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About Me


Waterstone's mission is to be the leading Bookseller on the High Street and online providing customers the widest choice, great value and expert advice from a team passionate about Bookselling. Waterstone's aims to interest and excite its customers and continually inspire people to read and engage in books.

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We host hundreds of Events every month for Adults and for Children in Waterstone's stores all over the UK and even as far as Amsterdamn.
Adult events
Author book signings
There are an increasing amount of famous faces taking on the literary world, whether it be Biography , Food and Drink , Health and Wellbeing , or just Fiction .
Really, the list is endless, just like the diverse range of Authors we have appearing in store daily.
Check out Waterstones.com to see the extensive list of those who have, and will be, appearing at Waterstone's stores .
Manga Evenings
Waterstone's host Manga/Anime evenings around the UK.
Cosplay is welcome and encouraged.
Reading Groups
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Crime
Horror
Gay and Lesbian
Fiction (general)
Literary Festivals
UEA Spring Literary Festival - (18th February - 2nd June, 2008)
One-off and Random Events
Book Launches
History Quiz
Wine Tasting
Tarot/Psychic Evenings
Book Fairs
Poetry Evenings
Family Literary Quiz
Centenary Prestigious Public Lecture
As well as enabling the big people to meet their favourite Authors, so too do the younger generation of this world with some of the best Children's and Young Adult Authors walking through the doors of Waterstone's, such as Jacqueline Wilson and Anthony Horowitz.
Children's Groups
Little One's Storytime (under 5's)
Watertots (under 5's)
Reading~BugClub (5-8's)
Quiz Nights
Jungle Fun Day
Saturday Storytime
Check our Events page for more information.

My Blog

Great Adaptations...

Film4 are currently broadcasting a season of fantastic movies called Great Adaptations, the programming schedule runs until mid May. We have teamed up with Film4 to bring you the range of bril...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 07:25:00 GMT

Live author chat with Stefan Merrill Block

We have a live webchat coming up on April 8th (between 3pm and 4pm) with Stefan Merrill Block, the author of our March Book Circle winner - you can either post your question now by visiting the Book...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:31:00 GMT

What's new on Waterstones.com

It's been a while since the last update, and since then we have some fantastic new offers and additions to Waterstones.com Launched in February, the Book Circle is our new bookclub with the Watersto...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:07:00 GMT

Some of our latest offers

This is only a selection of current promotions on Waterstones.com. To see even more offers, visit our Offers page. ..tr>..table>..tr>..table>..tr>..table>
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:02:00 GMT

Reader from Sony

Introducing the Reader from SonyThe Reader from Sony is now available to pre-order for £199 from Waterstones. com and selected Waterstone's stores.And what's more, if you're a Waterstone's Cardholder...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:16:00 GMT

Win Win Win with the Waterstones Loyalty Card

If you are then why not enter one of the many competitions open to Waterstone's Cardholders exclusively?Competitions for the month of July so far are:* Win an iPod with the complete Terry Pratchett Di...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:29:00 GMT

100 free bonus points when you sign up to the Waterstone’s Card

If you love reading as much as we do, you'll love the Waterstone's Card. It's free and easy to join and you can start earning points straight away when you sign up online. And, for a limited period,...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:21:00 GMT

All about our What’s Your Story? authors

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Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:47:00 GMT

From Neil Gaiman to Sebastian Faulks to Lauren Child - read the Whats Your Story? postcards

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Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:17:00 GMT

Read JK Rowling’s Harry Potter prequel for Waterstone’s

An 800 word prequel to the Harry Potter series, handwritten and signed by JK Rowling, sold for £25,000 at a charity auction at Waterstone's Piccadilly to benefit English PEN and Dyslexia Action. The c...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:09:00 GMT