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On Friday, March 20, a fire completely destroyed our distributor's premises in Amsterdam. It is hard to believe that their office and warehouse, which play such an important role in independent publishing, are no longer standing. Thankfully, no one was injured.

With the new year now unfolding, team Jap Sam Books would like to wish you a bright and inspiring 2026.

This year, a whole series of new books will be published. We look forward to meeting you at book presentations and book fairs in the Netherlands and abroad.

We start with the launch of Temporary Terrain. Marie Reintjes, followed by two book presentations of As One. Lex ter Braak, and lastly the closing event of Activating Common Ground, highlighting the publication Re-Thinking Re-Use, published by Jap Sam Books.

We are honoured to announce that publisher Eleonoor Jap Sam has been invited to join Justina for episode #7 of the book making podcast, book making as an art form. Join us on 26 October to attend the live recording, or listen the full episode from 12 November online. 

We are back in the office!

In this post you will find the invitation to 3 exciting events that take place during the coming weeks. But first, we will share some events to look forward to later this autumn. 

On 5 June, the 2025 Prix Bob Calle du livre d'artiste will be awarded to one of the 21 nominated artist books, with 3 additional special prizes. We are excited to share two of these artist books have been published by Jap Sam Books; Open-Ended Visions of Possibilities by artist patricia kaersenhout, and Below the Underground by artist Ansuya Blom. Open-Ended Visions of Possibilities has previously been awarded with Best Dutch Book Designs 2023.

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