splendid engravings and historical watercolours.

200 x 270 mm | 176 pages | 21,200 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for French rights French manuscript available

Olivier De Vriendt is a chef and owner of the RIZOM restaurant in Grand-Hornu. Jérôme Degreef is a mycologist and scientific director at the Botanical Garden of Meise.

The Walnut

101 recipes - 4 seasons

Hortense de Castries

The walnut, a seasonal fruit that can be enjoyed all year round... and with its many health benefits, rediscovered in all its forms

The subtle flavour of the walnut, elevated in 101 varied gourmet recipes to be enjoyed throughout the seasons

An original gastronomic journey, with a wealth of practical information on this exceptional food

101 recipes using walnuts, adapted to the seasons, many of which are provided to the reader by big names in Belgium and France: Poilâne, Wild & The Moon, Pascale Beillevaire, etc. Through 101 original culinary recipes, the author invites readers to discover or rediscover walnuts in all their forms, from starters to desserts and snacks, and to elevate their unique, delicate flavours in recipes that don't leave out vegetarians and vegans. Hortense de Castries also distils a wealth of information and practical advice on this exceptional product, which is much too often overlooked.

200 x 260 | 224 pages | 33,900 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for French rights French manuscript available

Hortense de Castries, a native of the Anjou region where her grandfather planted 16 hectares of walnut trees in the 70s, created the nOk brand with the aim of promoting organic walnuts in all their forms. She was awarded the Épicures 2023 Prize.

Plant & Ink

Make Your own Plant-Based Ink

Judith Rosema

Unique book about making your own inks

Clear step-by-step instructions with inspiring examples

With a design by Jet van der Graaf, known from the Happinez specials

Go into your garden or into nature, collect plants and flowers and make your own inks with them. Make blue or orange ink from crocuses, red or pink ink from dahlias, dark green ink from cow parsley and purple ink from elderberries. You can even make use of trees: birch turns into a yellow ink and chestnut into orange ink.

Artist, illustrator and graphic designer Judith Rosema explains step-by-step how to make your own ink. Next to basic recipes for ink, she also indicates which plants you can use per season and what their resulting colour is. She teaches how you can extract pigment from plants and what you can do with the ink. With her inspiring, practical examples, you can immediately get to it yourself.

Judith Rosema is an artist, illustrator, creative jack-of-all-trades and sustainable entrepreneur. She was trained at an art academy in the Netherlands and has a specialisation in graphics (lithos, lino prints, wood prints and etches). Afterwards she started as an artist and often exhibited her work in the Netherlands and Belgium. In 2017 she founded Het Inkt Atelier, a sustainable company which focusses on the botanical. Het Inkt Atelier organises workshops, courses and group trips.

190 x 240 mm | 192 pages | 23,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Plants and Cosmetics

For skin, hair and house

Leoniek Bontje, photography Bella Thewes & Anya van de Wetering

Making your own plant-based personal care products: a growing trend

A beautifully designed gift book

Including recipes, handy pictures of the making process and explanatory notes of the used plants

Plant expert Leoniek Bontje teaches you how, with the use of the plants around us, you can make (cleansing) creams and lip balm, but also how to make deodorant, toothpaste, massage oil and fragrance sticks for your home. Finally you will have care products that are guaranteed to be free of synthetic additives.

With this practical book you can start making care products yourself and you’ll know exactly what to use for your hair, skin and home.

150 x 200 mm | 224 pages | 26,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover English and German rights sold

Leoniek Bontje is a herbalist and wild picker. She loves to share her knowledge of plants. She gives workshops and has already written the well-received books Edible Wild Plants (Wildplukken), Medicinal plants (Plant als medicijn) and Gather and Conserve (Pluk en bewaar).

Recent publications on plants & gardening

The author's brand RottPott was launched in Germany

The Book of Foraging

Ben Brumagne

130 x 195 mm | 320 pages all rights available

The Stinging Nettle Book

Natasja van der Meer

150 x 200 mm | 192 pages all rights available

Sour Goods

Sanne Zwart

150 x 200 mm | 176 pages all rights available

7,000 copies sold

Doctor Flower

Sara Adriaensen

170 x 210 mm | 208 pages all rights available

Tea Garden

Modeste Herwig

170 x 240 mm | 128 pages all rights available

Sustainable Pruning

Tinka Chabot

170 x 240 mm | 184 pages all rights available

My Natural Garden

Gardening According to the Dutch Wave

Jelle Grintjes

Full of examples of plant combinations, practical planting information & beautiful, inspiring photography

All secrets of natural gardening revealed Natural gardening, which is sustainable and climate-proof, is steadily gaining popularity

A garden must be enticing all year round. So waving grasses, special leaf shapes, colourful berries and pretty dogwoods are just as important as flowers. Natural planting creates variety during each season and a garden only becomes prettier throughout the years. This type of planting is called the Dutch Wave.

In this book, Jelle Grintjes shows how to pick the right plants. Discover the power of repetition and eye-catchers, the power of colour and structure. Let yourself be informed but mainly inspired too: what types should you pick and which shouldn’t you? What are winning combinations? How do you climateproof your garden? When do you give nature free reign and when do you intervene?

Jelle Grintjes shares all gardening secrets so you can transform your garden into a beautiful stunning dream garden.

Jelle Grintjes is a garden designer. His garden design studio, Grintjes Tuinontwerp, has been around since 2008. He is a fervent advocate of the Dutch wave.

200 x 280 mm | 224 pages | 49,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Jelle Grintjes is the legitimate successor of Piet Oudolf.

– Neue Rhein/Neue Ruhr Zeitung

Planting Your Own Garden

From

the whole garden to beds and borders

Modeste Herwig

Impressive example gardens, both small and medium sized

Ten gardens by renowned designers

Everything about planting and maintenance

Border plants, bushes and trees bring your garden to life. With the best garden plants and the prettiest combinations, you will experience the seasons at their fullest and enjoy a beautifully planted garden all year long. With this book you can get started by making a planting schedule for your own garden: for a completely new garden or to liven up your existing garden.

In the first chapter, we look at the style and function of plants in your garden. The second chapter you dive into ten impressive small and medium gardens by Dutch garden designers. You will also be shown eight inspiring borders. In chapter three you learn how to make a planting schedule, step by step. You are also given clear information concerning the layout of your plants. Included in chapter four is a selection of strong and beautiful garden plants for you to pick from. They are sorted by blooming time and colour. Here you will find trees, bushes and hedges, but also many species that grow into rich and dense flower borders. Finally, the last chapter provides information about planting and maintaining garden beds and borders.

Modeste Herwig is a famous garden writer, garden photographer and planting expert. She has given workshops for over 20 years about planting schedules. Drawing from these years of experience, she wrote this inspiring book, full of tips and advice for every garden enthusiast.

