Waterstones Norwich

Are you coming to our Percy Jackson party? Fans both young and old are welcome to this fun event with a quiz, badges, pizza AND an exclusive video message from the man himself, Rick Riordan! Join us Tuesday 24th September at 4.30pm! That's also the release date for the stunning sprayed edge edition of Percy Jackson and the Wrath of the Triple Goddess - here's a sneak peak (but it won't be on sale until Tuesday)

Tickets are available on our website, and are strictly limited!

https://www.waterstones.com/events/percy-jackson-party/norwich-castle-street

We were thrilled to welcome bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch to our sold out event at Waterstones Norwich yesterday evening. A wonderful time was had by all.

Ben’s brand new novella in his fabulous Rivers of London series, The Masquerades of Spring, published in early September and we’re pleased to say we have signed copies of this title and Ben’s back list in store.

And don’t forget to check out our forthcoming events on our website Waterstones.com or in store.

Thank you , it was such a pleasure.

Thanks to we are having a Percy Jackson party next week to celebrate the release of Percy Jackson: Wrath of the Triple Goddess. Join us on Tuesday 24th September at 4.30pm. There will be a quiz, pizza, photo opportunities, games and the chance to get your hands of the exclusive sprayed edge edition of the new book and some even more exclusive pin badges!

Tickets are available on our website: don't miss out!

We're thrilled to be hosting part of the programme at the first ever Norwich Book Festival. What a great article! Find out more at norwichbookfestival.co.uk

Norwich Book Festival to be launched next month

The wonderful was in conversation with beauty expert and content creator, yesterday evening. Ruth lifted the lid on her days as an international fashion model and shared many hilarious and fascinating stories, most of which you can read in her new book How Not To Be A Supermodel.

Described as Bridget Jones meets The Devil Wears Prada, expect both high glamour and socking reality in this hilarious deep-dive into one of the world’s most fascinating industries.

We have signed copies in store so make sure you pop in to get your copy soon!

Bookselling at where .writes has just delivered the Noirwich lecture! Great night!

A huge thanks to the brilliant Greg Pizzoli for running a funny and informative workshop this Saturday. We all learnt about the fantastic cast of Greg's graphic novel series Baloney and friends and created our own pictures. Plus Greg left his mark on our artists pillar!

We have a few signed copies left of Greg's books. Each one has at least 5 hilarious stories and includes a mini drawing guide at the back. Make them your new favourite graphic novel series!

What else do we have coming up for kids? We're carrying on free weekly storytimes every Wednesday at 10.30am and we have a Percy Jackson party on the 24th September (tickets for this event available on our website)

This will be excellent!

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Ben Harvey, Elle Tamara

Have you seen our new Books of the Month for September? 🍂

Fiction 📖- North Woods by Daniel Mason
Thriller 🔎 - Moscow X by David McCloskey
Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Non-Fiction 🎨 - The Story of Art Without Men by Kathy Hessel
Kids 🐉 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Which one are you reading first? Pick up a free hot drink in our cafe when you buy one! ☕️📚

Join us at Waterstones Norwich this October with Oliver Smith and Tom Parfitt as they discuss travel writing with more than average meaning!

Thursday 17th October, 7pm. Get your tickets from Waterstones.com/events

Acclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of ‘pilgrimage’ in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time, from murmurs of ritual journeys in the depths of Ice Age to new pilgrimages of the 21st century.

He embarks on an epic adventure across sacred British landscapes – climbing into remote sea caves, sleeping inside Neolithic tombs, scaling forgotten holy mountains and once marooning himself at sea. Following holy roads to churches, cathedrals and standing stones, this evocative and enlightening travelogue explores places prehistoric, pagan and Christian, but also reveals how football stadiums and music festivals have become contemporary places of pilgrimage.

Emotionally scarred after witnessing the bloody climax of the Beslan school siege in Russia's North Caucasus, in which 314 hostages died, Tom Parfitt set out on a journey. In High Caucasus, he shares his remarkable thousand-mile quest in search of personal peace - and a greater understanding of the roots of violence in a region whose fate has tragic parallels with the Ukraine of today.

Starting in Sochi on the Black Sea and walking the mountains to Derbent, the ancient fortress city on the Caspian, Parfitt traverses the political, religious and ethnic fault-lines of seven Russian republics, including Chechnya and Dagestan. Through bear-haunted forests, across high altitude pastures and over the shoulders of Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain, he finds companionship and respite in the homes of proud, little-known peoples.

We were beyond thrilled to welcome The King of Ballroom, Strictly Come Dancing royalty, and author extraordinaire to this afternoon to promote his debut children’s book, Code Name Foxtrot (for ages 8-12).
It’s an unmissable, heartwarming adventure featuring a mystery to solve, a spy to catch and a show to save!

Thank you to everyone who came along and waited so patiently in the very long queue to have their books signed.

If you weren’t able to pop in today, don’t fret, we have plenty more signed copies of Code Name Foxtrot in store, so do come by to see us soon.

