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👋Meet the Bookseller (Part 4)👋

We’ve reached the end! Keep reading below to meet the last (but certainly not least!) part of our team 🥰

Bookseller in picture #1 - Margot
💕Your go-to recommendation: “The Bone Season” by Samantha Shannon
💕The book that made you fall in love with reading: “Into the Wild” by Erin Hunter
💕A book you couldn’t put down: “The Empire of Gold” by Shannon Chakraborty
💕A book that made you cry: “Alone With You in the Ether” by Olivie Blake
💕The book at the top of your TBR: “Uprooted” by Naomi Novik
💕Ask me about…SFF written by women, anything involving Olivie Blake or Samantha Shannon and Children’s literature!
💕If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be… a tour guide in a fancy castle in Scotland or working in publishing! 🏰

Bookseller in picture #2 - Ian
💚Your go-to recommendation: “A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole
💚The book that made you fall in love with reading: “The Collector” by John Fowles
💚A book you couldn’t put down: “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides
💚A book that made you cry: “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
💚The book at the top of your TBR: “The Birthday Party” by Laurent Mauvignier
💚Ask me about…Sci-fi, contemporary fiction, crime and music
💚If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…a multi-platinum rock star!!…or a cartoonist. More likely a cartoonist ✍️

Bookseller in picture #3 - Luc
💛Your go-to recommendation: “The Eyre Affair” by Jasper Fforde
💛The book that made you fall in love with reading: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain
💛A book you couldn’t put down: “This is Why We Lied” by Karin Slaughter
💛A book that made you cry: “Still Life” by Sarah Winman
💛The book at the top of your TBR: “The Safekeep” by Yael van der Wouden
💛Ask me about…Cycling in Brussels
💛If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…a dog whisperer 🐶

We’re all here to welcome you to our store and as you can see, our booksellers are diverse readers ready to help and recommend you in any genre you need 📚

🍻Hidden Beers of Belgium🇧🇪

The other weekend we had the wonderful Breandán Kearney join us in store for a beer tasting event featuring three of the beers highlighted in his book. Safe to say many of our customers really enjoyed it 😋

Hidden Beers of Belgium is the perfect gift for beer enthusiasts, a souvenir of your time in Belgium, or a great way to find new beers to try! Pick up your copy today at Waterstones Brussels 🛍️ Breandán has also kindly signed a handful of copies for those who couldn’t join us at our event the other weekend so be quick and hope you’re lucky enough to sn**ch a signed copy 🤩
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👋Meet the Bookseller (Part 3)👋

We’re more than halfway to meeting our team so here’s another three faces for you to meet 🥰

Bookseller in picture #1 - Emilie
💖Your go-to recommendation: “Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto
💖The book that made you fall in love with reading: “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte (as a teenager) and “Six Crimson Cranes” by Elizabeth Lim (as an adult)
💖A book you couldn’t put down: “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara
💖A book that made you both happy and cry: “Lonely Castle in the Mirror” by Mizuki Tsujimura
💖The book at the top of your TBR: “Blue Sisters” by Coco Mellors
💖Ask me about…internet rabbit holes and all things cute and/or food related
💖If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…a magical Overwatch streamer with an elderly animal rescue shelter 🧚

Bookseller in picture #2 - Victor
❤️‍🔥Your go-to recommendation: “House of Leaves” by Mark Danielewski
❤️‍🔥The book that made you fall in love with reading: “Mirage” by Nina Burleigh
❤️‍🔥A book you couldn’t put down: “Bitch” by Lucy Cooke
❤️‍🔥A book that made you feel emotional: “White Nights” by Dostoevsky
❤️‍🔥The book at the top of your TBR: “Ensor & Brussels” by Davy Depelchin
❤️‍🔥Ask me about…History, art, design, philosophy and general life tips
❤️‍🔥If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…a shipwreck diver 🤿

Bookseller in picture #3 - Ronny
💜Your go-to recommendation: “Villette” by Charlotte Brontë
💜The book that made you fall in love with reading: “Bruges-La-Morte” by Georges Rodenbach
💜A book you couldn’t put down: “Hangover Square” by Patrick Hamilton
💜A book that made you emotional: “Glass Hotel” by Emily St. John Mandel
💜The book at the top of your TBR: “All Fours” by Miranda July
💜Ask me about…20th century American fiction
💜If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…a night manager in a hotel 🛎️

🖋Book signing with Dennis Abbot🖋

From Brussels to Basra! Waterstones Brussels is delighted to welcome well-known Brussels-based journalist, Dennis Abbott, to sign his highly readable Iraq liberation memoir on Sunday 20 October from 3-4pm 📖. You'll be able to buy a signed copy of the book&have a chat with the author.

The book is an anecdote-packed daily diaryon how Abbott swapped editing European Voice (forerunner of Politico) to be a media man in uniform during the 2003 Gulf conflict.