190 x 250 mm | 160 pages | 30,300 words full colour illustrations | hardback German rights sold

The Survival Guide for Puppy Parents

Ellen Van Hoorn

Accessible tips & tricks for the most common question when raising a pup

Full of useful information from an experienced dog behaviourist Illustrated with the original stamp drawings of Mariska Gewald

Nothing is cuter than a puppy, almost all of us agree on that. But at times your quadruped appears to be a hurricane raging through your home… Interpreting stubborn eating habits, nocturnal whining, stealing your socks or biting visitors is not as simple as it seems, certainly not for a new puppy parent.

Without losing itself into endless theories, this survival guide provides the most important information and tips to quickly deal with these types of incidents. Employing thirty recognisable situations, dog behaviourist Ellen Van Hoorn helps you to unravel the needs, growth stages and psychological quirks of your puppy. Does your puppy pee everywhere, is it a glutton, a fearsome cat hunter or rather a lazybones? Find out with the handy figures and checklists and discover where these puppy quirks exactly come from and mainly: how to successfully deal with them, turning you into a first class puppy whisperer!

Ellen Van Hoorn is a dog behaviourist and owner of behaviour centre for dogs, where she helps 800 to 1,000 dogs and their owners with behavioural problems every year. Besides that she is also a trainer and the owner of a training school with 21 locations all over the Netherlands and Belgium. In the Netherlands she often makes and appearance on TV as a dog behaviourist.

170 x 210 | 128 pages | 22,200 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Nice Stuff

Everything about Colourful Living

Theo-Bert Pot

Surprising examples of how you can refurbish the same space again and again

Doable and affordable for everyone, and especially suited for smaller spaces

Experiment with different living styles

This book shows how you can use ‘nice stuff’ and colour to make your interior much more personal, how you can work with soft contrasts and how you can challenge yourself to refurbish your interior again and again. Theo-Bert

Pot takes you for a ride during this personal interior journey of making mood boards & personality, colour & dessins, arrangement & shifting, textiles & structures, lighting & furniture, and art & nature.

In the second part of the book, he uses several houses as an example of how you can completely change the interior by picking a different style. A book full of inspiration with the most beautiful combinations of colours, textures and furniture.

214 x 276 mm | 256 pages | 24,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Theo-Bert Pot was trained as a graphic designer but now works as an interior stylist. He often changes his own house into a ‘test-house'. He also regularly does photography and writes articles for diverse magazines like Elle Decoration, vtwomen & Libelle, and gives workshops and lectures.

Vintage Hunters

About Finding, Restoring and Styling Second-Hand Interior Treasures

Justine Vergotte & Theo Vantomme

Beautifully designed, stylish gift book for interior and vintage lovers

Chock-full of smart tips, creative tricks from experienced treasure hunters

The first comprehensive guide for vintage hunters, the new interior trend

Nothing gives your interior as much personality as second-hand finds with a special story. But where do you find these hidden treasures and how do you give them a more contemporary look?

In this book, the vintage hunters from 'Hoarderlife' train your eyes to look out for precious pieces and have a better chance at shooting your shot at flea markets and second-hand websites. However, they also reveal their secrets on how to transform antique hand me downs into trendy eye-catchers, including step-by-step tutorials and useful checklists. Lastly, you also get a ton of styling tips and stories from fervent collectors, who will no doubt make you catch the vintage bug.

195 x 240 mm | 192 pages | 37,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Hiding behind Hoaderlife are Justine Vergotte and Theo Vantomme, the young entrepreneurial couple who transformed an old hanger into vintage-Valhalla during the COVID crisis. As antique dealers with a few screws loose they specialized into buying up weathered gems, which they refurbish into premium showpieces.

Creative with Cricut™

25 inspiring projects for every Cricut fan

Joan Berris & Vera Mols

I Couldn’t Buy It, So I Made It

25 DIY Projects for Your Interior

Lies Van Driel

Get cracking creatively with Cricut

Concise technical manual and 25 inspiring projects

Including clear step-by-step pictures

195 x 240 mm | 144 pages

31,000 words | full colour illustrations | paperback all rights available

Cricut is an American brand of cutting plotters, heat presses and accompanying materials. In this book, both beginners and more experienced creative souls can find all the inspiration they need in 25 original projects for the different types of machines.

Joan Berris and Vera Mols are real Cricut fans. Joan is better known by the name Teddie B., the name of her YouTube channel. She can call herself an official Cricut Product Expert. She teaches Cricut workshops and offers product tutorials. Vera is manager of atlj.V, the official Cricut online and offline point of sale in Belgium and The Netherlands. In addition she gives workshops together with her team with Cricut products.

195 x 240 mm | 144 pages

18,000 words | full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Found a great but too expensive eye-catcher for your interior? Not to worry: make it yourself with this colorful and contemporary DIY book

25 original projects inspired by well-known design and art pieces

Including step-by-step tutorials for affordable projects, suitable for beginners and experienced DIY’ers

Lies Van Driel is a cheerful and resourceful trendwatcher with a passion for photography, printing techniques and collage. She is the founder of StudioFluo, a creative hotspot where hungry creatives of all levels can feed on professional workshops, tutorials and DIY boxes. Under the name TRUT, Lies also creates colourful works of art herself.

Nature Sculpting in Stone

Flowers and Leaves in Talc, Alabaster and Selenite

Simone van Olst

Heart for Wood

Exploring and working fresh wood

Harald Lamon, photography Artifix

A popular hobby trend

Step by step the author shows the reader the process of making a sculpture

Includes many stunning, inspirational pictures

190 x 250 mm | 160 pages

38,000 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | all rights available

Simone explains how to sculpt with three types of stone, each with increasing hardness and diverging in challenge: first soapstone, then alabaster and eventually selenite. For each type of stone there are multiple examples. It starts with stylistic shapes in soft talc and ends with making more figurative and fragile objects that are typical for Simone’s own work.

Simone van Olst is a visual artist and breathes creativity. Her two greatest passions are flowers and sculpting. She has her own studio, where she teaches sculpting courses on all levels and makes her own work.

195 x 253 mm | 240 pages

62,000 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | all rights available

Discover the versatility of wood

Includes step-by-step instructions to develop your own woodworking creations

A technical guide which also acknowledges the therapeutic nature of woodworking

Harald shows you step-by-step how you can transform wood into beautiful, sober, functional objects using solid hand tools. In his book, he mainly tries to get the reader excited about the craft and offers (relatively) simple creations such as coat racks, spoons, bowls and pots.

Harald Lamon studied psychology and management, but has turned his passion for wood into his profession. He owns his own wood shop, 'Het Lepelhuis', where you can go and see his creations and join his fascinating workshops.

