Menu
0
Basket
Spend £25.00 to qualify for free UK delivery.
Your order qualifies for free UK delivery.
Joinplus before checkout to earn stamps on your order and be eligible for plus rewards.

Your basket is empty.

    • Books
Free UK delivery on orders over £25
Close
Waterstones Book of the Year The Winners | FIND OUT MORE Waterstones Book of the Year The Winners | FIND OUT MORE
2024's Most Wanted | SHOP NOW 2024's Most Wanted | SHOP NOW
The Best Paperbacks of 2024 | SHOP NOW The Best Paperbacks of 2024 | SHOP NOW
Free UK Standard Delivery On all orders over £25, otherwise £2.99 Order in time for Christmas 18th December by 2pm 2nd Class |
20th December by 2pm 1st Class Free Click & Collect From 2 hours after you order*
See More

Our Bestsellers

Butter
Added to basket
Butter
Asako Yuzuki
Hardback
£20.00
I Am Rebel
Added to basket
I Am Rebel
Ross Montgomery
Hardback
£12.99
Orbital
Added to basket
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Hardback
£14.99
Private Eye Annual 2024
Added to basket
Private Eye Annual 2024
Ian Hislop
Hardback
£12.99 £9.99
We Solve Murders
Added to basket
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman
Hardback
£22.00 £16.99
A Pawtobiography
Added to basket
A Pawtobiography
Ted the Dog
Hardback
£14.99
I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
Added to basket
I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
Miranda Hart
Hardback
£25.00 £12.50
The Book of Gifts
Added to basket
The Book of Gifts
Lucy Claire Dunbar
Hardback
£16.99
Quicksilver
Added to basket
Quicksilver
Callie Hart
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins
Added to basket
Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins
Dav Pilkey
Hardback
£12.99 £6.49
Guinness World Records 2025
Added to basket
Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records Limited
Hardback
£22.00 £11.00
Intermezzo
Added to basket
Intermezzo
Sally Rooney
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
Unleashed
Added to basket
Unleashed
Boris Johnson
Hardback
£30.00 £15.00
Diddly Squat: Home to Roost
Added to basket
Diddly Squat: Home to Roost
Jeremy Clarkson
Hardback
£22.00 £11.00
Killing Time
Added to basket
Killing Time
Alan Bennett
Hardback
£10.00
Freedom
Added to basket
Freedom
Angela Merkel
Hardback
£35.00 £31.99
All That Matters
Added to basket
All That Matters
Sir Chris Hoy
Hardback
£22.00 £17.99
Bored of Lunch: Six Ingredient Slow Cooker
Added to basket
Bored of Lunch: Six Ingredient Slow Cooker
Nathan Anthony
Hardback
£20.00 £10.00
Gifts They'll Love - Christmas at Waterstones | SHOP NOW
Quicksilver by Callie Hart | SHOP NOW
Bored of Lunch: Six Ingredient Slow Cooker by Nathan Anthony 50% Off RRP | SHOP NOW
Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey 50% Off RRP | SHOP NOW
Between the Covers | FIND OUT MORE
Game of the Month | FIND OUT MORE

You Might Be Looking For...

Christmas
Bestsellers
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Children's
Teen and YA
Games
Gifts
SEE MORE

Everyone's Talking About...

Arcana Academy
Added to basket
Arcana Academy
Elise Kova
Hardback
£20.00
Glorious Exploits
Added to basket
Glorious Exploits
Ferdia Lennon
Hardback
£16.99 £14.99
The Kellerby Code
Added to basket
The Kellerby Code
Jonny Sweet
Hardback
£14.99 £12.99
Trustee from the Toolroom
Added to basket
Trustee from the Toolroom
Nevil Shute
Paperback
£9.99
The Wager
Added to basket
The Wager
David Grann
Paperback
£10.99 £8.99
Wicked
Added to basket
Wicked
Gregory Maguire
Paperback
£10.99
The Book of Gifts
Added to basket
The Book of Gifts
Lucy Claire Dunbar
Hardback
£16.99
Ms Rachel: Ms Rachel and the Special Surprise
Added to basket
Ms Rachel: Ms Rachel and the Special Surprise
Ms Rachel
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
Cozy Christmas
Added to basket
Cozy Christmas
Coco Wyo
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
Bored of Lunch: Six Ingredient Slow Cooker
Added to basket
Bored of Lunch: Six Ingredient Slow Cooker
Nathan Anthony
Hardback
£20.00 £10.00
Paddington in Peru: The Story of the Movie
Added to basket
Paddington in Peru: The Story of the Movie
Anna Wilson
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
A Woman of Substance
Added to basket
A Woman of Substance
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Paperback
£9.99
Orbital
Added to basket
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Paperback
£9.99
Powerful
Added to basket
Powerful
Lauren Roberts
Hardback
£14.99
The New Age of Sexism
Added to basket
The New Age of Sexism
Laura Bates
Hardback
£20.00
The Art and Making of Arcane
Added to basket
The Art and Making of Arcane
Elisabeth Vincentelli
Hardback
£45.00
A Poem for Every Day of Christmas
Added to basket
A Poem for Every Day of Christmas
Allie Esiri
Hardback
£10.00
SEE MORE

