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One week from now, Eleonoor and Erik will be getting ready to welcome all of the visitors at the Offprint Paris art book fair! We welcome you to visit our table to take a look at all of our latest publications, as well as a selection of our backlog.

Photo by Jacqueline Peeters/gallery Gerhard Hofland

At the opening of the exhibition Chez Paul et Bunny Mellon by Jacqueline Peeters at gallery Gerhard Hofland in Amsterdam on October 19th from 5-7PM, Peeters will present her new publication Paintings dedicated to her muse, published by Jap Sam Books. The form of the publication is inspired by a cardboard children's book and consist of full page images of paintings. 

From upcoming saturday October 19th, the Best Dutch Book Designs 2023 exhibition is open to visit at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam until January 5th 2025. This year 5(!) Jap Sam Books publications have been selected by the professional jury and one of them also by the student jury. We are very honoured and look forward to see the exhibition in person. 

October is full of book fairs where we will showcase our latest publications, as well as selections from our backlist. We have been to Wiels Art Book Fair, Miss Read Berlin art book fair, and are now on our way to the Frankfurter Buchmesse and look forward to Offprint Paris and DRUK at Paradiso in Amsterdam.

It's here! We are excited to share the new 2024-2025 catalogue with you, filled with recent launches and offering a look into what publications are to come in the near future. The design and beautiful new cover image are by designer Montse Hernàndez i Sala.

Book launch
Tracing the Lines will be launched during a book launch event on September 28t at Galerie Ron Mandos, during the opening of Remy Jungerman's new show What the River Says at the gallery.