Christmas Wreaths & Winter Bouquets

40 x Floral Arrangements from Marieke’s Picking Garden

Marieke Nolsen

Inspiring and practical book with many pictures

Unique gift book for wintertime

Accessible floral arrangements everyone can make

Florist Marieke Nolsen inspires you to make the prettiest floral arrangements in wintertime. She shows you that even in winter, there are still plenty of things to pick; like the dried flowers of hydrangea, branches with Japanese crabapple and the green leaves of shrubs. With the rich winter harvest you can create a very diverse Christmas floral arrangement with a natural character, letting you enjoy the strong materials for a long time.

You can get started straight-away yourself with the clear step-by-step instructions and six chapters with their own colour theme, offering 40 of Marieke's favourite mood pieces for inside and outside. The door wreath with red berries and apples creates a warm welcome in the dark December days. The garlands with crabapples allow for a beautiful natural alternative to Christmas decoration. And with birch Christmas trees you summon the winter forest inside your home.

Marieke Nolsen is a certified florist and has a great passion for gardening. From January to December she picks most flowers for her floral arrangements from her own garden. She’s specialised in picking gardens and organises popular workshops and lectures about this subject.

170 x 230 mm | 112 pages | 13,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

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Marieke's Picking Garden

Modern Embroidery 25 Romantic Projects for Some Peace and Quiet

Manon Klerks

Unique and stylish patterns for beginners

Embroider beautiful decorations and fun gifts yourself

Everything you need to know about embroidering

In Modern Embroidery you learn everything there is to know about embroidering. Throw out those corny patterns: Manon van Heumen explains how to make the most trendy projects yourself.

From the well know embroidery hoops with pretty patterns to a bookmarker or your own stuffed animal; from fun little gifts to the most beautiful decorations. With these 25 projects, you’ll learn it all.

195 x 240 mm | 176 pages | 17,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Manon Klerks (Womanon, 80,000 followers on Instagram) started in 2021 with Threading the Seasons, the Instagram account where she posts her own beautiful, stunning projects. She also sells her patterns on Etsy.

Knitting with Colour

Jacquard Knitting of Scarfs, Hats, Mitts and Socks

Carmen Jorissen

For the experienced and adept knitter

Original and colourful patterns to keep you warm from head to toe Explains the techniques in a truly clear manner

Knitting with Colour contains five turtleneck scarfs, five hats, five pairs of mitts and five pairs of socks with stunning colourful patterns, all knitted with the jacquard technique. The designs are suited for everyone that can already knit and likes to take up a new challenge.

Carmen takes you through the production process step-by-step with clear text and knitting patterns. From each colour schematic you can knit a hat, scarf, mitts and socks, that way you have stylish and assorted sets. She also shows how you can best knit when using two colours, how you should hold your knitting in your hands, how the threads have to trail nicely after your knitting and how to give your stitches enough slack.

Depending on your experience, you can start with the more simple turtleneck patterns and work towards some more complicated hats. The mitts are already a project for true skilled knitters and the sock patterns are a true challenge.

190 x 250 mm | 176 pages | 25,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

During her studies in Chinese language and culture, knitting was a welcome distraction from the pile of homework and the complicated Mandarin for Carmen Jorissen. After her education she kept knitting and decided to turn this passion into her job. Since then she has been passing on her knitting knowledge to others through videos and workshops.

Crocheting Dapperdanglers

13 amigurumi with dangly legs by JesStijl

Jessica Harmsma

Amigurumi crocheting is wildly popular

Jessica’s Dapperdanglers have their own unique style

Cheerful amigurumi with chubby tummies and dangly legs

Jessica Harmsma’s amigurumi are cosy chubby characters. Her first book conquered the hearts of many crocheting fans. So now it is time for a sequel with Crocheting Dapperdanglers, full of amigurumi with chubby tummies and dangly legs. In this book, Jessica takes the reader on a journey through the forest. There are patterns for a rabbit, a woodpecker, a raccoon, a fox, a deer, but also of a skunk and a little boar. And Jessica also has designed patterns for a unisex doll.

Her crocheted Dapperdanglers are perfect for every baby and children’s room. All Dapperdanglers have cosy dangly legs with fun sturdy shoes, which are a part of Jessica’s designs. They sit down easily and like to dangle their legs off of the edge of the table, the windowsill or the toy chest.

190 x 230 mm | 96 pages | 21,500 words full colour illustrations | paperback with flaps all rights available

Jessica Harmsma learned how to crochet in 2013. In 2020, she started her own company JesStijl, which sells her own crochet patterns. She has a Facebook group called Jesstijltjes, where her loyal fans show each other their crocheted amigurumi and share their experiences.

Christel Krukkert's Crocheting Books

Christel Krukkert

Crocheting Fantastic Fish

170 x 240 mm | 80 pages | 20,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback with flaps all rights available

These flat figurines are excellent for beginning crocheters

All fish can be finished quickly, so you will have an aquarium’s worth of self-crocheted fish in no time

Christel Krukkert already sold more than 200,000 books in the Netherlands and Flanders

more than 200,000 copies sold

Crocheting Forest Animals all rights available

Crocheting Jungle Animals all rights available

For this book, Christel Krukkert crocheted a whole collection of sea animals: a goldfish, a starfish, a jellyfish, an octopus, a dolphin, a whale, a turtle, a sea horse, a crab, a shrimp and much more. Christel crochets all of her animals in a flat style. For the crocheting fans this means that they aren’t crocheted in a round style like with amigurumi, but in back and front loops. The effect is great!

All crocheting techniques are explained clearly and illustrated, so even beginning crocheters can get started with the patterns. The crocheted fish are great decorations and fit perfectly in a child’s small hands.

Christel's Favourites all rights available

Crocheting a Nativity Scene German rights sold

Christel Krukkert is the successful author of more than 25 crocheting books. Her amigurumi are terrifically popular.

The 90s Huis van Alijn

The nineties are back!

A trip down memory lane from tamagotchi to The Spice Girls and from the internet to the mobile phone

Features several themes, such as consumerism, beauty ideals, counter reactions and technology

The era between the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the attacks on the Twin Towers in the USA in 2001; that’s how the nineties are defined in this book. But also as the era in which girl and boy bands were all the rage, half of the youth walked around in Buffalo shoes and the other half with Dr Martens and we all watched Friends. Besides that it was also the era in which the internet and the mobile phone changed the way we communicate and look at the world forever. The 90s is a nostalgic trip down several themes, among which are consumerism, beauty ideals, counter reactions and technology.

170 x 240 mm | 208 pages | 6,300 words full colour illustrations | paperback all rights available

Web een groeiend aantal computergebruikers wereldwijd. Toch staat het internet nog in zijn kinderschoenen.

