REINDEERS AT CLAIRE’S 🦌😍
We absolutely LOVE the new Reindeer range at Claire’s! 🤩 Shop fluffy socks, the perfect hot chocolate mug and so much more, in store today! 👀💫🦌
CONGRATS HOLLY TREES! 🎄🎨
Today, we had the pleasure of awarding the six winners of our Christmas Character Competition from Holly Trees Primary School, with their much deserved £1,000 cheque! 🎉
As well as goodie bags for each child! The cheque was presented to the school by Mayor Gareth Barrett and our Centre Manager Maria. 🎄
We’d like to thank everyone who participated, keep an eye our for their character across our festive campaigns.🎨
BOOKS OF THE YEAR 📗📘📕
Waterstones has officially released their Book of the Year shortlist, and we’re here to tell you all about it! 👀📖
Emperor of Rome – Mary Beard
In her customary lively yet scholarly style, the eminent historian and author of SPQR presents an authoritative account of the role of Roman Emperor and the colourful personalities who occupied that position over the centuries.
Abroad in Japan – Chris Broad
From missile incidents to love hotels, Broad’s hilarious and insightful travelogue of Japan is based on his numerous misadventures in the decade since he arrived to teach English.
The Wager – David Grann
The author of the acclaimed Killers of the Flower Moon unspools the thrilling true story of the wreck of the eponymous eighteenth-century British vessel and the extraordinary claims made by two different groups of survivors that resulted in a nerve-jangling court martial.
Murdle – G.T Karber
Prepare to become utterly obsessed with these addictive logic puzzles with a murder mystery spin, as you join Deductive Logico for one hundred brain-bending whodunits.
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? – Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen
The picture book dream team behind The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse return with a delightfully deadpan festive inquiry into how Santa is able to enter a wide variety of residences.
Yellowface – R.F. Kuang
The bestselling author of Babel harnesses her satirical powers in this tantalising and deliciously humorous literary thriller that investigates ambition, greed and white privilege with deadly precision.
Tom Lake – Ann Patchett
From the acclaimed author of The Dutch House and Bel Canto comes a characteristically nuanced and emotionally intelligent novel of family, storytelling and the lives mothers lived before the births of their children.
A Whale of a Time – Lou Peacock, Matt Hunt
Boasting work from Brian Bilston, Maya Angelou, Spike Milligan and many more, this rib-tickling collection of funny poems for every day of the year is perfect for brightening up the dreariest of days.
The Creative Act – Rick Rubin
Famed for providing legendary artists with the space to rediscover their authentic selves, music producer Rick Rubin reflects on the creative process and its engagement with the wider world in this masterful, engrossing volume.
Impossible Creatures – Katherine Rundell, Tomislav Tomic
The former Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner and author of The Explorer and The Golden Mole delivers the first instalment of a thoroughly immersive epic fantasy series which finds an ordinary boy and a flying girl enmeshed in an adventure with a host of magical creatures.
The Fraud – Zadie Smith
Taking inspiration from a real-life nineteenth-century imposture trial, Smith’s immersive first historical novel weaves together the stories of a Scottish housekeeper with a novelist cousin, a formerly enslaved valet unexpectedly thrust into the limelight of a legal case and the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
Ultra-Processed People – Chris van Tulleken
Passionate and eye-opening, Van Tulleken’s authoritative account of the damage that ultra-processed food is doing to our bodies, our health and the planet makes for essential reading.
In Memoriam – Alice Winn
Tracing the love story between two WWI soldiers, In Memoriam is a luminous, heartbreaking meditation on the tragedies of war and the precious sanctuary that can be found in deep human connection.
Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yorras
A thrilling fantasy epic that has taken BookTok by storm, Fourth Wing centres on the bookish Violet’s attempts to become a dragon rider amidst the intrigue and deadly danger of the kingdom of Navarre.
All books are available to purchase in store now!
PURPLE TUESDAY 💜
Today is Purple Tuesday! 💜
What is Purple Tuesday you ask?
Purple Tuesday is a global social movement and the #1 brand for improving the customer experience for disabled people and their families 365 days a year. If you’re popping in today, Clarks Shoes and Guided Learning Ltd will make suitable adjustments for you whilst visiting, includes dimming the lights or turning down any music, just simply ask a member of staff. ✅
CREDIT FOR YOUR PRELOVED 📚
NEW! Get credit for your pre-loved books to spend at WHSmith! To redeem your credit with BookCycle, all you have to do is:
📖 Register your pre-loved on the BookCycle website
📖 Take them into store to redeem your eGift voucher
📖 Spend your eGift voucher at WHSmith in-store or online!
Your old books will then be passed on for another reader to enjoy or will be responsibly recycled. Win win!
begin! 📗