Waterstones Maidstone

It's time to dig those World Book Tokens out of the bottom of book bags and come redeem them in store today!
It's your last chance as we are closed tomorrow for Easter Sunday!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Waterstones Children's Book Prize!🎉

🎉It's World Book Day (UK & Ireland)!🎉
We hope you have an amazing time however you celebrate it!
Bring your tokens into store to exchange for one of the fabulous World Book Day books or alternatively get £1 off a book of your choice! 📖

We had great fun at our Half Term Storytimes this week!

Many thanks to Emily Ann Davison who hosted a fantastic Story Time and Craft session with her book 'The Blue Umbrella' (illustrated by Momoke Abe) on Saturday 10th February. We still have a few signed copies of the book in store!☔️

On Tuesday 13th February we read Pugicorn and the Lovebug by Matilda Rose and Tim Budgen followed by making our very own lovebugs! Lots of fun was had by all. Thank you to everyone who came along!❤️

This Saturday 17th February is Isadora Moon Day! There will be themed activity sheets available all day from 10am.✨️

Plus, don't forget you can still take part in our Paper Dragons Treasure Hunt too! 🐉

New Year, New Books of the Month!

Behold, our January 2024 Books of the Month! An enthralling fantasy, a powerful novel of the immigrant experience, a jaw-dropping maritime escapade, a hugely original techno-crime thriller and a murderous black comedy - which one will you pick up first? https://bit.ly/4aBPnvQ

🎄 A very Merry Christmas to all from the team at Waterstones Maidstone.🎄

We hope you find lots of bookish gifts under the tree! 📚 🎁

We are open again at 10:30am on Boxing Day!

Our Late Night Christmas Shopping hours are here! We are open from 9am until 7pm Monday to Friday! 🎄 🛍 🎁
(Please note our Cafe W will open until 6pm and our weekend opening hours remain unchanged)

🎉Congratulations to G.T. Karber for winning Waterstones Gift of the Year 2023!🎉

Since G. T. Karber unleashed Murdle upon the world, we have been OBSESSED with his fiendish logic puzzles. Our Gift of the Year allows anyone to turn detective in the quest to find whodunit. Start investigating here: https://bit.ly/WBOTY23

🎉Congratulations to Alice Winn for winning Waterstones Novel of the Year 2023! 🎉

It won the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023 and our booksellers have so much love for it that In Memoriam is named as our Novel of the Year.

Alice Winn's luminous, heartbreaking meditation on the tragedies of war is available here: https://bit.ly/WBOTY23

🌟 Enjoy a festive treat whilst you browse tonight at our Christmas Shopping event! 🌟

Mulled wine, mince pies and DOUBLE PLUS STAMPS available all evening.

We are open until 7pm. It's the perfect time to pick up some Christmas gifts! 🎄 🎁

Join us this Thursday 16th November to celebrate the Maidstone Christmas Lights Switch On with our first Late Night Shopping event. 🎄✨️

We will be open until 7pm - a great time to start your Christmas shopping as you can collect Double Plus Stamps all day too! 🎄 🎁 📚

Some fantastic ideas for Christmas gifts! 🎁

Need Christmas inspiration for kids? Look no further than our hand-picked roundup of the very best children's books coming this November and December: https://bit.ly/3QHqVB6

Thank you so much to Zohra Nabi for visiting us today. Zohra kindly signed copies of her book 'The Kingdom Over the Sea.' Come and grab one while stocks last. (There may even be an extra special signed copy somewhere in store! 🤫)

Many thanks to Jack Meggitt-Phillips for hosting his Villainous Writing Workshop in store today.
Lots of fun was had by all!

If you were unable to attend we have some signed copies of the latest The Beast and the Bethany book 'Child of the Beast' in store now!

Need some activities for Half Term? Why not come along to our free author events!

Looking for a spooky read full of thrills and mystery this October? 👻 📚

Then come and meet Rosie Talbot who will be in store this Saturday 21st October 11:30am-1pm signing copies of her latest spooky read 'Twelve Bones', the much anticipated sequel to 'Sixteen Souls!

We can't wait!

Thank you to Holly Seddon - Author for visiting our shop today!
If you missed her, we have a few signed copies of her new book 'The Short Straw' available in store. Grab them while you can!

Attention all lovers of crime thrillers!
We are very excited to be welcoming Holly Seddon - Author to the shop this Saturday 14th October from 1pm!
She will be signing copies of her newest book 'The Short Straw.'

Here's what Fiona Cummins says about this book :
'This irresistible slow-burn thriller is as much a study of family dynamics as it is a creepy & suspense-filled spine-tingler'

Don't miss out!

https://www.waterstones.com/events/come-and-meet-holly-seddon/maidstone
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