Doelloos surfen op een beperkt aantal websites of uren doorbrengen in een cybercafé is vooral een leuke hobby. De meesten gebruiken de pc alleen als tekstverwerker of voor spelletjes. De fax blijft een voornaam communicatiemiddel.

Voor opzoekingen zijn de Gouden Gids of een encyclopedie nog niet weg te denken uit de meeste huishoudens. Het grote nadeel is dat het geheel aan websites nog onoverzichtelijk en moeilijk doorzoekbaar is. Dat verandert in 1998 wanneer het bedrijf Google een algoritme ontwikkelt dat zoekresultaten logisch structureert. Eind jaren 1990 groeit het aantal surfers.

Jonge, ambitieuze internet- of dotcombedrijfjes spelen hierop in. Ze hopen op winst. De doorbraak van het internet heeft onze verhouding met afstand, kennis- en informatiedeling drastisch veranderd.

Het Huis van Alijn is a museum of daily life from the 20th century onward located in Ghent.

The Fortune Cookie Book

250 Predictions for a Daily Dose of Happiness and Wisdom

Dirk Janssens

Original gift book with timeless charm

200 fun predictions and motivational quotes to brighten your day

Includes an easy recipe to make your own fortune cookie

Nothing is as great as breaking open a fortune cookie and discovering what quote or fortune it has in store for you. However mysterious the saying may be, somehow, in some way, it always seems to be applicable to your life. They spark up hilarious conversations around the dinner table and may even bring interesting new insights to the surface. Sadly, we can’t enjoy a moment of wisdom and inspiration every day… or can we?

Dirk Janssens offers us a daily dose of inspiration. In The Fortune Cookie Book you will find 200 fun predictions that allow you to start every day with an inspiring boost. Looking for an original gift, just some wisdom with your tea or do you prefer to get started with an inspiring recipe for your own fortune cookie, this beautiful book has it all.

125 x 177 mm | 416 pages | 2,500 words full colour illustrations |hardcover all rights available

Dirk Janssens is an artist, and lives and works in Leuven. In 2003 he published the popular book The Book that Predicts Your Future (NL: Het boek dat je toekomst voorspelt), a rich inspirational source from which now arises The Fortune Cookie Book.

The Bucket List Book for Adventurous Couples

250 Thing You Must Have Done Together

A Bucket List Book that matches your active personalities

A Bucket List Book for adventurous couples

More than 250,000 copies sold of The Bucket List Book for Couples

750,000 copies sold in this series

170 x 210 mm | 128 pages | ca. 5,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback all rights available

Do you need inspiration for a fun activity with your partner, but are you tired of always getting the same tips? Go out for dinner, go to the movies… eventually, it gets a little boring. The Bucket List Book helps you out with this new edition, specifically designed for those who can use a little more adventure: fresh ideas and thrilling activities for every dynamic duo. Combat boredom and challenge your partner to get started on this lively list.

Upcoming title: The Bucketlist Book for Couples on a Budget:

The Bucketlist Book

Russian, Korean, French, Romanian, German, Czech, Italian, Spanish, English and Finnish rights sold

For Couples

German, Romanian and Finnish rights sold

For Friends

German, Romanian and Finnish rights sold

For On Holiday

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The Art of Etiquette

Why

Traditional

Klassieke etiquetteregels en omgangsvormen voor hedendaagse situaties

Met kennis van etiquette weet je elke situatie met zelfvertrouwen aan te pakken

a Pineapple Belongs on the Table and a Smartphone Does Not Isabelle Coppens

In een handig formaat met leuke tips en fijne weetjes

Etiquette is voor iedereen van belang. En de basisprincipes respectvol en attent zijn zijn tegenwoordig belangrijker dan ooit.

rules, but also good manners for modern society

Knowledge of etiquette will allow you to tackle every situation with self-confidence

In De kunst van etiquette lees je ‘hoe het nu eigenlijk allemaal hoort’ in bepaalde situaties en ontdek je de verhalen en geschiedenis achter deze regels. Benieuwd naar wat Lodewijk XIV te maken heeft met het feit dat we tijdens de maaltijd onze handen boven tafel horen te houden? Of waarom het onderste knoopje van een kostuumjasje altijd open hoort te blijven? En hoe zit het nu eigenlijk met die ananas op tafel als je gasten ontvangt?

In a handy format with fun tips and smart facts

Dit boek dompelt je onder in de wondere wereld van de etiquette, zodat je vanaf nu elke situatie elegant én met zelfvertrouwen weet aan te pakken.

Isabelle Coppens is het hart en het gezicht van Gracious Manners. Ze is van kindsbeen af gepassioneerd door etiquette, wellevendheid en omgangsvormen en gaat ook op zoek naar een verklaring voor de etiquetteregels. Afgestudeerd als burgerlijk ingenieur deed ze meer dan vijftien jaar ervaring op in de bedrijfswereld en volgde ze diverse etiquette- en protocolopleidingen in Engeland en daarbuiten. Ze geeft workshops en trainingen over etiquette aan zowel particulieren als bedrijven en is etiquettedocente aan de School for Butlers & Hospitality in Hertsberge.

Etiquette is more important than ever. Treating people with attention and respect never goes out of fashion. In The Art of Etiquette you read ‘how you are supposed to act’ in certain situations, but also discover the stories or history behind these rules. What does Louis XIV have to do with the fact that we keep our hands above the table during dinner?

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What about phone use at the table? What if I’m expecting a call? And what about shaking hands?

This book immerses the reader in the wonderous world of etiquette and looks for the origin of those rules, a must-read book to handle every situation elegantly and politely.

170 x 210 mm | 176 pages | 27,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Isabelle Coppens is the heart and face of Gracious Manners. She’s passionate about etiquette, courtesy and manners and the stories behind them. She frequently organises courses about etiquette for private individuals and companies.

The 10 Life Lessons of a Hiker

Dorien Draps

Dorien Draps is the figurehead of a new generation of hiking enthusiasts

Beautiful edition with inspiring illustrations

With tasks, questions for reflection and meditation exercises for on the road

Dorien Draps is not the textbook example of a seasoned hiker. She is a young, female copywriter, and on top of that she lives in the city. Yet she lost her heart to hiking and the whole philosophy of life that comes with it. Because outside is better than inside.

In this book, she brings her ode to walking, averse to the well-trodden paths. A combination of philosophical stories, scientific insights and personal anecdotes that are both compelling and entertaining. At the centre are the ten greatest life lessons that walking can teach you, from rediscovering your wild instincts to learning to look at nature in wonder again, or get a crash course in praying with your feet. Each time complemented with concrete tips, beautiful illustrations and exercises to get into the walking flow. For both experienced hikers and enthusiasts who have only just (re)discovered hiking.

