Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena!
This Week's Top 10 Bestselling Books...
1. Beano Annual 2024
2. Dandy Annual 2024
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer - Jeff Kinney
4. Bored of Lunch: The Healthy Air Fryer Book - Nathan Anthony
5. Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
6. The Wager - David Grainn
7. Godkiller - Hannah Kaner
8. The Drift - C.J. Tudor
9. The Last Devil to Die - Richard Osman
10. The Other Half - Charlotte Vassell
Sci-Fi Book Club...
Join us on Thursday 18th January at 7pm for our next meeting where we will be discussing Illuminations by Alan Moore.
This is a collection of breathlessly original stories guaranteed to astound. New members welcome!
Saturday Storytime...
Our next Saturday Storytime will take place on Saturday 20th at 12pm.
We will be reading The Baddies by Julia Donaldson.
This story is a hilarious and heartwarming tale steeped in effortless rhyme, as a trio of thoroughly despicable villains find that scaring a resourceful young girl is harder than it looks.
We look forward to seeing everyone at Saturday Storytime, there will be colouring in afterwards!
New to Half Price!
• Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and ferocious unicorns in this first book in the hotly anticipated fantasy adventure series for fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Amari and the Night Brothers.
Thirteen-year-old Skandar Smith has only ever wanted to be a unicorn rider. To be one of the lucky few selected to hatch a unicorn. To bond with it for life; to train together and race for glory; to be a hero.