Welcome to the weekly news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena!
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10…
1. April in Spain - John Banville
2. Beautiful World Where Are You? - Sally Rooney
3. Where The Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
4. Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes
5. Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty
6. A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J. Maas
7. The Dark Hours - Michael Connelly
8. It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover
9. The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Oseman
10. Sorrow and Bliss - Meg Mason
EXCITING PRE-ORDERS…
There's some amazing new releases coming soon, make sure to pre order so you can get it as soon as its released, here are a few we are most excited about.
• The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O'Farrell
Releases 30th August 2022
Maggie O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' was a popular read with critics and readers alike, winning Waterstones' Book Of The Year for 2020.
We expect her latest book will do well too. This is perfect for any fans of historical fiction and court intrigue. We have a beautiful Waterstones' Exclusive Edition available for pre-order which includes exclusive endpapers, an exclusive essay from the author titled 'The Stone Lion' and more.
• It Starts With Us - Colleen Hoover
Releases 18th October 2022
Booktok favourite Colleen Hoover almost broke the internet when she announced this prequel to her immensely popular 'It Ends With Us'.
This is definitely one to pre-order as it is so highly anticipated, this is a great way to guarantee your copy upon release.
• No Plan B - Lee Child and Andrew Child
Releases 25th October 2022
The next instalment in Lee Child's incredibly popular Jack Reacher series promises even more thrilling action.
This is the third thriller co-written with his young brother Andrew Child.
We have a special offer on for this title, if you pre-order it in store, you will get it half price, for just ten pounds. This is an amazing saving that makes pre ordering worth doing.
SATURDAY STORY TIME…
Our next Saturday Story-time will take place on Saturday 23rd July at 12pm. We will be reading 'Octopants: The Missing Pirate Pants' by Suzy Senior and Claire Powell.
This is a fun story of an octopus who loses his underwear! We look forward to seeing you all there, if you've never been to one of our Story time's before, definitely come along, its completely free and no ticket required.
LITERARY PUZZLES…
Waterstones' sells so much more than just books, from classic boardgames such as Scrabble, to fun literary themed puzzles.
We have several themed 'The World Of' puzzles for popular authors such as, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie and James Joyce.
Each jigsaw is 1000 pieces and costs 14.99.
This would be a great gift for somebody, especially when paired with a book from the author themselves.
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