The event is free and will take place at Waterstones Brussels. Do let us know if you're passing by at [email protected]

🍻Book Launch🍻

Waterstones Brussels is excited to host the official launch of the new book Hidden Beers of Belgium on Saturday 19 October at 3pm. 🚀

Hidden Beers of Belgium is one part guide book to Belgian beer culture, one part beautiful photographic coffee table book, and one part reported narrative on Belgium's lesser-known but most fascinating beers.

Grab a free ticket and come along to our shop so you can👇:

👉 Meet the author, Breandán Kearney, and ask him anything about the book.
👉 Buy a copy and have it signed (or dedicated) in person.
👉 Taste one of the beers featured in the book (*for free).

The event will be hosted at Waterstones Brussels. Don't forget to get your free ticket here: https://book-launch-hidden-beers.eventbrite.com
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🔎Bookclub🔎

Join us in discussing wickedness and crime in our last bookclub of the year! On Sunday, November 3, we will talk&discuss the enigmatic Miss Jane Marple. We might even hear from Dame Agatha herself 🔮 and for every participant there will be a slice of Delicious Death🪦

The book will be available for purchase at Waterstones Brussels! The bookclub will be in English and is free to participate but reservation is mandatory. To reserve your spot, email us at [email protected]

See you there! 😊
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👋Meet the Bookseller (Part 2)👋

Let us introduce you all to more of our amazing booksellers! 🥰 Swipe through and continue reading below to meet a part of our team!

Bookseller in picture #1 - Steve
💛 Your forever recommendation : War and Peace by Leo Tolstoi
💛 The title that ignited your passion for books : Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol
💛 The one you couldn’t put down : And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
💛 The one who made you cry : In Memoriam by Alice Winn
💛 The one at the top of your tbr : The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
💛 Ask me about… Fiction, Classics, Drama, Poetry, Cinema,Music and History
💛 If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be.... back on stage or in front of a camera 🎥🎬

Bookseller in picture #2 - Sabine
💜 Your forever recommendation : The Poetry Pharmacy
💜 The title that ignited your passion for books : I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
💜 The one you couldn’t put down : The Birthday of the World - Ursula LeGuin
💜 The one who made you happy : The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett - made me lol on the metro
💜 The one at the top of your tbr : Immaculate Forms - Helen King
💜 Ask me about.... social/cultural experiments in sci-fi/Fantasy/Fiction - Anarchism - Gender Studies - Women in science
💜 If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be.... International Superspy! 🕵️‍♀️👀

Bookseller in picture #3 - Patricia
💚 Your forever recommendation: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone J.K. Rowling
💚 The title that ignited your passion for books: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
💚 The one you couldn’t put down: Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi
💚 The one who made you cry: The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
💚 The one at the top of your tbr: Faebound by Saraa El-Arifi
💚 Ask me about.... Science Fiction and Fantasy!
💚 If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be.... a landscape architect. 🌳🍃

🍁Autumn is upon us, which means the beginning of cosy comfort-food! 🍁 Nigel Slater’s ‘Greenfeast, Autumn/Winter’ is the perfect choice if you are looking for warm hearty recipes!
Swipe to see the recipe we tested out! 🍽️
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Recipe made by .ma.eats
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🤖To all of our AI curious followers, are you free September 30th? 🤖

If you've been by the shop this next few weeks, you might have noticed that Microsoft Europe and Waterstones Brussels are teaming up to bring you a very special book talk with on Mastering Ai: A Survival Guide to Our Superpowered Future!

The event will take place on September 30th, from 5:30 to 8pm at the Microsoft Center Brussels. If you'd like to learn more about the event, visit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-eu/europeanpolicy/events/book-talk/. Registration is free&mandatory!

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👋Meet the Bookseller (Part 1)👋

Since we’ve got a couple of new faces on our team, we thought we should formally introduce ourselves to you all 🥰 Swipe through and continue reading below to meet a part of our team!

Bookseller in picture #1 - Emma
🧡Your go-to recommendation: “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
🧡The book that made you fall in love with reading: “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
🧡A book you couldn’t put down: “Nine Perfect Strangers” by Liane Moriarty
🧡A book that made you cry: “This Is Going to Hurt” by Adam Kay
🧡The book at the top of your TBR: “Good Material” by Dolly Alderton
🧡Ask me about…history, historical fiction, art, politics, economics and business
🧡If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…a fulltime artist (if it paid enough 😂) 🎨

Bookseller in picture #2 - Ryan
🩵 Your go-to recommendation: “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
🩵The book that made you fall in love with reading: “Shantaram” by Gregory David Roberts
🩵A book you couldn’t put down: “Cousins” by Aurora Venturini
🩵A book that made you cry: “Happy Stories, Mostly” by Norman Erikson Pasaribu
🩵The book at the top of your TBR: “Evenings and Weekends” by Oisin McKenna
🩵Ask me about…nature and translated fiction!
🩵If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…an herbalist 🧙‍♀️

Bookseller in picture #3 - Gen
❤️ Your go-to recommendation: “A Suitable Boy” by Vikram Seth
❤️The book that made you fall in love with reading: “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
❤️A book you couldn’t put down: “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
❤️A book that made you cry: “A Pale View of Hills” by Kazuo Ishiguro
❤️The book at the top of your TBR: “Nexus” by Yuval Harari
❤️Ask me about…permaculture
❤️If I wasn’t a bookseller, I would be…a Marcel Pagnol-inspired fictional French goatherd 🐐

📜Poetry Reading Evening📜

Join us in celebrating Atwood's new anthology by allowing us an insight into what poetry means for you! Our two Booksellers Sabine and Steve will be kicking off the evening by reading excerpts from Paper Boats and the Penelopiad 💭

The evening is free of charge, and will last an hour from 6 to 7pm. Spots are limited, you can sign at [email protected].