Dorien Draps discovered the power of hiking and being in nature a few years ago. She wanted to share those benefits with everyone, so she founded blog and podcast Op Wandel, which won her the Blog Award in 2022. In the meantime, Op Wandel grew into a professional platform with courses to get out and about well-prepared, safely and independently.

125 x 177 mm | 160 pages | 25,800 words duotone illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Dorien Draps

Everything about Ayurveda

Healthy & Happy with a Pinch of Himalaya Salt

Marleen Dijkhoff & Cielke Sijben

Ayurveda is centuries old, but more relevant than ever

From the founders of the Ayurveda Podcast and online community

‘Everything about Ayurveda’

Not a quick fix, but something that sticks with you for life

We’re all busier than ever and have more and more need for a calmer and more conscious lifestyle. In their search for a life that is more balanced, Cielke and Marleen stumbled upon the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. It has changed their lives entirely. They have rid themselves of severe sleeping problems, feel themselves more energetic than ever, find their bloated bellies flattened again and experience less pain in their joints. Furthermore they are more mentally balanced and understand themselves but also the people around them much better. It is their mission to have as many people as possible achieve this too, which is why they wrote this book; the book they themselves wished they had when they started their life changing journey.

Learn how you can lead a healthier and happier life with the wisdom of Ayurveda. With their proverbial pinch of Himalaya salt, because it still has to be fun after all!

7,000 copies sold

In 2021, Marleen Dijkhoff and Cielke Sijben started The Ayurveda Podcast which made it to number one podcast in a day. Beside the podcast they also founded the Everything about Ayurveda Community and organize Ayurveda Retreats.

190 x 240 mm | 288 pages | 58,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Also available: Everything about Ayurveda - Journal

The Astrology within Us

An Exceptional Guide about the Stars

Josie Boog

Astrology as a theme is becoming more and more important

Josie has a large following (over 28,000 followers on Instagram)

A gorgeous gift book

An excellent entry book for astrology, published in a practical format. Next to basic information about planets, and signs, and diverse themes (friendship, success, happiness) you will be surprised with everyday pictures, poems and inspiring points of view. Written and designed by Josie Boog, the most charming astrologer of the Netherlands.

140 x 215 mm | 224 pages | 32,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Josie Boog is an author, astrologer, supporter of self-love and self-acceptance. She effortlessly combines her fondness for spirituality with a pinch of humour. ‘As I grew older, I started to get more into astrology because I had a longing to understand myself better. It brought me so much insight. I also noticed people around me getting more curious. I wanted to help them, which also allowed me to put my knowledge of astrology to use in a professional context.

Post Mortem

Atlas of the autopsy

Babette Van Rafelghem, with descriptions by Werner Jacobs

POST MORTEM

More than 100 detailed drawings by a forensic pathologist, depicting the step-by-step approach of an autopsy

Fictionalized case studies break down medical findings that can lead to a breakthrough in murder cases or suspicious deaths

A crash course in human anatomy for true-crime fanatics, amateur detectives and anyone who enjoys a good mystery

Let’s be honest, what most of us know about autopsies stems from TV crime shows. We immediately think of a lone forensic pathologist examining a pristine-looking body and determining the cause of death by the tiniest clue, all in record-time. The reality, of course, is starkly different.

185 x 245 mm | 216 pages | ca. 17,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

In Post Mortem, we step inside a real-world mortuary. We stand alongside a forensic pathologist while she performs an autopsy, and we keep a meticulous record of our observations. Where was the body found? In what position? Are there any visible wounds, bruises, injection marks? What is the body’s temperature and what can that tell us? What can we deduce from the stomach’s contents, or the brain tissue, or the neck muscles? When, how and why did this person die?

Post mortem is a fascinating visual guide into the world of forensics. With her stunning illustrations, the author is on a mission to demystify her profession, while questioning the modern day taboo that still surrounds death.

Babette Van Rafelghem is an artist who also happens to have a medical degree. Fascinated by the weird and wonderful human body, she is building a career as a forensic pathologist. Werner Jacobs is a professor in Forensic Medicine and Pathology at the University of Antwerp and a published author. He has been an expert witness in hundreds of high-profile criminal cases in Belgium.

Babette Van Rafelghem met uitleg door Werner Jacobs

Atlas van de autopsie

Draw for Change

6 Female Cartoonists Redefining the Lines

Catherine Vuylsteke

About the work and life stories of 6 cartoonists and graphic artists: Amany Al-Ali (Syria), Mar Maremoto (Mexico), Victoria Lomasko (Rusland), Rachita Taneja (India), Ann Telnaes (USA), Doaa El-Adl (Egypt)

The TV series of the same name was awarded the prize for best docuseries in Cannes

The brave battle of six female top cartoonists

Six women, six stories. They make cartoons and graphic work in the besieged Syrian town of Idlib or the Egypt of president al-Sisi, they fight against fat shaming and homophobia in Mexico, live out of a suitcase on the run for president Putin, draw a bead on the Hindu-nationalism of prime minister Modi or make things hot for the powers that be in The Washington Post. Whether they are from Mexico, the USA, Syria, Egypt, India or Russia, they all belong to the world’s absolute best. But their path to the top wasn’t strewn with roses.

140 x 210 mm | 176 pages | 20,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Catherine Vuylsteke is a freelance journalist, she wrote books and made movies about China, (Moroccan) gay men, Brussels and refugees.

© Doaa el-Adl

Food for Thought

Kadir van Lohuizen

The prize-winning photographer travelled to Kenia, USA, China, the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands

The global food industry was never before documented in such a detailed manner

With unique infographics, facts and figures that clearly outline the food crisis

When he discovered that his home country of the Netherlands was the world's second largest food exporter after the USA, photographer Kadir van Lohuizen's interest was piqued. He wanted to discover the world behind our food production. Where is our food produced? And how is it distributed around our world? Like a fly on the wall, Van Lohuizen follows the entire process, in the Netherlands, but also in Kenya, the USA, the United Arab Emirates and China. The large scale and efficiency of most food companies evokes as much respect as questions: what are the effects of these production and consumption chains on the planet? And how future-proof are they? Food for thought, indeed. In this book, which was also in part conceived as an atlas of food, Van Lohuizen compiles his images, but together with experts he also delves deeper into the facts and figures behind the global food industry and shows unique infographics.

240 x 300 mm | 288 pages | 25,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for English rigths English manuscript in production

Kadir van Lohuizen has won numerous awards in photojournalism and is co-founder of NOOR Images. In 2000 and 2002, he was on the jury of the World Press Photo competition and until recently was a member of the World Press Photo Foundation’s Supervisory Board.

