TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena – Saturday 26 July 2025

Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena!

This weeks Top 10 bestselling books…

1. The New Neighbours by Claire Douglas

2. The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas

3. The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden

4. The Drowned by John Banville

5. The Wedding People by Alison Espach

6. In Too Deep by Lee Childs

7. You Are Here by David Nicholls

8. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

9. Midnight And Blue by Ian Rankin

10. The Waiting by Michael Connelly

This week kids’ Top 10 bestselling books…

1. Lottie Brooks vs The Ultra Mean Girls by Katie Kirby

2. Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

3. The Mega Complicated Crushes Of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby

4. Ms Rachel: 100 First Words by Ms Rachel

5. A Good Girl's Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson

6. My Return To The Walter Boys by Ali Novak

7. The Worlds's Worst Superheroes by David Walliams

8. The Naturals by Jessica Lynn Barnes

9. The Goldens by Lauren Wilson

10. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Game Of The Month…

Oh My Pigeons

The pigeon party game is an exciting card and party game in which the players really let their feathers fly. In this card game for 2 - 5 people aged 8 and up, the first person to fill their park bench with lots of little pigeon miniatures wins.

The 50 humorous dove cards bring lots of emotions to the table. Place them skilfully and hope for some luck when rolling the dice. Quick to set up and short rules - everyone can play.

Back to school 2025…

We have Buy One Get One Half Price across a large selection of educational resources and revision guides.

Adult Book Club…

The next meeting will be on 7th August at 7pm. This time we will be discussing What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie.

Everyone is welcome!

Weekend Storytime…

On Saturday August 2nd at 12pm we will be reading Otto The Top Dog by Catherine Rayner.

On Sunday at 3pm we will be reading The Sun Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater.

Both story times will include colouring time!