Scottish Book Trust celebrate Book Week Scotland in this week's pictures round-up, while Hachette hosts its first Women For Refugee book club and Liz Pichon doodles at Waterstones Piccadilly. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-01 00:30:31 UTC ]
Author Adele Parks scales a skyscraper for charity in this week's pictures round-up, while Margaret Atwood celebrates the launch of The Testaments at Waterstones Piccadilly. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 14:25:29 UTC ]
Margaret Atwood officially launched her follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments (Chatto & Windus), to cheers of delight at a packed-out Waterstones Piccadilly last night. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 17:45:08 UTC ]
Hachette’s Pride Network is holding an event at Waterstones’ flagship Piccadilly store during the run-up to Pride in London featuring 17 of the publisher’s LGBTQ+ authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-22 12:13:58 UTC ]
Sir Elton John will take part in a one-off signing event at Waterstones Piccadilly this autumn, as part of a "global event" publication for his autobiography, Macmillan has revealed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s laureate Lauren Child and author-illustrator Benji Davies are taking part in an event at Waterstones Piccadilly to mark this year’s Empathy Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Central London was once again full of wizards, Harrys, Hagrids and Hermiones last night (30th July) as Waterstones Piccadilly and Foyles on Charing Cross Road held extravagant parties to celebrate Little, Brown’s publication of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child– surely already the fastest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling US YA author Leigh Bardugo is marking the publication of Six of Crows (Orion Children’s Books) with a UK tour, including visits to Seven Stories in Newcastle and Waterstones Piccadilly in London. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones Piccadilly will later this month host an exhibition of children’s illustration featuring artwork from artists such as Lucy Cousins and children’s laureate Chris Riddell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Selina Nwulu was today (7th October) named the next Young Poet Laureate for London by Spread the Word, the writer development agency that runs the scheme. Nwulu, who takes on the role from Aisling Fahey, beat off competition from five other poets (Belinda Zhawi, Harriet Creelman, Raymond... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tickets for Waterstones Piccadilly’s midnight opening for the launch of Terry Pratchett’s final Discworld novel The Shepherd’s Crown have sold out, only hours after going on sale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones Piccadilly will later this month host a midnight opening to mark the publication of Terry Pratchett’s final Discworld novel, The Shepherd’s Crown (Penguin Random House). During the event, which will take place on the evening of 26th August (leading into publication on the 27th) fans... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction and fantasy publisher Gollancz has partnered with London's Prince Charles cinema and mobile video game library the Gamer’s Bus on the second Gollancz Festival. The festival takes place at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate on 16th October and Waterstones Piccadilly in London on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A collection of essays from Zadie Smith, a novel critiquing the concept of romantic love by Alain de Botton and Marina Lewycka’s first book in four years are among the highlights of Penguin General’s spring 2016 list. Authors and staff from Penguin General – which comprises of imprints Penguin,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors David Mitchell, Michel Faber and Malorie Blackman are among a total of 36 writers who will be socializing with customers at a Waterstones Christmas shopping event in London tonight (26th November). The Waterstones Piccadilly “Christmas Shopping Extravaganza” from 6pm – 10pm tonight,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones Piccadilly is to host a sleepover this Friday (24th October), following an incident last Thursday night (16th October) where a tourist got locked in Waterstones in Trafalgar Square. Waterstones is running a competition on the Airbnb website for 10 guests to win the chance to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has said it will be the first retailer to go on sale with signed copies of Dan Brown... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]