Waterstone’s Ballymena: This week’s Top 10 bestsellers, half-price picks and new local reads

From political insight and celebrity memoirs to festive favourites and local fiction, Waterstone’s Ballymena has revealed its latest Top 10 bestselling titles — alongside this week’s half-price highlights, storytime fun for families, and a new novel from a much-loved Ballymena author.

This Week’s Top 10 Bestsellers

At the top of the list this week is Ballymena man, Stephen Walker’s David Trimble: Peacemaker — a powerful biography exploring the life and legacy of one of Northern Ireland’s most pivotal political figures.

In second place, Virginia Giuffre’s Nobody’s Girl offers a brave and compelling memoir of survival and justice, while Mary 90 by Mary Berry takes third place, delighting fans of the nation’s favourite baker with a delicious celebration of her culinary journey.

Fourth place goes to Charlie Mackesy with Always Remember, a beautifully illustrated reflection on kindness, love and courage, while Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat secures fifth with his trademark humour and chaos from life on the farm.

Also among the top sellers this week are Time of the Child by Niall Williams, Poems of Seamus Heaney, and Mel Robbins’ The Let Them Theory — an empowering exploration of self-acceptance and resilience.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Rose Field: The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman, and Long Island by Colm Tóibín, continuing the story of Brooklyn’s beloved heroine, Eilis.

This Week’s Top 10 at a Glance

1. David Trimble: Peacemaker – Stephen Walker

   
   

2. Nobody’s Girl – Virginia Giuffre

   
   

3. Mary 90 – Mary Berry

   
   

4. Always Remember – Charlie Mackesy

   
   

5. Diddly Squat – Jeremy Clarkson

6. Time of the Child – Niall Williams

   
   

7. Poems of Seamus Heaney – Seamus Heaney

   
   

8. The Let Them Theory – Mel Robbins

   
   

9. Rose Field: The Book of Dust – Philip Pullman

   
   

10. Long Island – Colm Tóibín

Half-Price This Week

Waterstone’s Ballymena is offering another brilliant selection of half-price books, featuring cookery classics, thrillers and festive favourites:

• Eat Yourself Healthy – Jamie Oliver

Bursting with recipes, health hacks and a two-week meal plan, this essential cookbook from the one and only Jamie Oliver emphasises nutritious meals with maximum flavour.

• Mary 90 – Mary Berry

Celebrate the cookery icon’s 90th birthday with this mouth-watering collection of career-spanning recipes, covering everything from lasagne bolognese to lemon drizzle traybake.

• Diddly Squat: The Farmer’s Dog – Jeremy Clarkson

The fifth volume of side-splitting rural memoirs from Jeremy Clarkson finds the hapless farmer beset by another catalogue of woe, surrounded by his loyal band of friends and colleagues.

• Never Flinch – Stephen King

Fan favourite Holly Gibney returns in another page-turning thriller from the peerless Stephen King, as the cases of a deranged serial killer and a misogynistic stalker begin to interweave.

• Santa & Son – David Walliams

A gleeful festive romp from the bestselling children’s author, Walliams’ hilarious and exciting tale focuses on a Christmastime robbery at the world’s most famous toy shop and the plucky store Santa and his son who must fight off the burglars.

Storytime

Storytime takes place every Saturday at 12 o’clock and Sunday at 3pm, offering families the perfect weekend treat.

This week, children will enjoy The Turtle Who Turned the Tide by Rachel Bright and Jim Field — a heartwarming, eco-themed tale celebrating friendship, courage and caring for our planet.

Book Club

The next Fiction Book Club meets on Thursday 6th November, where members will discuss Shirley Jackson’s gothic masterpiece The Haunting of Hill House.

All are welcome to come along for an evening of lively conversation — and, of course, snacks!

New in Store

Echo of Angels by Carol Ann Creagh

Waterstone’s Ballymena is delighted to announce that Echo of Angels — the new novel from local author Carol Ann Creagh — is now available in store.

The much-anticipated sequel to Angel City follows a trio of nurses as they navigate friendship and resilience while working through the Troubles, offering readers a moving glimpse into the human side of Northern Ireland’s past.