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“Heerlen” as a book category groups fiction and nonfiction focused on the Dutch city of Heerlen and the wider Parkstad Limburg region. It spans local history from the Roman settlement and bathhouse remains to the coal-mining boom and the social, economic, and urban transitions after mine closures. Typical themes include working‑class life, migration and cross‑border identities in the Meuse–Rhine Euregion, urban renewal and architecture (e.g., the Glass Palace/Schunck), and the area’s vibrant arts and street‑art scenes. The category would include historical studies, memoirs and oral histories of miners’ families, sociological and planning analyses, crime and literary fiction set in post‑industrial neighborhoods, photography and architecture books, travel and walking guides to South Limburg’s hills and post‑mining landscapes, and works in or about the Limburgish dialect and culture. In short, it’s a place-based shelf for books that explore Heerlen’s past, present, and identity.

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