Signed & Special Editions

Orbital
Added to basket
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Hardback
£14.99
There and Back
Added to basket
There and Back
Michael Palin
Hardback
£30.00
We Solve Murders
Added to basket
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman
Hardback
£22.00
Odyssey
Added to basket
Odyssey
Stephen Fry
Hardback
£25.00
Spectacular
Added to basket
Spectacular
Stephanie Garber
Hardback
£16.99
Heavenly Bodies
Added to basket
Heavenly Bodies
Imani Erriu
Hardback
£20.00
Januaries
Added to basket
Januaries
Olivie Blake
Hardback
£22.00
Finding the Edge
Added to basket
Finding the Edge
Jimmy Anderson
Hardback
£25.00
A Thousand Feasts
Added to basket
A Thousand Feasts
Nigel Slater
Hardback
£20.00
The Siege
Added to basket
The Siege
Ben Macintyre
Hardback
£25.00
The Rest is History Returns
Added to basket
The Rest is History Returns
Dominic Sandbrook
Hardback
£20.00
Games Untold
Added to basket
Games Untold
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Hardback
£14.99 £12.99
Want
Added to basket
Want
Gillian Anderson
Hardback
£18.99
Butter
Added to basket
Butter
Asako Yuzuki
Hardback
£20.00
I Am Rebel
Added to basket
I Am Rebel
Ross Montgomery
Hardback
£12.99
Powerless
Added to basket
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
Hardback
£16.99
Reckless
Added to basket
Reckless
Lauren Roberts
Hardback
£16.99

You Might Be Looking For...

Christmas Cards | Shop Now
Christmas Gift Wrap | Shop Now
Calendars and Diaries | Shop Now
Annual | Shop Now
SEE MORE

Festive Funnies

Our best humour books for Christmas

Private Eye Annual 2024
Added to basket
Private Eye Annual 2024
Ian Hislop
Hardback
£12.99 £9.99
Viz Annual 2025: The Guard's Parcel
Added to basket
Viz Annual 2025: The Guard's Parcel
Viz Magazine
Hardback
£13.99
The Best of Matt 2024
Added to basket
The Best of Matt 2024
Matt Pritchett
Paperback
£9.99 £8.49
Oor Wullie & The Broons Gift Book 2025
Added to basket
Oor Wullie & The Broons Gift Book 2025
D.C.Thomson & Co Ltd
Hardback
£15.99 £13.99
Surely It Can't Just Be Me...
Added to basket
Surely It Can't Just Be Me...
Kate Moore
Hardback
£9.99 £8.49
Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2024
Added to basket
Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2024
Tim Benson
Paperback
£16.99 £14.99
Giles The Collection 2025
Added to basket
Giles The Collection 2025
Carl Giles
Paperback
£14.99 £12.99
Dad Jokes: The Funniest Yet
Added to basket
Dad Jokes: The Funniest Yet
Dad Says Jokes
Hardback
£10.99
The World According to Cunk
Added to basket
The World According to Cunk
Philomena Cunk
Hardback
£16.99 £14.99
Just Good Manners
Added to basket
Just Good Manners
William Hanson
Hardback
£20.00 £15.99
How to Piss Off Men
Added to basket
How to Piss Off Men
Kyle Prue
Hardback
£10.00
The Rabbit Hole Book
Added to basket
The Rabbit Hole Book
Reverend Richard Coles
Hardback
£22.00 £18.99
Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children
Added to basket
Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children
Daniel Foxx
Hardback
£14.99 £12.99
The Times Sir
Added to basket
The Times Sir
Andrew Riley
Hardback
£9.99 £8.49
Unhinged: A Parody
Added to basket
Unhinged: A Parody
Ian Martin
Hardback
£12.99
Fred Basset Yearbook 2025
Added to basket
Fred Basset Yearbook 2025
Alex Graham
Paperback
£9.99 £8.49
See More

