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. Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle
2. I am Rebel by Ross Montgomery
3. Kala by Colin Walsh
4. The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
5. Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
6. A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
7. Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
8. The Exchange by John Grisham
9. If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
10. The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
Saturday Storytime…
Our next Saturday Storytime will take place on Saturday 27 July, we will be reading The Dinosaur that Pooped a Superhero! by Tom Fletcher & Dougie Poynter.
We look forward to seeing everyone there. There will be colouring in afterwards
Half price this week…
• The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
Plenty more chaotic capers and agonising embarrassments abound in the sixth side-splitting instalment of Kirby's hugely popular Lottie Brooks series.
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Dripping with passion and danger, this tantalising opening to the bestselling fantasy romance series (inspired by Beauty and the Beast) from Sarah J Maas follows mortal Feyre who, after accidentally killing a faerie, finds herself hostage in the mystical lands of Prythian.
• You Are Here by David Nicholls
Written with Nicholls' trademark wit and empathy, this affecting love story from the author of One Day finds two lost souls thrown together on an epic coast to coast walk.
• Astrochimp by David Walliams
David Walliams' side-splitting debut comic book alongside illustrator Adam Stower tells the zany story of Chump the Chimp, chosen by NASA for a very important space mission.
• Bunny vs. Monkey: The Impossible Pig by Jamie Smart
The madcap graphic novel series for younger readers returns with the woods thrown into chaos at the mysterious disappearance of pig and the arrival of an unusual bearded stranger..
• Pinch of Nom Air Fryer: Easy, Slimming Meals by Kay Allinson & Kate Allinson
It's the perfect blend of ingredients as the bestselling Pinch of Nom team serve up some truly irresistible air fryer recipes that can all be prepared in less than half an hour.
Science Ficton & Fantasy Book Club…
The next meeting of our Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club will take place on Thursday 15 August at 7pm.
We will be reading How to Become a Dark Lord and Die Trying by Djano Wexler. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Out in Paperback!
• Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley & Harry Whittaker
Concluding the much-missed author's bestselling Seven Sisters series, Atlas tells the emotional and involving story of Pa Salt in the captivating prose that made Riley such an accomplished storyteller.