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. Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
2. Moscow X by David McCloskey
3. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
4. Jonty Gentoo by Julia Donaldson
5. The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
6. Guinness World Records 2025
7. The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas
8. Think Again by Jacqueline Wilson
9. Guess How Much I Love You
10. The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Saturday Storytime…
Our next Saturday Storytime session will take place on Saturday 28th September at 12pm. We will be reading The Chattysaurus by Rachel Bright & Chris Chatterton.
The bestselling DinoFeelings series continues with this funny and adorable picture book containing an invaluable message, as the Chattysaurus learns the benefits of listening as well as talking. There will be colouring in afterwards. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
Game of the Month…
We are delighted to announce that the new Game of the month is... Qwirkle Travel!
Players: 2-4 Players
Age: 6+
Game Play: 30-45 min
Ideal for: Ideal for families who love easy-to-understand games, that include elements of strategy. Great for families or couples on the move.
Mix, match, score and win! Qwirkle Travel is a must-have for your next family Holiday! The travel version of MindWare's bestseller is a simple game of matching colours and shapes requiring tactical manoeuvres, quick thinking and a well-planned strategy. Players of this addictive game score points by building rows and columns of brightly coloured tiles that are either all the same colour or all the same shape, without creating duplicates.
Look for opportunities to score big by placing a tile that touches multiple pieces with matching attributes; create a line of all six in a row, and you score a "Qwirkle". The player with the most points when the tiles run out wins!