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. Guinness World Records 2024
2. The Dunlop Dynasty - Stephen Davison
3. Prophet Song - Paul Lynch
4. The Best of Brian - Brian D'Arcy
5. This Christmas - Emma Hetherington
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer - Jeff Kinney
7. The Blunders - David Walliams
8. Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry
9. Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly - Jeremy Clarkson
10. The Woman in Me - Britney Spears
SATURDAY STORYTIME...
Our next Saturday Storytime will take place on Saturday 9th December at 12pm. We will be reading The Night before Christmas by Clement C. Moore.
This is a much loved, classic Christmas tale. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
CHRISTMAS EVENING EVENT...
We look forward to seeing everyone at our Christmas Evening on Thursday 7th December. Join us for a drink, a mince pie, and some special celebrations.
We will be joined by Coleraine born author Chris Frost to celebrate the release of his novel The Killer's Christmas List.
WATERSTONE'S BOOK OF THE YEAR...
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
The former Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner and author of The Explorer and The Golden Mole delivers the first instalment of a thoroughly immersive epic fantasy series which finds an ordinary boy and a flying girl enmeshed in an adventure with a host of magical creatures!
GIFT OF THE YEAR...
Murdle
Prepare to become utterly obsessed with these addictive logic puzzles with a murder mystery spin, as you join Deductive Logico for one hundred brain-bending whodunits.
IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR...
Close to Home by Michael Magee
At once knife-sharp, tender and powerfully moving, Magee’s debut is a striking tale of poverty, love and trauma told through the lens of two working-class brothers in post-conflict Belfast.
YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB...
Our Young Adult Book Club for 14-18 year olds will be back on Thursday 25th January at 7pm. We will be reading Belladonna by Adalyn Grace. We look forward to seeing everyone there.