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Sarojini Lewis, Edwin van Gelder (Mainstudio), and Jap Sam Books invite you cordially to the book launch of A Shift of Identity. Visuals of Migrant Women, the upcoming artist book by Sarojini Lewis on 18 September. 

Upcoming Sunday 7 September Aardgordels / Terrestrial Belts, a new monograph on the work of Dutch visual artist Karin van Dam published by Jap Sam Books will launch at Galerie Maurits van de Laar in The Hague. 

The WIELS Art Book Fair returns this fall for a new edition.

Team Jap Sam Books will be present to share a range of our new titles and gems from the backlist!

2025 is flying by, so it is time to slow down a little. Until 15 August team Jap Sam Books will take a summer break to recharge for the second half of this year, which will be full of new launches and book fairs! 

On 21 June Sudah_ On heritage, art, cooking, and family launched during a festive afternoon with stories, music, and food. SUDAH_ is a book, a podcast, and a digital platform—but it is first and foremost an invitation to listen, to recognize, and to hold on to things of value. Meaning something like ‘never mind’ or ‘things are good the way they are’, in this project the concept of Sudah has become a loving counter movement: a plea to not ignore you heritage, but instead honour it—in scent, taste, image, and memory.

On Sunday July 13th, Jap Sam Books will be part of Books are Bridges organised by PrintRoom at the SNV Community Gardens in Rotterdam.

Sunday 13 July 2025 - 12 - 5 PM
Roel Langerakweg 33, 3041JK Rotterdam

→ Enter through the community garden gate and stay left until you reach the clubhouse - Free entrance

For this occasion, PrintRoom will gather over 30 local and international publishers and artists. The day programme will be filled with outdoor book presentations, workshops for all ages, lively talks, and music.

Booklaunch and small exhibition
July 11th, from 15h

Bradwolff & Partners
Lijnbaansgracht 314
Amsterdam

Private View brings together encounters, documentation, and conversations. Visual artist Simon Wald-Lasowski explored the apartment and captured it in a photo series filled with tender compositions and personal vistas. In a two-part essay, writer Maurits de Bruijn examines not only the boundaries of what it means to be an artist, but also themes of queerness, visibility, care, and the transience of things and memories.

On Thursday 3 July, photographer Peter Svenson passed away. Over the past few years, we had the opportunity to work with Peter and Arja Hop on the creation of the special, awardwinning photo book Felwa, which was published by Jap Sam Books in 2024. This project resulted in the exhibition 'Felwa - Natuur in transititie', which is currently on display at the Coda Museum in Apeldoorn.