MENU
SHOPS
SEARCH
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
2024's Biggest Week in Books | SHOP NOW 2024's Biggest Week in Books | SHOP NOW
Skandar & the Skeleton Curse by A.F. Steadman SIGNED | SHOP NOW Skandar & the Skeleton Curse by A.F. Steadman SIGNED | SHOP NOW
Books of the Month: October | FIND OUT MORE Books of the Month: October | FIND OUT MORE
See More 

Our Bestsellers

Intermezzo
Added to basket
Intermezzo
Sally Rooney
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
Simply Jamie
Added to basket
Simply Jamie
Jamie Oliver
£30.00   £15.00
Hardback
How To Solve Your Own Murder
Added to basket
How To Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
We Solve Murders
Added to basket
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
Women Living Deliciously
Added to basket
Women Living Deliciously
Florence Given
£20.00   £15.99
Hardback
Shakespeare
Added to basket
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Added to basket
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Want
Added to basket
Want
Gillian Anderson
£18.99   £15.99
Hardback
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
Added to basket
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
Laurie Gilmore
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
Added to basket
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
Lisa Marie Presley
£25.00   £19.99
Hardback
The Christmas Tree Farm
Added to basket
The Christmas Tree Farm
Laurie Gilmore
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Added to basket
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Laurie Gilmore
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Midnight and Blue
Added to basket
Midnight and Blue
Ian Rankin
£25.00
Hardback
Our Evenings
Added to basket
Our Evenings
Alan Hollinghurst
£22.00
Hardback
Starling House
Added to basket
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Butter
Added to basket
Butter
Asako Yuzuki
£14.99
Paperback
Odyssey
Added to basket
Odyssey
Stephen Fry
£25.00
Hardback
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Added to basket
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Julia Donaldson
£12.99   £9.99
Hardback
Boris Johnson in conversation with Gyles Brandreth | BUY TICKETS
From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough | SHOP NOW
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore | SHOP NOW
A History of Britain in Ten Enemies by Terry Deary 50% Off RRP | SHOP NOW
The Best Paperbacks of 2024 | SHOP NOW
Women Living Deliciously by Florence Given | SHOP NOW

You Might Be Looking For...

Bestsellers
Bestsellers
Fiction
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Children's
Children's
Teen and YA
Teen and YA
Games
Games
Gifts
Gifts
See More 

Everyone's Talking About...

Unleashed
Added to basket
Unleashed
Boris Johnson
£30.00
Hardback
I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
Added to basket
I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
Miranda Hart
£25.00   £19.99
Hardback
Simply Jamie
Added to basket
Simply Jamie
Jamie Oliver
£30.00   £15.00
Hardback
Sizzle & Drizzle
Added to basket
Sizzle & Drizzle
Nancy Birtwhistle
£16.99   £13.99
Hardback
Soph's Plant Kitchen
Added to basket
Soph's Plant Kitchen
Sophie Waplington
£25.00
Hardback
War
Added to basket
War
Bob Woodward
£25.00   £20.99
Hardback
Immortal
Added to basket
Immortal
Sue Lynn Tan
£18.99
Hardback
It's a Farming Thing
Added to basket
It's a Farming Thing
Kaleb Cooper
£20.00
Hardback
RecipeTin Eats: Tonight
Added to basket
RecipeTin Eats: Tonight
Nagi Maehashi
£26.00   £21.99
Hardback
Dream Count
Added to basket
Dream Count
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
£20.00
Hardback
Joan
Added to basket
Joan
Joan Hannington
£10.99
Paperback
Paddington in Peru: The Jungle Quest
Added to basket
Paddington in Peru: The Jungle Quest
Lauren Holowaty
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
Healthy Air Fryer Feasts
Added to basket
Healthy Air Fryer Feasts
Christina Kynigos
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
Cursebound
Added to basket
Cursebound
Saara El-Arifi
£18.99
Hardback
Summer in the City
Added to basket
Summer in the City
Alex Aster
£16.99
Hardback
Over the Rainbow
Added to basket
Over the Rainbow
Alex James
£18.99
Hardback
Heartstopper Volume 4
Added to basket
Heartstopper Volume 4
Alice Oseman
£12.99   £10.99
Paperback
Open When…
Added to basket
Open When…
Julie Smith
£20.00
Hardback
SEE MORE 

Signed & Special Editions

Intermezzo
Added to basket
Intermezzo
Sally Rooney
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
Skandar & the Skeleton Curse
Added to basket
Skandar & the Skeleton Curse
A.F. Steadman
£14.99
Hardback
Midnight and Blue
Added to basket
Midnight and Blue
Ian Rankin
£25.00
Hardback
Powerless
Added to basket
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
£16.99
Hardback
Unfiltered
Added to basket
Unfiltered
Guenther Steiner
£22.00
Hardback
What I Ate in One Year
Added to basket
What I Ate in One Year
Stanley Tucci
£20.00
Hardback
Guilty
Added to basket
Guilty
Martina Cole
£25.00   £12.50
Hardback
Think Again
Added to basket
Think Again
Jacqueline Wilson
£22.00   £17.99
Hardback
Odyssey
Added to basket
Odyssey
Stephen Fry
£25.00
Hardback
Lightning Can Strike Twice
Added to basket
Lightning Can Strike Twice
Tommy Fury
£25.00
Hardback
Sophie From Romania
Added to basket
Sophie From Romania
Rory Cellan-Jones
£22.00
Hardback
The Map of Bones
Added to basket
The Map of Bones
Kate Mosse
£22.00
Hardback
By Any Other Name
Added to basket
By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult
£22.00
Hardback
Butter
Added to basket
Butter
Asako Yuzuki
£20.00
Hardback
Simply Jamie
Added to basket
Simply Jamie
Jamie Oliver
£30.00
Hardback
The Great When
Added to basket
The Great When
Alan Moore
£20.00
Hardback
The Peepshow
Added to basket
The Peepshow
Kate Summerscale
£22.00   £18.99
Hardback
Gifts They'll Love | Christmas at Waterstones | SHOP NOW Gifts They'll Love | Christmas at Waterstones | SHOP NOW
SEE MORE 