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🤓What Our Booksellers Are Currently Reading🤓

Check out what our booksellers are currently reading! From contemporary fiction to fantasy, non-fiction to cookbooks and magazines, we’ve got a wide range of readers amongst us 😁

Ever need help or a recommendation from a specific genre? As you see, our team is knowledgeable in all different areas so don’t be afraid to ask us for help! 😊

Are you reading any of the books/magazines that our booksellers are reading?
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🪄KCC Presents: Korean Bookclub featuring “A Magical Girl Retires”🪄

Discover Korean literature and explore its various themes in KCC’s monthly Korean Book Club 🇰🇷

In collaboration with our friends at the KCC, they will be hosting their first fall book club featuring the novel “A Magical Girl Retires” by PARK Seolyeo! ✨

Please note that the bookclub will NOT be held at Waterstones Brussels but at the Korean Cultural Center. Waterstones Brussels will be selling the book for participants ☺️

▪ Language: English
▪ Date: Thursday, October 17, 18h30-20h00 
▪ Venue: Korean Cultural Center
▪ Entrance Free - Application is necessary* 
To apply, please send an application e-mail to [email protected] with your first name, last name, and telephone number.
Participants can easily find a copy of “A Magical Girl Retires” at Waterstones (Boulevard Adolphe Maxlaan 71-75, Brussels, 1000).
For more info: https://www.waterstones.com/bookshops/brussels
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✏️Back to school, let’s get organised! ✏️

🎨Spredge Saturday🎨

So many beautiful exclusives are dropping in at our store! 📦 take a look at some of the beautiful sprayed edges that some of the exclusives come with - we just can’t keep our eyes off them! 😍

Will you be adding any of them to your cart? 🛒
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👸Bookclub👸

A new month, a new bookclub! On Sunday, September 22, we will be discussing Ava Reid’s newest book “Lady Macbeth” - a dark, witchy feminist re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth 👑 a perfect book for all the fall vibes 🍁🍂

The book will be available for purchase at Waterstones Brussels! The bookclub will be in English and is free to participate but reservation is mandatory. To reserve your spot, email us at [email protected]

See you there! 😊
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🚺Women In Translation Month✍️

For the month of August, we’re highlighting Women authors who were first published in a language other than English and women translators all over the world! We’ve handpicked an amazing selection to spotlight with a bunch of our own personal favorites mixed in 🥰 We even have our own Belgian authors in the pile 🇧🇪 can you guess which books they are? 😉 will you be adding any of these to your TBR?
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🐇Book Club🐇

We’re back again with a new bookclub for August! 🤩 This month’s pick is the multi-award winning literary debut from Tess Gunty, “The Rabbit Hutch”!

A book filled with highs and lows, sorrows and (dark) laughs, it’s no wonder it won not only the Waterstones Debut Fiction prize of 2022, but also the National Book Award prize for fiction of 2022 🥇

So join us on Sunday, August 25 at 3pm to discuss this literary gem 🥰 the book club is free and language of discussion will be in English. Places are limited so make sure to reserve your spot by sending an email to [email protected]
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🗡️The Last Murder at the End of the World Bookclub Recap📚

This past Sunday, we had our bookclub featuring Stuart Turton’s newest sci-fi/dystopian/murder mystery novel “The Last Murder at the End of the World”!

We had a very lively discussion filled with lots of questions, theories and answers ☺️

Thank you to everyone who participated in our bookclub, it’s always wonderful to have old and new faces joining us! 🥰 A big thank you also to our friends at for providing our participants with awesome matching bookmarks and a poster to one lucky participant! 🤩

Look out for our next book clubs! The next one might just be announced around the corner 😉
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❗️Quick update about EEB schoolbooks❗️

We are not accepting orders for HAESE MATHEMATICS, FOLENS, CJ FALLON and CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LANGUAGES BOOKS anymore.

🏝️Bookclub🏝️

Summer is here so let’s celebrate with a thrilling bookclub featuring a dystopian murder mystery (it’s less depressing as it sounds but way more exciting than you think!) 🥳🤩

On Sunday July 28, we will be hosting a bookclub on “The Last Murder at the End of the World” by Stuart Turton (you may know him from his other book “The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” 😉)!

The book club is free and will be in English but spaces are limited so please RSVP to [email protected]
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