Our Best Fiction Books

Butter
Added to basket
Butter
Asako Yuzuki
Paperback
£14.99
Orbital
Added to basket
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Hardback
£14.99
We Solve Murders
Added to basket
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman
Hardback
£22.00 £16.99
Murder at Holly House
Added to basket
Murder at Holly House
Denzil Meyrick
Paperback
£9.99 £7.99
In Too Deep
Added to basket
In Too Deep
Lee Child
Hardback
£22.00 £11.00
Killing Time
Added to basket
Killing Time
Alan Bennett
Hardback
£10.00
The Hotel Avocado
Added to basket
The Hotel Avocado
Bob Mortimer
Hardback
£22.00 £17.99
The Party
Added to basket
The Party
Tessa Hadley
Hardback
£12.99 £10.99
Precipice
Added to basket
Precipice
Robert Harris
Hardback
£22.00 £17.99
Iron Flame
Added to basket
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
Paperback
£10.99 £8.99
The Christmas Tree Farm
Added to basket
The Christmas Tree Farm
Laurie Gilmore
Paperback
£9.99 £8.49
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Added to basket
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami
Hardback
£25.00 £21.99
Intermezzo
Added to basket
Intermezzo
Sally Rooney
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
Odyssey
Added to basket
Odyssey
Stephen Fry
Hardback
£25.00
You Are Here
Added to basket
You Are Here
David Nicholls
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
Blood of Hercules
Added to basket
Blood of Hercules
Jasmine Mas
Hardback
£22.00 £18.99
Murder Under the Mistletoe
Added to basket
Murder Under the Mistletoe
Reverend Richard Coles
Hardback
£12.99 £9.99
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Added to basket
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida
Hardback
£12.99
Wicked | Find Out More Wicked | Find Out More
SEE MORE

Our Best Non-Fiction Books

I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
Added to basket
I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
Miranda Hart
Hardback
£25.00 £12.50
Diddly Squat: Home to Roost
Added to basket
Diddly Squat: Home to Roost
Jeremy Clarkson
Hardback
£22.00 £11.00
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Added to basket
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes
Paperback
£12.99 £10.99
Mary’s Foolproof Dinners
Added to basket
Mary’s Foolproof Dinners
Mary Berry
Hardback
£28.00 £20.99
Unleashed
Added to basket
Unleashed
Boris Johnson
Hardback
£30.00 £15.00
The Food For Life Cookbook
Added to basket
The Food For Life Cookbook
Tim Spector
Hardback
£28.00 £19.99
Pinch of Nom ALL IN ONE
Added to basket
Pinch of Nom ALL IN ONE
Kay Allinson
Hardback
£22.00 £11.00
Unruly
Added to basket
Unruly
David Mitchell
Paperback
£10.99 £9.49
Simply Jamie
Added to basket
Simply Jamie
Jamie Oliver
Hardback
£30.00 £15.00
Cher: The Memoir
Added to basket
Cher: The Memoir
Cher
Hardback
£25.00 £17.99
Sonny Boy
Added to basket
Sonny Boy
Al Pacino
Hardback
£25.00 £19.99
All That Matters
Added to basket
All That Matters
Sir Chris Hoy
Hardback
£22.00 £17.99
Want
Added to basket
Want
Gillian Anderson
Hardback
£18.99
Raising Hare
Added to basket
Raising Hare
Chloe Dalton
Hardback
£18.99 £14.99
What I Ate in One Year
Added to basket
What I Ate in One Year
Stanley Tucci
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Added to basket
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Charlie Mackesy
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
The Dead of Winter
Added to basket
The Dead of Winter
Sarah Clegg
Hardback
£14.99
The Siege
Added to basket
The Siege
Ben Macintyre
Hardback
£25.00
See More