After Us The Deluge all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Kadir van Lohuizen

Surviving The Battle against the Melting Ice

Yvonne Dudock, photography by Nicole Franken

Five moving portraits with exceptional photography, supplemented with cards and box texts

With a preface by Floortje Dessing

The threat to indigenous peoples in word and image

For centuries, indigenous peoples worldwide have been confronted with repression, discrimination and forced assimilation. Recently climate change is playing an important role for the existence of these cultures. For many of these peoples, the special tie with their natural environment is being disturbed and they are in danger of losing their social and cultural identity, their way of life and sustenance.

For Surviving, Yvonne Dudock and Nicole Franken made moving, personal portraits about the effects of climate change on the daily life of five indigenous peoples in the polar region: the Sami in Sweden, the Inuit in Greenland, the Khalkas in Mongolia, the Loba in Nepal and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nations in Canada. The book belongs to a multimedia project consisting of reports, a book, short documentaries and an interactive exposition.

214 x 276 mm | 180 pages | 35,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

For over fifteen years, Yvonne Dudock (journalist) and Nicole Franken (photographer) have been making reports for, among others, National Geographic and Traveler. With their personal reports they draw up a true story in text and image about the people who are in danger of falling out of the picture.

Journey to Suriname

Description of the Dutch Territories in Guyana

P.J. Benoit, Carl Haarnack & Garrelt Verhoeven

The most important iconography of Surinam, now available in a contemporary facsimile edition, adhering to the original format and containing an explanatory preface by experts

To be published in the year commemorating the 160th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Suriname

In 1839-1840 Voyage à Suriname was published by the Belgian artist and traveller Pierre Jacques Benoit. The travel report drew a lot of attention due to the one hundred stunning lithographies depicting everyday life in Suriname.

160 years after the formal abolition of slavery in Suriname and 150 years after its full implementation, Voyage à Surinam is being reissued in its original form. This facsimile edition is prefaced by Carl Haarnack and Garrelt Verhoeven.

They present unknown and noteworthy details that throw a new light on the trustworthiness and meaning of the book in light of the representation of the history of slavery. This new edition makes Journey to Suriname available for everyone who wants to know more about the history of Suriname in the 19th century.

338 x 481 mm | 224 pages | 89,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

P.J. Benoit (1782-1854) was a Belgian artist and painter. Carl Haarnack is the founder of Buku – Bibliotheca Surinamica, a collection of rare books and illustrations about Suriname. Haarnack regularly writes about the history of Suriname, colonial heritage and old books. Garrelt Verhoeven is a book historian and Coordinator of Cultural Entrepreneurship & Fundraising at the University Library of Leiden. Among other places, he used to be employed at the Royal Library in The Hague, the Library of the University of Amsterdam and the University Library of the Catholic University of Leuven.

Art of Alchemy

David Brafman

Richly illustrated with unique images and engravings

By David Brafman, curator of rare books at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles

An intriguing subject to the present day

Alchemists are notorious for attempting to synthesize gold. Their goals, however, were far more ambitious: to transform and bend nature to the will of an industrious human imagination. For scientists, philosophers, and artists alike, alchemy seemed to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of creation. Alchemists' efforts to discover the way the world is made have had an enduring impact on global artistic practice and expression.

Brafman’s book is the first to explore how the art of alchemy globally transformed human creative culture from the ancient world to the modern scientific age, and displays the ways its legacy still permeates the world we make today.

185 x 245 mm | 176 pages | 37,000 words

full colour illustrations | hardcover

German rights sold, English rights unavailable English manuscript available

David Brafman has been the curator of rare books at the Getty Research Institute since 2002.

Wunderkammer

German and Simplified

Chinese rights sold, English rights unavailable | English manuscript available

Dinosaurs are Collectible all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

“AMONG ALL THE ARTS, IT IS THE ART OF ALCHEMY WHICH MOST CLOSELY IMITATES NATURE.”

Alchemists are notorious for attempting to synthesize gold. Their goals, however, were far more ambitious: to transform and bend nature to the will of an industrious human imagination. For scientists, philosophers, and artists alike, alchemy seemed to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of creation. Alchemists’ efforts to discover the way the world is made have had an enduring impact on global artistic practice and expression. This book is the first to explore how the art of alchemy globally transformed human creative culture from antiquity to the industrial age, and displays the ways its legacy still permeates the world we make today.

Maps that Made History

1000 years of world history in 100 old maps

Martijn Storms

100 exceptional maps that put their mark on world history

The most beautiful and intriguing old maps from the world-renowned collections of Leiden University

From the worldview of Isidorus of Seville (7th century) to a Chinese propaganda map from 2013

This book takes you on a thousand-year world tour through a hundred exceptional old maps. From the early medieval worldview of the cleric Isidore of Seville through to a Chinese propaganda map from 2013, via a Nazi map of Warsaw planning the outlines of the Jewish ghetto. From Leiden to Ceylon, Jamaica, Philadelphia and the Sahara, and from exuberant charts of the world to local maps. Each of these maps has helped 'create' world history: they not only reflect the past but have also left their mark on it.

280 x 340 mm | 432 pages | 110,000 words full colour images | hardcover Korean, Simplified Chinese and German rights sold, English rights unavailable English manuscript available

In this book, an international team of historians tells a hundred fascinating stories about remarkable maps from the renowned collections of Leiden University Libraries. These include gems of exceptional aesthetic value and curiosities that are now being shown to the general public for the first time. Together, they make this book a visual feast: a unique look at the past, and one that you will come back to time and again in the future.

Martijn Storms is Curator of Maps and Atlases of Leiden University Libraries. He is assisted by some fourty international experts and authors.

True Wildlife

Tom D. Jones

Unique wildlife photography: photographed up close; none of the pictured animals live in captivity

Tom D. Jones is the only Belgian Hasselblad Master

Includes a preface by the celebrated photographer Steve McCurry

Art and wildlife photographer Tom D. Jones makes a point of never photographing animals in captivity and portrays them from very closeby.

The results are breathtaking portraits of impressive animals such as elephants, rhinos, lions, etc. They also carry a clear message: let's take care of these often endangered species and the world they inhabit before it's too late.

This is precisely what his colleague Steve McCurry emphasizes in the foreword to this great book.

240 x 310 mm | 272 pages | ca. 5,000 words duotone illustrations | hardcover

German rights sold, English rights unavailable English manuscript available

Tom D. Jones is a wildlife and fine art photographer. Since 2012, he is the only Belgian ever to become a Hasselblad Master, joining an impressive gallery of big names including Anton Corbijn, Albert Watson and Marco Grob.

Tom’s committed career has captured images that will serve as pieces of history for generations to come.

