Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena!
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10...
1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Chalice of the Gods - Rick Riordan
2. In My Own Words - Sean Quinn
3. The Last Devil to Die - Richard Osman
4. Trespasses - Louise Kennedy
5. Damascus Station - David McCloskey
6. Tyger - SF Said & Dave McKean
7. The Bee Sting - Paul Murray
8. Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch - Derek Keilty
9. All the Broken Places - John Boyne
10. Common Decency - Susannah Dickey
SATURDAY STORYTIME...
Our next Storytime session will take place on Saturday 7th October at 12pm. We will be reading 'Bunnies in a Boat' by Phillip Ardagh and Ben Mantle.
This is a hilarious story in which the Bunnies take charge of a boat! We look forward to seeing everyone there, there will be colouring in afterwards.
NEW HALF PRICE...
• Tom Gates 21: Five Star Stories - Liz Pichon
Liz Pichon’s schoolboy hero returns in the uproarious tale of what happens when Tom Gates decides to create a five star-masterpiece for Oakfield School's story book.
SCI-FI AND FANTASY BOOK CLUB...
The next meeting of the Sci Fi and Fantasy Book Club will take place on Thursday 19th October at 7pm. We will be discussing 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams.
We look forward to seeing everyone there, newcomers will be made especially welcome.
NEW RELEASES...
• The Raging Storm - Ann Cleeves
The murder of a local celebrity in a village clouded by superstition presents Matthew Venn with his most challenging case yet in this gripping addition to Cleeves' Two Rivers series.
• Elon Musk - Walter Isaacson
The acclaimed biographer of Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein turns his unwavering gaze to restless innovator, disruptor and mogul Elon Musk in this characteristically unputdownable and enlightening study.