Recently Reviewed

Our Evenings
Added to basket
Our Evenings
Alan Hollinghurst
Hardback
£22.00
SIFT
Added to basket
SIFT
Nicola Lamb
Hardback
£30.00 £25.00
Wild Thing
Added to basket
Wild Thing
Sue Prideaux
Hardback
£30.00
The Anxious Generation
Added to basket
The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt
Hardback
£25.00 £21.99
Knife
Added to basket
Knife
Salman Rushdie
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
Keir Starmer
Added to basket
Keir Starmer
Tom Baldwin
Paperback
£16.99 £13.99
Women Are Angry
Added to basket
Women Are Angry
Jennifer Cox
Hardback
£16.99
Between Two Worlds
Added to basket
Between Two Worlds
Olivier Norek
Hardback
£22.00
The Peacock and the Sparrow
Added to basket
The Peacock and the Sparrow
I. S. Berry
Paperback
£9.99 £8.49
The Heart in Winter
Added to basket
The Heart in Winter
Kevin Barry
Hardback
£16.99 £14.99
The Wedding People
Added to basket
The Wedding People
Alison Espach
Hardback
£20.00
A Voyage Around the Queen
Added to basket
A Voyage Around the Queen
Craig Brown
Hardback
£25.00
The Genetic Book of the Dead
Added to basket
The Genetic Book of the Dead
Richard Dawkins
Hardback
£25.00 £20.99
How to Win an Information War
Added to basket
How to Win an Information War
Peter Pomerantsev
Hardback
£20.00 £17.99
Munichs
Added to basket
Munichs
David Peace
Hardback
£20.00 £16.99
A Thousand Threads
Added to basket
A Thousand Threads
Neneh Cherry
Hardback
£25.00 £21.99
Freedom
Added to basket
Freedom
Angela Merkel
Hardback
£35.00 £31.99

You Might Be Looking For...

Book Deals 50% Off RRP | SHOP NOW
Jellycat | SHOP NOW
Harry Potter | SHOP NOW
Everyone's Talking About | FIND OUT MORE
SEE MORE

Our Best Children's Books

I Am Rebel
Added to basket
I Am Rebel
Ross Montgomery
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins
Added to basket
Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins
Dav Pilkey
Hardback
£12.99 £6.49
Guinness World Records 2025
Added to basket
Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records Limited
Hardback
£22.00 £11.00
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
Added to basket
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
Jeff Kinney
Hardback
£14.99 £7.49
Cozy Christmas
Added to basket
Cozy Christmas
Coco Wyo
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
I Am Rebel
Added to basket
I Am Rebel
Ross Montgomery
Hardback
£12.99
Bluey: Bluey's Night Before Christmas
Added to basket
Bluey: Bluey's Night Before Christmas
Bluey
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Added to basket
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Julia Donaldson
Hardback
£12.99 £9.99
Paddington and the Christmas Surprise
Added to basket
Paddington and the Christmas Surprise
Michael Bond
Board book
£7.99
The Jolly Christmas Postman
Added to basket
The Jolly Christmas Postman
Allan Ahlberg
Hardback
£12.99
Beano Annual 2025
Added to basket
Beano Annual 2025
D.C.Thomson & Co Ltd
Hardback
£11.99 £9.99
The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks
Added to basket
The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks
Katie Kirby
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
Super Sleuth
Added to basket
Super Sleuth
David Walliams
Hardback
£14.99 £9.99
Oor Wullie Annual 2025
Added to basket
Oor Wullie Annual 2025
D.C.Thomson & Co Ltd
Paperback
£11.99 £9.99
Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch
Added to basket
Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch
Jamie Smart
Hardback
£12.99 £8.99
Paddington
Added to basket
Paddington
Michael Bond
Board book
£7.99
Paddington in Peru: The Story of the Movie
Added to basket
Paddington in Peru: The Story of the Movie
Anna Wilson
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
See More