– Steve McCurry in the preface

Palm Tree Destinations

The World’s Most Beautiful Places to Relax, Travel and Enjoy

Plan your ultimate palm tree vacation with destinations from this book

Full of stunning photographs, that make you dream away Skye Sherman travels around the world looking for the most exceptional locations

12,000 copies sold

230 x 280 mm | 240 pages | 20,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

This book contains more than 200 pages full of tips for the most sunny and most exceptional travel destinations. Dream away at the stunning photography of rows of palm trees on virgin white beaches, but also of cities and even jungles.

In this publication, travel journalist Skye Sherman prioritizes unknown destinations that are still absent from most people’s list of travel destinations. No overcrowded beaches, but heavenly sights and hours of undisturbed relaxing. The must-have for every world traveller who loves palm trees. The author also provides practical information, interviews locals about their favourite spots and gives tips about how you can travel sustainably to these exceptional and unique places.

230 x 280 mm | 240 pages | 18,000 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Skye Sherman is a travel journalist, pilot and diver from Florida. She travels all over the world and writes for, among others, Travel+Leisure, USA Today and Palm Beach.

Skye Sherman

Mountains Jurgen Groenwals

Experience mountain sports from the front line

Travel through the most beautiful mountain regions

With spectacular images

Mountains have fascinated since time immemorial. When you think of a mountain holiday, you immediately think of hiking, skiing, cross-country skiing, climbing, etc., but there are plenty of other disciplines to discover that you can practice with a view of magnificent mountain scenery!

Jurgen Groenwals, editor-in-chief of 100%Snow and 100%Trails, guides you through the rich array of mountain sports, and in the meantime lets you discover the eighteen most beautiful - well-known and less well-known - mountain villages and valleys in Europe.

For all die hard mountain sports enthusiasts, for the gentle mountain hiker, for anyone who likes a new challenge, in short, for anyone who has lost his/her heart to the mountains.

214 x 276 mm | 256 pages | 46,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Jurgen Groenwals is editor-in-chief of the mountain sports magazines 100%Snow and 100%Trails, born storyteller, avid mountain sportsman and tester of sports equipment for several top brands.

Mythical Cols Hors Catégorie

50 Legendary Climbs

Frederik Backelandt

The most legendary cols bundled together

Beautiful photographic material

Renewed version of the beautiful coffee table book Mythical Cols, with extensive new content

Besides the Col du Tourmalet, the Selvio Pass and the Col du Galibier, you can now also marvel at the Furka Pass, the Gotthard Pass and the Sella Pass in ways you have never seen them before. The heaviest climbs are the most beautiful experiences and this book lets you experience every bit of it, whether you’re going out there yourself or joining along from your couch.

Frederik Backelandt started out as a sports journalist at a popular Belgian newspaper and now leads Grinta! Publicaties. Among other publications, they produce the Grinta! and Cycling magazines. Frederik has also written several cycling books. He doesn’t just display his cycling knowledge on paper, he also cycles himself. Several times he won the world championship cycling for journalists and he is absolutely engrossed with cycling in the mountains.

170 x 210 mm | 144 pages | 20,000 words | full colour illustrations

paperback | all rights available

Just Padel

170 x 210 mm | 144 pages | 16,000 words | full colour illustrations paperback | all rights available

170 x 210 mm | ca. 144 pages | ca. 16,500 words | full colour illustrations paperback | all rights available

Erik Clarys, better known as the Sheriff, is a former Belgian darts player. He’s won multiple Belgian championships and managed to qualify more than ten times for the World Championship Darts. At the moment he’s a co-commentator of major darts touraments on Belgian television.

Vincent Dedecker is a licensed padel trainer, instructor of the padel training program by the Flemish tennis federation and commentator of padel games on TV.

Wim Pyl runs his own adventure company, Mangata, and is the driving force behind the SUP sports community at 'Wind & Water Sports Flanders'. He is also ocean ambassador at 'Starboard', for which he regularly gathers waste from waterways with his SUP.

150 Wine Bars You Need to Visit before You Die Jurgen Lijcops

The best wine bars in the world, selected by the author of ‘150 Bars You Need to Visit before You Die’

17,000 copies sold of ‘150 Bars You Need to Visit before You Die’ … and counting

Must-visit wine bars: classics and hidden gems

Jurgen Lijcops, author of the bestseller 150 Bars You Need to Visit before You Die, selected 150 wine bars you must have visited, from Bordeaux to Cape Town and from Bangkok to Sydney. Some are unique because of their exquisite design, others because of the breath-taking view and still others are know for their excellent service. But they all have unique wine lists that will even hold surprises for the greatest wine experts.

169 x 230 mm | 256 pages | ca. 25,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | all rights available, except for English rights | English manuscript available

For years, Jurgen Lijcops has been working as a sommelier and wine connoisseur in the highest-appraised restaurants. He travels around the world to continuously brush up on his knowledge of spirits. Lijcops was selected twice as the best sommelier of Belgium and as the best host of Belgium by the gastronomy guide Gault Millau.

75,000 copies sold in this series

Living in Country Style

Brent Darby & Wink Colville

From modern homes to rural farms, all in the beloved country style

Full of tips and ideas on how to apply this style to your own interior

With never before published houses and interiors

In this book photographer Brent Darby and writer/stylist Wink Colville take a tour of rural England in search of stylish and elegant country homes. From the deep dales of Yorkshire to the winding estuaries of Devon they have selected a variety of properties to showcase the myriad interpretations of country style. Whether it be a gracious Georgian manor house, a rose-covered cottage, a converted pigsty or a windswept boat shed, each has immense charm, individuality and character.

The dedication, care and imagination that owners put into their houses is truly inspiring. Each house has a story to tell and teaches a lesson not simply in interior design but equally in how to preserve the heritage of these soulful places and sustain them for the future.

Take inspiration from these more than 20 wonderful houses and interiors and discover that rare thing that is natural country style.

Wink Colville is an interiors writer and stylist who has 20 years of experience writing and styling features for British interiors publications. Brent Darby is an interior and lifestyle photographer from New Zealand who now lives in the UK. His photography can be found in magazines like Country Living, Houses & Garden, You Magazine and many others.

200 x 260 mm | 256 pages | 21,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Escape to the Country Living on the Farm

Ben Ashby

Reflections on the charm of farmhouse living from the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Folk Magazine

Learn how to maintain a garden seasonally, how to prepare typical farmer’s dishes and why farm life may not be for everyone, but is undoubtedly appealing to many Folk Magazine has more than half a million followers on Instagram

A slower pace of life, outdoor space and tight-knit communities come hand-inhand with village living – something many have come to appreciate in recent months. Many city-dwellers are looking for an alternative way of life and are preparing to move, making the dream reality.

