A Waterstones bookseller has been given a suspended prison sentence after stealing more than £11,000 from the retail chain by tampering with its loyalty cards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Waterstones bookseller is shortlisted for the V S Pritchett Short Story Prize, along with Early One Morning author Virginia Baily and short story writer Michelle Wright. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) has won world rights at auction for two LBGT-themed romance books written by a former Waterstones bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A tweet from theatre data analyst Victoria O'Brien showing how she met and married former Waterstones bookseller Jonathan O'Brien has gone viral with over 24,000 favourites. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Jessie Burton has named a setting in her new novel The Muse after a Waterstones bookseller as a thank you for a “stellar” effort in hand-selling her début novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Headline has acquired an “utterly captivating debut novel” by an “exciting new talent” who works at Waterstones. Commissioning editor Emily Griffin bought British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The Second Love of My Life by Victoria Walters from Hannah Ferguson at Hardman &... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]