Our Best Young Adult Books

Lightlark
Added to basket
Lightlark
Alex Aster
Paperback
£9.99
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Added to basket
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
Paperback
£9.99 £7.49
Nightbane (The Lightlark Saga Book 2) Volume 2
Added to basket
Nightbane (The Lightlark Saga Book 2) Volume 2
Alex Aster
Paperback
£8.99 £7.49
Powerless
Added to basket
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
Hardback
£16.99
If He Had Been with Me
Added to basket
If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin
Paperback
£8.99 £7.49
Games Untold
Added to basket
Games Untold
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Hardback
£14.99 £12.99
Reckless
Added to basket
Reckless
Lauren Roberts
Hardback
£16.99
Nothing Like the Movies
Added to basket
Nothing Like the Movies
Lynn Painter
Paperback
£8.99 £7.49
Throne of Glass
Added to basket
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
Paperback
£8.99
Skyshade
Added to basket
Skyshade
Alex Aster
Hardback
£14.99
The Inheritance Games
Added to basket
The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Paperback
£8.99
The Glass Girl
Added to basket
The Glass Girl
Kathleen Glasgow
Paperback
£8.99 £7.49
If Only I Had Told Her
Added to basket
If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin
Paperback
£8.99 £7.49
The Naturals: The Naturals
Added to basket
The Naturals: The Naturals
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Paperback
£9.99
One of Us Is Lying
Added to basket
One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus
Paperback
£8.99 £6.99
Better Than the Movies
Added to basket
Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter
Paperback
£8.99 £7.49
The Whispering Night
Added to basket
The Whispering Night
Susan Dennard
Paperback
£9.99
Paddington | BROWSE ALL Paddington | BROWSE ALL
SEE MORE

Our Bestselling Stationery, Gifts & Games

Hues & Cues
Added to basket
Hues & Cues
Asmodee
Game
£24.99
Uno Show Em No Mercy
Added to basket
Uno Show Em No Mercy
Asmodee UK
Game
£12.99
The World of Hercule Poirot
Added to basket
The World of Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie Ltd
Jigsaw
£16.99
Murdle Board Game
Added to basket
Murdle Board Game
Vivid Imaginations
Game
£19.99
Bananagrams
Added to basket
Bananagrams
Asmodee UK
Game
£15.99
Herd Mentality
Added to basket
Herd Mentality
Big Potato
Game
£24.99
The Traitors Card Game
Added to basket
The Traitors Card Game
Ginger Fox
Game
£11.99
The Traitors Board Game
Added to basket
The Traitors Board Game
Vivid Imaginations
Game
£26.99
Kluster
Added to basket
Kluster
Big Potato
Game
£19.99
Ticket to Ride Europe Board Game
Added to basket
Ticket to Ride Europe Board Game
Asmodee
Game
£44.99
Classic Paddington With Boots
Added to basket
Classic Paddington With Boots
Rainbow Designs
Soft toy
£19.99
SEE MORE

Coming Soon - The Biggest Books Coming in 2024 & Beyond

Powerful
Added to basket
Powerful
Lauren Roberts
Hardback
£14.99
Heavenly Bodies
Added to basket
Heavenly Bodies
Imani Erriu
Hardback
£35.00
Stone and Sky
Added to basket
Stone and Sky
Ben Aaronovitch
Hardback
£20.00
Never Flinch
Added to basket
Never Flinch
Stephen King
Hardback
£25.00 £12.50
Untitled Thursday Murder Club 5
Added to basket
Untitled Thursday Murder Club 5
Richard Osman
Hardback
£22.00
Faithbreaker
Added to basket
Faithbreaker
Hannah Kaner
Hardback
£20.00
Fearless
Added to basket
Fearless
Lauren Roberts
Hardback
£16.99
Wind and Truth
Added to basket
Wind and Truth
Brandon Sanderson
Hardback
£30.00
Cruel is the Light
Added to basket
Cruel is the Light
Sophie Clark
Hardback
£16.99
Tea You at the Altar
Added to basket
Tea You at the Altar
Rebecca Thorne
Hardback
£22.00
Immortal
Added to basket
Immortal
Sue Lynn Tan
Hardback
£18.99
Marble Hall Murders
Added to basket
Marble Hall Murders
Anthony Horowitz
Hardback
£22.00
Open When…
Added to basket
Open When…
Julie Smith
Hardback
£20.00
Over the Rainbow
Added to basket
Over the Rainbow
Alex James
Hardback
£18.99
Story of a Murder
Added to basket
Story of a Murder
Hallie Rubenhold
Hardback
£25.00
We Do Not Part
Added to basket
We Do Not Part
Han Kang
Hardback
£18.99
Hope
Added to basket
Hope
Pope Francis
Hardback
£25.00
Cursebound
Added to basket
Cursebound
Saara El-Arifi
Hardback
£18.99