A luminous portrait of modern masculinity, a gripping tale of crime and obsession, a hilarious and insightful journey through Japan, the biggest fantasy of the year and an unforgettable children's adventure - which April Book of the Month will you pick?
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Hi
#Heartstopper
fans (aka everyone) we are beyond excited to finally share the Heartstopper Yearbook cover with you! 😍 And here's creator
@AliceOseman
to tell you all about it 💕
Pre-order here:
A single tweet from 'Bigolas Dickolas' has made This Is How You Lose The Time War by
@tithenai
and
@maxgladstone
a bestseller, so we're thinking about a new range of stickers. What should we place them on next
@maskofbun
?
Find the book here:
To celebrate the arrival of his highly anticipated book You Will Get Through This Night, we have a special digital event and exclusive Q&A with entertainer and mental health activist
@danielhowell
next Monday. Details and tickets here:
We are big swifties over here, so to celebrate one week since Taylor Swift’s Midnights album we have a no context list of books that came to mind when listening to our favourites!
Read the thread & tell us what books you thought of when listening!
#MidnightsTaylorSwift
Tonight we unveiled a recreation of Charlie’s bedroom from
#HEARTSTOPPER
at
@WaterstonesPicc
.
@AliceOseman
signed their wonderful books, the cast made a surprise visit, 100 fans made this face 🥰 and everyone was wonderful. Come visit from 1-8 July 🍃 💕
No points for guessing why Isaac is our favourite
#Heartstopper
character 🥰
Presenting... reading recommendations from our newly crowned King of literature, a thread:
Episode 1, Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert:
@AliceOseman
@TobieDonovan_
@NetflixUK
OBSESSED with our Exclusive Edition of
#Heartstopper
Volume 1, with sprayed edges and an exclusive mini comic entitled Adoption 💕 Available here:
@AliceOseman
''I love you right up to the moon,' he said and closed his eyes. 'Oh that's far,' said Big Nutbrown Hare. 'That is very, very far.''
We are very sad to hear that Sam McBratney, author of Guess How Much I Love You, has died aged 77.
Meet Alice Oseman and visit Charlie Spring’s bedroom! We’re SO excited to announce a very special
#Heartstopper
event where 100 fans will get to meet
@AliceOseman
@WaterstonesPicc
on Thurs 30 July. Tickets go on sale Mon 20 June at 6pm. Set your alarms!
Arriving this November: The highly anticipated book Clanlands (cover just revealed!) from Outlander actors
@SamHeughan
and
@grahammctavish
, offering a dynamic and entertaining journey around Scotland and featuring a foreword by
@Writer_DG
. Pre-order here:
Last week we unveiled a recreation of Charlie Spring’s bedroom with
@AliceOseman
and (surprise!) the
#Heartstopper
cast 💕 We caught up with a few of the fans, who we can confirm are the sweetest people on earth. Visit from 1-8 July at
@WaterstonesPicc
✨
Nick and Charlie are very much in love, but with Nick going off to university next year, is everything about to change?
Huge news,
#Heartstopper
Volume 5 is coming this November! 🤗 Pre-order here:
@AliceOseman
@teambkmrk
💕
Okay, we got a bit excited and made some typos. So:
Event is on 30 June
Installation will be up from 1-8 July for anyone to visit at
@WaterstonesPicc
And I will be getting fired tomorrow
LESS THAN 5 DAYS UNTIL THE HEARTSTOPPER ADAPTATION HITS NETFLIX! 💕
And if you haven’t read
@AliceOseman
's pioneering queer graphic novel series yet, click here:
If 2022 was the year of Heartstopper then the love continues in 2023 as all four volumes of
@AliceOseman
's are getting gorgeous new hardback editions, each with their own mini-comic. Volume One arrives on 2 Feb: 💕
'Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands... its spirit grows and strengthens.'
Carlos Ruiz Zafón 1964-2020
Super excited for these gorgeous new editions of
@AliceOseman
's novels, all with updated cover illustrations and brand new bonus content 😍
Find them all here:
The most incredible sight at
@StPancrasInt
as the
#ChristmasBooksTree
stands 12m tall. Congratulations to our pals
@Hatchards
who've made us feel thoroughly Christmassy. With 270 shelves adorned with over 3,800 hand-painted books, it's a thing of beauty 😍🎄📚
Hear me out... A NYE party, but in
@Waterstones
, where everyone just reads and sips bubbly until the countdown to midnight, after which we all wrap up warm and go home, talking about what we've read.
Hands up if you remember Ellie, Magda and Nadine?!
Fans of Jacqueline Wilson's Girls series will be thrilled to hear that THINK AGAIN is the brand new adult novel following the trio as they navigate life in their late thirties. Signed Edition:
Stephen Hawking, the man who confounded doctor's expectations and lit up the world with his genius has passed away. His legacy will live on for many years.
