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…
World Book Day (WBD) reads dominate the Top 10 this week!
1. Fox & Son Tailers by Paddy Donnelly (WBD)
2. Bluey's Little Book (WBD)
3. Pokemon: The Epic Pocket Guide (WBD)
4. Geomancer: The Wolf Trials by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (WBD)
5. The Fart that Broke the World by Stephen Mangan & Anita Mangan (WBD)
6. Who’s in Acorn Wood? by Julia Dondaldson & Axel Scheffler (WBD)
7. Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes the Lead by Tom Palmer (WBD)
8. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
9. Adventures of Paddington: Farm Escape (WBD)
10. The Crash by Freida McFadden
Half Price…
• Easy Air Fryer by Jamie Oliver
Take your air-fryer game to the next level with this inspiring recipe collection from the King of the Kitchen, as Jamie serves up delicious and incredibly easy-to-prepare treats from cute canapés to scrumptious puddings.
• The Potato Book by Poppy Cooks
TikTok's High Priestess of the Potato gives her legions of fans what they want in this wonderfully informal and eye-opening recipe guide, which will forever change the way you view the humble spud.
• The Adventures of Rap Kid by MC Grammar
The first in a fun-filled and uplifting children's series from teacher and World Book Day Ambassador MC Grammar.
The Adventures of Rap Kid follows a schoolboy who can only speak in rhyme and how his life is transformed when the Royal Rap Rumble comes to town.
Saturday Storytime…
Our next Saturday Storytime will take place on Saturday 15th March at 12pm. We will be reading Letters to a Monster by Patricia Forde & Sarah Warburton.
This is a heartwarming, hilarious picture book about an unexpected friendship. There will be colouring in afterwards. Everyone is welcome.
Kids Book Club…
Our next meeting of Kids Book Club for the 9-12 age group is on Sunday 13th April at 2pm.
We will be discussing The Storm and the Sea Hawk by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.
Read the book and come along!
Young Adult Book Club…
The next meeting of our Young Adult Book Club meets on Thursday 27th March at 7pm.
We will be discussing Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek.
Everyone is welcome!