TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena – Sunday 10 August 2025

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. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

2. Remember When by Fiona Phillips

3. Deadly Silence by Jacqueline Connolly

4. The Suspect by Rob Rinder

5. Long Island by Colm Toibin

6. The New Neighbours by Claire Douglas

7. The Waiting by Michael Connelly

8. The Hidden Girl by Lucinda Reily

9. The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale

10. Funny Story by Emily Henry

This week’s Children's Top 10 bestselling books…

1. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

2. Unfairies by Huw Aaron

3. Dog Man 5 - Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey

4. Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

5. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

6. Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls by Katie Kirby

7. Cozy Cuties by Coco Wyo

8. The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson

9. Gozzle by Julia Donaldson

10. Matched Up by Jenny Ireland

Hotly anticipated new release…

Celebrate the release of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang with us in store on Tuesday 26th August.

We will be opening early at 8.30am so that you can be one of the first to get your hands on a copy of this hotly anticipated book. 

Throughout the day there will be opportunities for interactive activities and a chance to win some awesome merchandise! 

Half price offers…

Our half price offers this week until Wednesday 13th August:

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Just £4.99

• Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Just £8.49

Storytime…

Join us for storytime on Saturday 16th August at 12pm. We will be reading Tiny Tiger Says Why Can't I? by Smriti Halls and Steve Small. 

We also have storytime on Sunday 17th August at 3pm. We will be reading Don't Trust Fish! by Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat.

Book Club…

Just a reminder that our next sci-fi/fantasy book club will be on Thursday 14th August at 7pm. The book we will be discussing will be Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Everyone is welcome to come along for snacks and lots of book chat.

New History…

New in our history section:

• Victoria's Secret: The Private Passion of a Queen by Fern Riddell

Provocatively suggesting that there may have been more to Queen Victoria's relationship with her servant John Brown than just close friendship, Riddell's engrossing volume draws from revelatory new evidence to ask searching questions about who really writes our history.

• The Sisterhood of Revensbruck by Lynne Olson 

A tale of great enterprise and great fortitude, and of wonderful female solidarity and nobility of spirit, in the bleakest of circumstances.

Starting School…

We're over halfway through the summer holidays and everyone is starting to think about school starting in September. We have a good selection of books to help with anyone starting school.

Just call in to browse our selection!