Hello, I'm a bookshop in a movie. My books are charmingly higgledy piggledy and mainly leather-bound, my staff are the perfect blend of nerdy and good-looking, you'll never see anyone actually buy a book but we're the perfect meet cute/portal to somewhere fantastical.
Hello, I'm a professor in a movie, I only reach the main point of my lecture right as class is ending. Then I yell at students about the reading / homework as they leave.
'Read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.'
-
@jk_rowling
, who celebrates her birthday today and who's written the odd thing herself too.
#TuesdayThoughts
'If you’ve got a life that so many people didn’t have, you can’t waste it'
We are very sad to hear of the death of Judith Kerr, creator of Mog, The Tiger Who Came to Tea and many other classic children's stories. A cherished author who will be missed by so many.
On 10 January 2023, readers everywhere will be part of a landmark publication: the story of Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. Personal and emotionally powerful, SPARE will be published by
@transworldbooks
. Pre-order here:
With a brand new mini-comic, beautiful endpapers and an exquisite foiled cover, this gorgeous special-edition hardback of
#Heartstopper
Vol.4 is a must-have for
@AliceOseman
fans. Out now:
Just announced: The first children's book from Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex - a heartwarming story capturing the special relationship between fathers and sons through a mother’s eyes, beautifully illustrated by
@theartoffunnews
. Find out more here:
10 years after taking their first steps together,
@bts_bighit
announce the book that takes you inside their world. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories, unreleased photos, BEYOND THE STORY is everything about BTS in one volume. Preorder with 50% off RRP:
'Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.'
- George Eliot, born Mary Anne Evans,
#OnThisDay
, in 1819
#ThursdayThoughts
Why is democracy under threat and what can we do to preserve it? Activist
@joshuawongcf
explains why the Hong Kong protests are relevant to us all as he tells us more about his manifesto for change, Unfree Speech:
'Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them.'
- Judy Blume, who celebrates a landmark birthday today. Happy birthday!
#MondayMotivation
We can only presume he means Reading in Berkshire (still harsh) but just in case he means books how about we all share a moment that proves
#readingisgood
Over to you...
To help prevent spread of the Coronavirus, and to protect the wellbeing of our customers and staff, sadly Waterstones will temporarily close its doors by the close of trade Monday 23 March until further notice. Please check for additional information
We've missed you.
So we're very happy to announce that the majority of our shops in England are reopening from Monday 15 June. For full details, including our measures to keep customers and booksellers safe, please visit our website:
Coming soon in a stunning hardback edition boasting new cover artwork,
@AliceOseman
's beloved debut novel Solitaire introduces Tori Spring - older sister of Heartstopper's Charlie - and a mysterious website:
How do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? Journalist and author
@ruskin147
delivers a moving and hopeful account of how he and his family opened their hearts and home to a Romanian rescue dog in SOPHIE FROM ROMANIA, coming soon:
'I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.'
- Maya Angelou, born
#OnThisDay
in 1928
#WednesdayWisdom
Strike's back.
#LethalWhite
is the new Cormoran Strike novel and you can pre-order it now at half-price with the chance of winning a copy signed by
@jk_rowling
as Robert Galbraith -
The stars of Outlander return for a year-long, whisky-fuelled romp across Scotland. Our exclusive edition, complete with never-before-seen photograph endpapers, is available to pre-order here: .
@HodderBooks
@SamHeughan
@grahammctavish
Buckle up, grab a dram, and get ready for another unforgettable wild ride...
@SamHeughan
and
@grahammctavish
are back, and this time they've set their sights on a new horizon: New Zealand. Pre-order the SIGNED Edition here:
If you’ve struggled in the rain and can bear it no longer please remember that our bookshops provide excellent shelter plus, you know, books... so many lovely books.
Calling all Outlander fans...
@SamHeughan
will be joining us in Glasgow to sign copies of Waypoints, his intimate, thoughtful and fascinating memoir 🏴
Tickets will go on sale here at 11am tomorrow:
With over 10,000 years of experience between them, surely BBC's Ghosts could help settle the old Waterstones pronunciation conundrum! For your chance to win the copy signed in the video, share your favourite Ghosts moment in the replies 👻
📚
We are very sorry to hear of the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore, a man who did so much for others and inspired so many to follow his example. Our thoughts are with his family.
Join us on Saturday, March 4th for a virtual live conversation between Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex and
@DrGaborMate
, renowned speaker and author of The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture.
Prepare to meet
#TheIckabog
:
@jk_rowling
's online sensation arrives in an exquisite hardback edition this November, telling a story of hope and courage and featuring vibrant illustrations from young readers. Pre-order your copy here: