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Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena!
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10...
1. A Heart Full of Headstones - Ian Rankin
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2. Pinch of Nom:Budget - Kate Allinson
3. There's Been a Little Incident - Alice Ryan
4. The Sanctuary - Andrew Hunter Murray
5. The Retreat - Sarah Pearse
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6. Act of Oblivion - Robert Harris
7. Next in Line - Jeffrey Archer
8. Forever Home - Graham Norton
9. The Maid - Nita Prose
10. 100 Poems - Seamus Heaney
SATURDAY STORYTIME...
Our next Saturday Storytime will take place on Saturday 8th July at 12pm.
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We will be reading When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth by Sean Taylor and Zebra Hicks.
This is a fun, silly read for all junior dino-lovers. Taylor and Hicks' picture book follows the cat-and-mouse chase between Smallasaurus, Badasaurus and the fearsome Worseasaurus.
We look forward to seeing everyone, and there will be some fun colouring in afterwards!
SCI-FI AND FANTASY BOOK CLUB...
The next meeting of our Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club will take place on Friday 21st July at 7pm.
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We will be discussing the sci-fi classic that is Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
We look forward to seeing everyone there, and particularly welcome any newcomers!
NEW - HALF PRICE...
• Too Late - Colleen Hoover
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The mega-selling TikTok phenomenon and author of Verity delivers a razor-sharp psychological thriller. As Sloan tries to break away from her toxic relationship with a dangerous drug trafficker.
NEW NON-FICTION
• Forgotten Warriors - Sarah Percy
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From the Soviet Night Witches of the Second World War to the current Ukrainian conflict, Percy's entertaining and inspirational history of women in combat abounds in eye-opening revelations and unforgettable vignettes.
• The Wager - David Grann
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The author of the acclaimed Killers of the Flower Moon unravels the thrilling true story of the wreck of the eighteenth-century British vessel and the extraordinary claims made by two different groups of survivors that resulted in a nerve-jangling court martial.