In this beautifully photographed book, Ben Ashby, the editor-in-chief of Folk Magazine, reflects on the authenticity and charm of life on the farm. Having made the move several years ago from New York to Kentucky, he shares his thoughts on fitting into a small town, living on a farm, learning to celebrate the slow life, and being self-sufficient. For each season, he pilots us to the most inspiring farmhouses and pays tribute to the architecture and interiors of these unique spaces, as well as to the lifestyle and sense of community that goes along with country life. Now might be a perfect time for you to give farming life a try!

220 x 285 mm | 256 pages | 22,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Ben Ashby is co-founder, photographer and editor-in-chief of Folk magazine. He lives in Kentucky.

Ibiza Interiors

Carolina Amell & Gala Mora

With this beautiful book you will literally bring the summery hippychic 'Ibiza' atmosphere into your home

With the most beautiful interiors and stunning photography - where you can imagine yourself in the azure bays

Architectural Digest journalist Gala Mora offers you a unique look into the Mediterranean-inspired homes of top designers and creative minds

Ibiza interiors breathe sun, sea and beach. Enjoy beautiful design surrounded by breathtaking nature. Open spaces that seemingly flow without boundary into a terrace, garden or beach. Two hundred and fifty-six pages full of exclusive and archetypal interiors that reflect one hundred percent what the island's way of living stands for.

Ibiza Interiors is the third volume in the successful urban interiors series for lovers of design, architecture and interior design.

London Interiors all rights available, except for English rights

English manuscript available

220 x 280 mm | 256 pages | ca. 20,000 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | all rights available, except for English rights | English manuscript available

Upcoming title: Los Angeles Interiors

Carolina Amell is an experienced book packager, specialised in illustrated non-fiction books, with over 20 published titles. Gala Mora is a freelance journalist for AD Spain.

Barcelona Interiors all rights available, except for English rights

English manuscript available

Japandi Living

Japanese tradition. Scandinavian design

Laila Rietbergen & Marlous Snijder

With more than 200 images of interior design in which Japanese aesthetics and Scandinavian design go hand in hand

Author Laila Rietbergen has more than 575,000 followers on Instagram and with this book she provides you with your daily dose of Japandi inspiration

With practical tips and tricks, you'll enjoy your own Japandi hotspots in no time

Get into the latest interior design trend: Japandi. A style that combines serene Scandinavian design elements with the rich Japanese design tradition. A combination of serenity and clean lines with a lot of attention for materials, textures and natural touches.

According to authors Laila Rietbergen and Marlous Snijder, Japandi is more than just a decorating style. It is also a lifestyle that they want to share with their readers. Besides more than 200 images of the most beautiful Japandiinteriors and designs, the book also gives practical tips to transform your own home.

Find complete relaxation in your own beautiful minimalist home, where the designing styles from two parts of the world meet.

Laila Rietbergen is passionate about the Japandi interior trend and its way of life. She follows the trend closely and inspires her 575,000 followers on a daily basis. Marlous Snijder is a freelance writer, content maker and columnist.

220 x 280 mm | 256 pages | 14,800 words full colour images | hardcover | Simplified Chinese rights sold, English rights unavailable | English manuscript available

Carchitecture USA

American Houses with Horsepower

Thijs Demeulemeester & Bert Voet

Sequel to the successful bestseller Carchitecture

The most iconic American architecture meets dazzling supercars

Top photography and sleek design

A book like a road trip, travelling along iconic American homes and the unique cars that perfectly go with them. Carchitecture goes American. By means of five chapters –Iconic Houses, Californication, Contemporary, Archetypical American Architecture and American Cars – and four essays, the reader discovers the beautiful interplay of architecture and car design.

Eye candy for both the architecture and car aficionado.

210 x 290 mm | 192 pages | ca. 25,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Thijs Demeulemeester is a Belgian lifestyle journalist who specialises in writing about interiors, contemporary art and architecture. Bert Voet is a Belgian freelance journalist, specialised in cars.

210 x 290 mm | 192 pages | 20,000 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Gas Stations An Illustrated History

Thomas Vanhaute

A collection of unique, never before published historical images

Gives an accurate and nuanced image of the phenomenon of the gas station

Contains pictures from archives all over the world

This book brings the reader along gas stations throughout the years. It tells the story of the beacons of the automotive era. From the very first days of the car at the end of the 20th century, when refuelling still happened at primitive gas pumps, to the iconic, sometimes even bizarre, architectural shapes gas station assumed between 1930 and 1950. In the final chapter, author Thomas Vanhaute also glances at the future and researches the possibilities for reusing this architectural heritage.

By means of a meticulous selection of unique historical images from archives all over the world, the author tells the history of the phenomenon of the ‘gas station’ from an economic, architectural and societal viewpoint.

200 x 280 mm | 208 pages | 10,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available

Thomas Vanhaute is a photographer and heritage consultant. With the thesis Station to Station, he graduated magna cum laude from a Master’s program in Heritage Studies at the University of Antwerp.

Supercars

Rudolf van der Ven, foreword Shmee150

50 unique supercars collected in one book

Photographed in Miami Vice-style with the light painting photography technique, which gives a unique 80's effect

Discover the stories behind the cars and all the technical data

Supercars is a celebration of the world's most beautiful and iconic supercars, ranging from icons like the Ferrari F40 to modern classics such as the Bugatti Veyron. Belgian photographer Rudolf van der Ven captures the essence of each car in this stunning 224-page coffee table book through his photography and unique stories. Foreword by Tim "Shmee150" Burton.

240 x 320 mm | 224 pages | ca. 20,000 words full colour illustrations | hardcover all rights available, except for English rights English manuscript available

Rudolf van der Ven is a Belgium-based commercial and automotive photographer. Shmee150 is a British car vlogger and YouTuber, who is based in London. His YouTube channel has over two million subscribers and features videos of him traveling to see exotic cars and maintaining and using his own car collection.

Micro Tattoos

The World's Top Fine Line Tattoo Artists

Sven Rayen & Ti Racovita

The tattoo bible about the trend of the moment: micro tattoos

Discover the most beautiful and arty designs and drawings in ink

Featuring work by important tattoo artists such as Jake Nowicz, Mr. K, Daniel Berdiel, Bombayfoor and many others

Micro Tattoos are hot and make the art of tattooing more accessible for many people. This book takes a closer look at the trend and shows the most beautiful small fineline tattoos from the best tattoo artists worldwide.

It offers a handy alphabetical overview of the artists, a number of interviews with the most important tattoo artists and a few stories 'behind the tattoo', focussing on the creative process behind a micro tattoo.

130 x 190 mm | 272 pages | 12,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover

French rights sold, English rights unavailable English manuscript available

Sven Rayen is a celebrated tattoo artist and runs Studio Palermo in Antwerp together with Ti Racovita.

The Design of Retreat

Laura May Todd

220 x 280 mm | 256 pages

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