#HowToKillYourFamily is coming in HOT with a brand new look for Summer 23 😎 This sizzling new edition of Bella Mackie's phenomenal fiction debut will be coming to a bookshop near you very soon! ☀

Tomorrow, 1st June at 11:30am, we look forward to welcoming Ian Brown.

Today at 11:30. Meet Ian Brown for a terrifically Tortoisy storytime.

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Our FBotM by gabriellezevin is a story of connection and creativity. Sam and Sadie meet in the hospital computer games room in 1987. When they get back in touch through a chance meeting, they find that common connection still exists but will life get in the way?

Congratulations to Alice Winn. In Memoriam has won the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023. This is a breathtaking novel that you do not want to miss. #waterstonesdebutfictionprize

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We have temporary positions in store from mid November to Christmas. Please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected] by October 15th.

Door number one of our Advent Calendar is for our Book of the Year Winner Katherine Rundell our Novel of the Year Winner Alice Winn and our Gift Book of the Year Winner G. T. Karber. #dayone #advent #Christmasgifts #BookoftheYear

Advent calendar Day Two celebrates the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and all things space and timey-wimey. Keep your Whovian happy and avoid The Meep that may be lurking inside. #doctorwho #whoviangifts #adventcalendar

Day 3 celebrates 600 Years since Shakespeare’s First Folio with Dame Judi Dench’s ‘The Man Who Pays the Rent’. Excuse the bear, he is about to make a quick exit. #shakespearegifts #judidench #firstfolio

BOTM for January Sci-fi : God killer by @HFKaner Fiction: Wandering Souls by @CecilekvPin Non-Fiction: The Wager by David Grann Thriller: In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan Children's: The Swifts by Beth Lincoln #harpercollins #simonandschuster #penguinrandomhouse

Wonderful to host Annie Lyons and Lisa Timoney/Kate Storey/Naomi Williams today. We have a limited number of signed copies available of The Air Raid book Club and The Memory Library in store. #BookTwitter

Hands up: who missed the Northern Lights because they were reading?

Taylor (Orpington's Version) We have a reputation as booksellers but we're also Swifties. So unleash your inner tortured poet, and be ready for it as Taylor steps away from the Christmas Tree farm and performs for the London Boy(s) and Lovers at Wembley. Taylor Swift

Our July Books of the Month. Ghosts of the past, the Roman empire, a murder o. Lake Garda, dark academia and a tribute to a powerful canine. #booksofthemonth

Happy #BookshopDay! To celebrate, you can get DOUBLE PLUS STAMPS all day in our shops, making it the perfect time to head to your high street and get browsing. If you're not sure what to get or need any assistance just ask a bookseller! #ChooseBookshops

We’re absolutely thrilled to finally reveal our incredible 2024 Book of the Year Shortlist! 🎉 Discover the nominees here: waterstones.com/category/cultu… #BookOfTheYear