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December 14th we had a jam packed launch of The File on D. / Dossier D. by Arianne Olthaar in The Hague. This fold-out book of photographs of hotel interiors in the former Eastern Bloc by visual artist Arianne Olthaar, challenges the imagination to create its own space and story while wandering through the cinematic empty spaces. Dutch writer Arnon Grunberg, inspired by the photographs, wrote a short story for the book. Book design by Studio Janneke Hendriks.

Mid-November we had a wonderful intimate launch of the new publication by Rob Perrée, available in a Dutch and English edition: A Black Collage / Een zwarte collage. This special, festive book launch took place at Kunsthal KAdE with an inspiring lecture by essayist Stephan Sanders and a musical contribution by singer Luyi and ud player Nawras Altaky, and a welcome word by publisher/editor Eleonoor Jap Sam and KAdE director Robbert Roos. Book design by Mainstudio (Edwin van Gelder)

Throwback to the book launch mid-November of ‘The Artistic Attitude’ by Anke Coumans, also available in a Dutch edition ‘De artistieke attitude’.

Arianne Olthaar and Jap Sam Books would like to invite you for the book launch of The File on D. / Dossier D. by Arianne Olthaar on Thursday December 14th at West in the Hague from 7 p.m. 

On the occasion of the book launch of Role of Play. New Games, New Chances. A Future Perspective on Play in Society by Ben Schouten and Menno Deen, Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam organizes an evening to engage in conversation and playful interaction with various designers and researchers about how our gaming culture has changed since the digital revolution of the past 50 years. 

Jap Sam Books and Les Éditions du Malentendu have the pleasure to invite you to the book launch of The Thinking Foot. A Pedestrian Study of Paving by Thomas A P Van Leeuwen on Wednesday November 15th at the Vasari Huis of the Vrije Academie in Amsterdam.

Sunday November 12th, the publication A BLACK COLLAGE (as well as the Dutch edition EEN ZWARTE COLLAGE) will launch at Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort. During this event there will be a performance by jazz singer Luyi, a reading by essayist, columnist and presentor Stephan Sanders, and a talk and Q&A by Robbert Roos and Rob Perrée.