This August has marked the centenary of the great James Baldwin's birth. A new book, Encounters with James Baldwin reveals the influence of his thought, speech & writing on over 30 contributors including local writers Roy McFarlane & Patrick Vernon. C&C: waterstones.com/book/encounter…..

Many thanks 🙏🏿 including The Healing Next Time Nine Arches Press next to James Baldwin classics and Encounters with James Baldwin, blessed to be a part of this new book WLV Creative & Professional Writing 🔥

Join us at 11am tomorrow at Waterstones #Wolverhampton when Carolyn Ward gets #spookyseason off to an early start with the launch of marvellous middle grade horror #BellaBrightAndTheWitchTree! 📚👻🌳🧙‍♀️

I'll be heading to Waterstones Wolverhampton tomorrow for the fabulous Carolyn Ward👻BELLA BRIGHT👻's book launch for #BellaBrightAndTheWitchTree 📚🖤 I spy an #AutumnMoonbeam hanging out with lots of brilliant #spookyreads 👻 #BellaBright #kidlit #childrensbooks #Halloween #autumn #spooky #books #reading

New releases! Which one would you pick? 😍

Please join us this morning!

A huge array of fantastic spooky books everywhere at Waterstones Wolverhampton

What a lovely morning we had in the shop for the launch of #BellaBrightAndTheWitchTree! Huge thanks to Carolyn Carolyn Ward👻BELLA BRIGHT👻 Ward for letting us host and to everyone who came 😊 Signed copies of both Bella books available in store in #Wolverhampton! Fab thread Emma Finlayson-Palmer 🏳️‍🌈 She/Her!

Abounding in secrets, divided loyalties and shrewd political commentary, our gripping espionage Thriller of the Month finds two CIA operatives amidst the dark opulence of St Petersburg in MOSCOW X by David McCloskey: exyu.short.gy/ApUqhv #WBOTM

Two elven sisters encounter the mythical fae court and find themselves drawn into its seductive world in our Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month, Saara El-Arifi (updates only)🇵🇸's FAEBOUND. Exclusive Edition: exyu.short.gy/KSHZ48 #WBOTM

Final weekly #Wolverhampton Top 10 best-selling books of August! SFF Book of the Month, DallerGut Dream Department Store, is top of the pile again. Great to see Carolyn Ward's brand new Bella Bright👻 book there & huge new entries from Robert Harris, Bob Mortimer & Ann Cleeves 📚

Excited to see our new Books of the Month for September arriving in store!

How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Turning the limelight on women artists' creativity and the way it has shaped and enriched our world, @katyhessel's THE STORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN is our Non-fiction Book of the Month: exyu.short.gy/B3xmGo #WBOTM

Following an ordinary boy, a flying girl and a host of magical creatures, Katherine Rundell's IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES is our Children’s Book of the Month and we have four Exclusive Editions in different colourways to celebrate: exyu.short.gy/FwAzlg #WBOTM

A mesmeric tale of madness, dreams and hope, a gripping espionage thriller, an enchanting fantasy, an exciting revisionist history of art and a breathtakingly realised children's adventure - which September Book of the Month will you pick? exyu.short.gy/QEHDAU #WBOTM

⭐️ Makaton Signed Storytime ⭐️ Don’t forget I’m at Waterstones Wolverhampton this Saturday 7.9.24 at 11am for #TheSmedsAndTheSmoos, which is a very modern take on ‘Romeo & Juliet’ & because the book features so many colours I’m also reading #PoppysBookOfColours by SigningFriends These

'I was struck by the number of roads not taken, entire chapters I’d already forgotten, bits and pieces which now seem quite bizarre' On the blog, author Daniel Mason discusses the process of creating our Fiction Book of the Month, NORTH WOODS: exyu.short.gy/873zXR

New this week, AGIMAT is a sparkling collection of poetry from 🦋Romalyn Ante FRSL🗡, nurse and prizewinning poet, moving between the Philippines and Wolverhampton, myth and the grind of the present-day NHS. Click & Collect: waterstones.com/book/agimat/ro… #Wolverhampton #poetry #poetrytwitter

Lots of great new history books appearing in store!

Join us at Waterstones #Wolverhampton for a brilliant Smeds and the Smoos Storytime with Sarah The Makaton Tutor tomorrow (7.9.24) from 11am! All welcome! More info: waterstones.com/events/search/…