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Millions wasted on attempt to create nationwide UK library website, campaigners claim

Former Waterstones boss Tim Coates among those to criticise government, Arts Council and British Library bid to create a ‘single digital presence’ for libraries

The Guardian - UK

24 of the best-selling novels of all time to read in 2024

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Evening Standard

Best detective book series to get lost in gripping mysteries

Ravenous mysteries and mind-boggling motives

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This winter’s most stylish fashion books revisit the greats, from Coco Chanel to Karl Lagerfeld

Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld are the subjects of the season’s most transporting fashion books, ready to sustain the style-conscious bibliophile through the cold winter months

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Outlander star Sam Heughan signs books at Glasgow Waterstones

OUTLANDER star Sam Heughan delighted fans with a visit to a Glasgow bookstore.

The National (Scotland)

Meet Christmas Dad – the hardest person on Earth to buy for

Forget Waterstones Dad, publishing’s latest target demographic is Christmas Dad - so what treats does he have in store

The Guardian - UK

Best crime fiction books: Murder mysteries and detective novels that will have you hooked

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Best spy novels of all time to read for a classic espionage yarn

Killer espionage and classic villains

Evening Standard

This book charts Karl Lagerfeld’s life through his extraordinary homes

Karl Lagerfeld‘s stylish life was complemented by an equally chic array of homes, revealed in a new book that also gives a glimpse of the fashion designer’s eclectic eye for interiors

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Royal book at centre of racism row barely stirs a ripple on London streets

Few rushed to buy the book, despite hype over claims two royals discussed skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan’s first child

The Guardian - UK

Waterstones Book of the Year 2023: Katherine Rundell wins top prize with Impossible Creatures

The book was described as “as close to perfect as fiction gets: immaculate world-building, dazzling storytelling, and adventure galore"

Evening Standard

Katherine Rundell wins Waterstones book of 2023 with ‘immediate classic’

Impossible Creatures, about a realm where all the creatures of myth still live, was declared ‘as close to perfect as fiction gets’ by the retailer’s head of books

The Guardian - UK

Alice Winn: ‘We live in the fossilised wreckage of world war one’

The author of In Memoriam, a contender for Waterstones book of the year, on borrowing first-hand accounts of combat, running sex scenes past her gay friends and the eternal impact of the great war

The Guardian - UK

"I said, 'I'm glad the music meant something to you,' and she burst into tears!": On the road with Rush's Geddy Lee

In 2019 Classic Rock accompanied Geddy Lee on the road as he promoted Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book Of Bass

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The Guardian - UK

Hampshire villagers bring street’s apostrophe catastrophe to a full stop

St Mary’s Terrace in Twyford has regained its lost punctuation after a row that even drew in local author Jane Austen

Evening Standard

How to be a wine snob: best wine books on the market

Know your Chenin Blancs from your Chardonnays

The Walrus

Indigo May Have Lost the Plot

Did the bookstore chain sell its soul when it started selling vitamins, vibrators, and $800 patio umbrellas?

The Independent UK

Mary Beard and Zadie Smith shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year

Dame Mary was given the nod for Emperor Of Rome in which she explores how the leaders of the Roman empire lived.

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The Hindu

On a literary trail in the U.K.

Sebastian Faulks is a celebrated author whose presence is felt in bookstores across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Belfast. His works, such as Birdsong, Snow Country, The Girl At the Lion d 'Or, Charlotte Gray and The Seventh Son, are prominently displayed in bookstores like Waterstones and Hatchards. His books…

The Independent UK

The E2E Profit 100 features beloved UK bookstore, Waterstones

Released on the 26th October, the E2E Profit 100 features leading high street bookshop, Waterstones. Ranked at number 45 of the 100, Waterstones has seen a profit increase of 344% over the past two years. We take a look into the company.

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Julia by Sandra Newman and The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith.

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri and What You Need To Be Warm by Neil Gaiman.

Evening Standard

Live by Robert Elms review: Good books about live music are rare — this one’s a gem

There are far too many books about music, even though I’ve written a fair few myself. The market is starting to feel saturated; graze the music section on your local Waterstones and you’ll find endless biographies of bass players in long-forgotten prog rock groups, a multitude of cut-and-paste hagiographies and…

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of She’s A Killer by Kirsten McDougall and Murder On The Dance Floor by Shirley Ballas.

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford and A Stroke Of The Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett.

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