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. Bored of Lunch Healthy Air Fryer: 30 Minute Meals by Nathan Anthony
2. The Trial by Rob Rinder
3. My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes
4. Close to Home by Michael Magee
5. Quickly, Whilst They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson
6. The Tall Tale of the Giants Causeway by Lari Donn & Emile Gill
7. The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore
8. Peace Comes Dropping Slow by Denis Bradley
9. Watermelon by Marian Keyes
10. Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
Saturday Storytime…
Our next Saturday Storytime will take place on Saturday 27th April at 12pm. We will be reading The Bear, The Book and the Blanket by Lou Peacock & Ged Adamson.
We look forward to seeing everyone there. We will have colouring in afterwards as always!
Out Now…
• My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes
The superstar author of the Rachel novels delivers a hilarious and affecting standalone story about another of the Walsh sisters - Anna, who trades the high life in Manhattan for a small Irish coastal town and the allure of an old flame.
New in Non Fiction…
• Knife by Salmon Rushdie
The Booker Prize winner and internationally acclaimed author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses delivers a powerful account of the attempt on his life on 12 August 2022.
• The Book Makers by Adam Smith
From printers and binders to typographers and librarians, Smyth's endlessly fascinating volume recounts the story of the book through eighteen visionary and highly influential figures.
• Wild Service by Nick Hayes
In this love letter to the power in participation, the acclaimed illustrator and author of The Book of Trespass blends science, nature writing and philosophy to reflect the part we should all play in looking after nature.