We also have signed copies of The Royal Show and The Paris Affair, but be quick because once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Looking forward to our event with who has curated a horrific selection of East Anglian stories to delight and terrify in equal measure. 8th November, 7pm. Get your tickets from our website.

CALLING ALL SALLY ROONEY FANS!!! We will be opening a half hour early on Tuesday September 24th to celebrate the launch of Intermezzo!

As well as double stamps we have 100s of clearance books at £1 for this weekend only! Come and fill your shelves!

Just some gorgeous sprayed edge love 🥰

Today we were delighted to welcome author, Clare Harlow, to our store.

Clare held a kids writing workshop based on her new magical fantasy for ages 8+, Tidemagic: the many faces of Ista Flit.

Clare talked about how our young audience of budding writers could find inspiration for magical stories, helped them decide what powers their characters might have, and explored how they can use those ideas to write a Tide-magical adventure of their own. What a wonderfully creative afternoon!

And for those who have yet to discover Clare’s brilliant new debut, wonderfully illustrated by Karl James Mountford, here is a little taster: In the world of Tidemagic, the sea rising gives people temporary magical powers! Our main character, Ista, can change her appearance to look like anyone she’s ever met. So when her father mysteriously disappears she’s the perfect person to investigate.

We have signed copies of this exquisite and unforgettable adventure in store, so do pop in to have a look.

Loved Murdle the book(s)? Introducing our new Game of the Month: Murdle the Board Game! Take notes and find out who’s guilty 🕵️
Pick up a free hot drink in our cafe when you purchase our Game of the Month! ☕️

What’s that? A delicious almond croissant from Cafe W Norwich is what 🥐 if browsing the cookbooks works your appetite up, pop in for a bite to eat in our cafe ☕️

If you could have a temporary magical power what would you choose?

We still have some tickets for our fantastic creative writing workshop for kids next Wednesday with the author Clare Harlow! Clare's fantasy adventure Tidemagic is one of our bestselling books of 2024!

In the world of Tidemagic, the sea rising gives people temporary magical powers! Our main character Ista can change her appearance to look like anyone she's ever met. So when her father mysteriously disappears she's the perfect person to investigate!

Clare will talk about how you can find inspiration for magical stories, help you decide what powers your characters might have, and explore how you can use those ideas to write a Tide-magical adventure of your own.

Tickets are £2 for a child and accompanying adult, or £9 which also includes a copy of the book.

https://www.waterstones.com/events/tidemagic-magic-and-monsters-with-clare-harlow/norwich-castle-street

(A note on booking, if you can't immediately see the General Admission ticket, just scroll down!)

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Melissa Hudson, Jessica Juby

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community, fans

Have you grabbed a ticket yet for this fantastic event?
Join us for a hilarious evening as Ruth Crilly lifts the lid on her days as an international fashion model in her new comic memoir: How not to be a Supermodel.

England 2001. Ruth Crilly is about to embark on a law degree when she is scouted by one of the world's biggest model agencies. Flung between Redditch and Milan, telesales and Vogue follow Ruth through a hilarious decade of not-quite-making it as a supermodel fuelled by little more than ci******es and a fear of being measured.

Described as Bridget Jones meets The Devil wears Prada, expect both high glamour and shocking reality in this hilarious deep-dive into one of the world's most fascinating industries.

Ruth will be in conversation with beauty expert, make-up artist and content creator Sam Chapman.

Tickets are available from our website! We've already sold over half our capacity so don't miss out!

What a wonderful week in the children's section!

A lovely creative writing workshop with Dream Hunters author Nazima Pathan, a perfect adventure for ages 8+ set in a fantastical India where dreams can be bottled and used for magical purposes! Chosen as a pick in The Week Junior, this is one to snap up!

A super visit for animal crafts with Isabelle King, author of The Norfolk Storybook. We love these stories that are inspired by items in Norfolk Museums. A perfect souvenir from our region.

On Saturday we had a really special storytime with author Sara Stanley and illustrator Viviane Schwarz to celebrate their new book One Button and the Sea. A gorgeous picture book that has had great reviews from Books for Keeps and Chris Riddell!

We have signed copies of all these excellent books in the shop so do pop in to have a look!

Gruffalo storytime was also a great success with some excellent drawing!

Next up in the children's section we have a free Supertato storytime on the 14th August and a magical creative writing workshop with the excellent Clare Harlow on August 21st! Tickets are available on our website for only £2.

“Wilson’s translation runs as swift as a bloody river”

Following her seminal translation of The Odyssey, Emily Wilson has delivered an incredible edition of Homer’s other great epic, The Iliad. Get your copy in store now!

We had a great time last night hosting in the shop! Great insight was given into Lev’s writing process and his views on King Arthur. Plus, it gave us an excuse to blast some bardcore through the speakers before the event. If you missed out, copies of The Bright Sword are still available in the shop.