

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Books, Borrel & Banter
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 10 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 10 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: In a world that often feels divided, it’s easy to forget what truly connects us: community, curiosity, and the joy of books and ideas. This holiday season, the John Adams Institute and The American Book Center—partners in curiosity and conversation—invite you to slow down, raise a glass, and celebrate the ties that bind us. Join us for an exclusive shopping and community night at ABC Amsterdam: an after-hours gathering of book lovers, holiday cheer, and a sneak peek at the 2025 program.

What to expect:

- Private shopping hours with ABC booksellers on hand to help you find the perfect gifts
- Enjoy your 10 percent John Adams / ABC discount on all purchases, plus free holiday gift wrapping
- Festive drinks, music, and good company in the heart of Amsterdam
- Exclusive first look at the John Adams 2026 speaker lineup: announcement at 7:30 PM

Together, we’ll toast to a remarkable 2025—featuring voices like Timothy Snyder, Tim Walz, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nate Silver, and Russell Shorto—and look ahead to an inspiring year marking 250 years of American independence through conversation, culture, and ideas.

Registration:

This event is free for John Adams Members, Family &amp; Friends, Sponsors, Associates, Young Minds, AWCA, and ABC Book Lovers (please choose the JAI X ABC members option to register)
Non-members are warmly welcome with a nominal ticket purchase to support our shared mission. Space is limited—reserve your spot and join us for an evening of books, conversation, and holiday cheer.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/amsterdam/books-borrel-and-banter/200029305975948
- **Event Categories**: holiday, shopping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.john-adams.nl/books-borrel-banter/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=amsterdam-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Amsterdam
- **state**: NH
- **country**: Netherlands
- **location**: The American Book Center
- **lat**: 52.36895
- **long**: 4.88954
- **full address**: The American Book Center, Spui 12, 1012 XA Amsterdam, Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: John Adams Institute (https://allevents.in/org/john-adams-institute/26459147)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 10 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The American Book Center, Spui 12, 1012 XA Amsterdam, Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** John Adams Institute
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** holiday, shopping
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Books, Borrel & Banter ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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