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Now available: Fragments of Repair, the fourth publication in BAK's publishing series BASICS which revisits fundamental questions and urgencies of our time - the "basics" - and seeks to develop afresh the building block of lexicons, tactics, scenarios, and relations that enable action in contemporary conditions.

On the first of April the soft launch of Unruly Kinships took place at Kunstlerhaus buchenhausen in Austria! Now available through our webshop. 

It is time for a book fair! We will be participating once again in the Ghent Art Book fair at Kunsthal Gent. You will be able to visit Eleonoor and Erik at the Jap Sam Books table on Saturday May 3rd and Sunday May 4th, both days from 11AM until 6PM. Come by for a chat and check out our new launches and a selection of our backlist, we are looking forward to meeting you all!

'An overview of almost 25 years on my ladder and between the weeds in the city'

Jasmine Carder will take you on an exploration through our backlist during her internship in a new series: Moments, which will also be shared on our Instagram @japsambooks. Below you can read her fourth entry, a moment in Diamonds are not for everyone by Kees de Goede.

CON ANIMA by artist Hans van der Ham

Currently we are working on the first monograph, CON ANIMA, by Dutch artist Hans van der Ham, which will be published by Jap Sam Books and designed by PutGootink.

Jasmine Carder will take you on an exploration through our backlist during her internship in a new series: Moments, which will also be shared on our Instagram @japsambooks. Below you can read her third entry, a moment in The Joy of Daily Drawing by Bob Custers.