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. It Starts With Us - Colleen Hoover
2. It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover
3. Beano Annual 2023
4. April In Spain - John Banville
5. Bewilderment - Richard Powers
6. Diddly Squat: 'Til The Cows Come Home -Jeremy Clarkson
7. The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman
8. Two Women In Rome - Elizabeth Buchan
9. Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman
10. Heart Full Of Headstones - Ian Rankin
SATURDAY STORYTIME...
Our next Saturday Storytime will be Saturday 5th November at 12pm. We will be reading 'Ten Little Penguins' by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty.
This is great book for teaching children to count! Read the bouncy rhyming story and count from ten to one and back again, as the little penguins disappear then reappear. Spot and count the details on each page, and join in with the magical read-aloud sounds.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
NEW RELEASES NOW HALF-PRICE...
• Beyond Supervet: How Animals Make Us The Best We Can Be - Noel Fielding
In this inspiring and enlightening follow-up to the bestselling 'How Animals Saved My Life', Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick recounts incredible tales from his long and illustrious career caring for a multitude of different creatures.
• No Plan B - Lee Child, Andrew Child
The third scintillating Jack Reacher thriller co-written by Lee Child and his younger brother Andrew finds our charismatic hero probing the expansive conspiracy behind an apparent suicide.
• The Boys from Biloxi - John Grisham
Another slice of suspenseful courtroom drama from the mega-selling thriller writer, 'The Boys from Biloxi' traces the very different paths of Keith and Hugh, and the gripping legal showdown that both their lives have been leading up to.
If you're looking for a new thriller to read, then I highly recommend this book!
CHILDREN'S NEW RELEASES...
• Space Band - Tom Fletcher
The bestselling author of The 'Creakers' and 'The Danger Gang' beams up a riotous cosmological comedy revolving around the worst band on Earth who suddenly find themselves competing in an intergalactic Battle of the Bands.
• Tom Gates 20: Happy To Help - Liz Pichon
Another addition to the bestselling 'Tom Gates' series, that is stuffed with hilarious stories, doodles and creative fun.
The latest side-splitting Tom Gates story finds our hero on a joyously chaotic quest to earn pocket money by helping everyone with everything.