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. Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
2. The Girl from Donegal by Carmel Harrington
3. The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
4. The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
5. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
6. Bridgerton: Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
7. Long Island by Colm Toibin
8. Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
9. Great-Uncle Harry by Michael Palin
10. Astrochimp by David Walliams
Saturday Storytime…
Our next Saturday Storytime will take place on Saturday 1st June at 12pm. We will be reading The Legend of the Wild West Twins by Jodie Lancet-Grant and Katie Cottle.
This is a brilliantly celebrating difference in a fun and inclusive manner, Lancet-Grant's irresistible picture book tells the tale of a pair of twins and a combustible competition in the Old West.
We will have colouring in activities afterwards!
Out Now…
• Long Island by Colm Toibin
The sublime, long-awaited sequel to Toibin's modern masterpiece Brooklyn finds Eilis Fiorello driven back to Ireland in the wake of shattering news.
Non-Fiction Focus…
Art, Fashion and Photography
• Craft Your Year by Sara Davies
This easy-to-follow crafting guide from the queen of crafting Sara Davies will help you and your family craft throughout the year, with projects for beginner, intermediate and advanced crafters.
• Paris: Through a Fashion Eye by Megan Hess
From globally renowned illustrator Megan Hess, this special enlarged and updated edition of the bestselling travel guide Paris: Through A Fashion Eye shares the best places to play, sleep, eat and of course shop in the City of Lights.
• Wildlife Photographer of the year: Portfolio 33 by Roz Kidman Cox
Boasting all one hundred entries in the 2023 competition, this stunning volume of wildlife images captures incredible animal moments and astonishing natural environments.