Coming Soon - The Biggest Books Coming in 2024 & Beyond

Quicksilver
Added to basket
Quicksilver
Callie Hart
£20.00
Hardback
Unleashed
Added to basket
Unleashed
Boris Johnson
£30.00
Hardback
The Ballad of Falling Dragons
Added to basket
The Ballad of Falling Dragons
Sarah A. Parker
£22.00
Hardback
Super Sleuth
Added to basket
Super Sleuth
David Walliams
£14.99   £7.49
Hardback
Cursebound
Added to basket
Cursebound
Saara El-Arifi
£18.99
Hardback
In Too Deep
Added to basket
In Too Deep
Lee Child
£22.00   £11.00
Hardback
Great Big Beautiful Life
Added to basket
Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry
£20.00
Hardback
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Added to basket
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami
£25.00
Hardback
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
Added to basket
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
Jeff Kinney
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
A Monsoon Rising
Added to basket
A Monsoon Rising
Thea Guanzon
£18.99   £15.99
Hardback
Fearless
Added to basket
Fearless
Lauren Roberts
£16.99
Hardback
Onyx Storm
Added to basket
Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros
£25.00   £19.99
Hardback
Blood of Hercules
Added to basket
Blood of Hercules
Jasmine Mas
£22.00
Hardback
Katabasis
Added to basket
Katabasis
R.F. Kuang
£22.00
Hardback
Spectacular
Added to basket
Spectacular
STEPHANIE GARBER
£16.99
Hardback
Heavenly Bodies
Added to basket
Heavenly Bodies
Imani Erriu
£20.00
Hardback
Sizzle & Drizzle
Added to basket
Sizzle & Drizzle
Nancy Birtwhistle
£16.99   £13.99
Hardback
See More 

Perfect Paperbacks

How To Solve Your Own Murder
Added to basket
How To Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Added to basket
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Shakespeare
Added to basket
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
Starling House
Added to basket
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Added to basket
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Laurie Gilmore
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
Added to basket
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
Laurie Gilmore
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Close to Death
Added to basket
Close to Death
Anthony Horowitz
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Moscow X
Added to basket
Moscow X
David McCloskey
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Yellowface
Added to basket
Yellowface
R.F. Kuang
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Wrong Sister
Added to basket
The Wrong Sister
Claire Douglas
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Added to basket
What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
The Last Devil To Die
Added to basket
The Last Devil To Die
Richard Osman
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Added to basket
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
£8.99   £6.99
Paperback
Orbital
Added to basket
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Figurine
Added to basket
The Figurine
Victoria Hislop
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Politics On the Edge
Added to basket
Politics On the Edge
Rory Stewart
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
The Exchange
Added to basket
The Exchange
John Grisham
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Unruly
Added to basket
Unruly
David Mitchell
£10.99   £9.49
Paperback
See More 

Our Best Fiction Books

Intermezzo
Added to basket
Intermezzo
Sally Rooney
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
How To Solve Your Own Murder
Added to basket
How To Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Added to basket
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
We Solve Murders
Added to basket
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
Starling House
Added to basket
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Added to basket
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Laurie Gilmore
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
Added to basket
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe
Laurie Gilmore
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Close to Death
Added to basket
Close to Death
Anthony Horowitz
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
The Empusium
Added to basket
The Empusium
Olga Tokarczuk
£12.99
Paperback
Moscow X
Added to basket
Moscow X
David McCloskey
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Yellowface
Added to basket
Yellowface
R.F. Kuang
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Wrong Sister
Added to basket
The Wrong Sister
Claire Douglas
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Odyssey
Added to basket
Odyssey
Stephen Fry
£25.00
Hardback
Think Again
Added to basket
Think Again
Jacqueline Wilson
£22.00   £17.99
Hardback
Tell Me Everything
Added to basket
Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout
£16.99
Hardback
Precipice
Added to basket
Precipice
Robert Harris
£22.00   £17.99
Hardback
The Hotel Avocado
Added to basket
The Hotel Avocado
Bob Mortimer
£22.00   £18.99
Hardback
What A Way To Go
Added to basket
What A Way To Go
Bella Mackie
£20.00
Hardback
See More 

Our Best Non-Fiction Books

Simply Jamie
Added to basket
Simply Jamie
Jamie Oliver
£30.00   £15.00
Hardback
Want
Added to basket
Want
Gillian Anderson
£18.99   £15.99
Hardback
Politics On the Edge
Added to basket
Politics On the Edge
Rory Stewart
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
Unruly
Added to basket
Unruly
David Mitchell
£10.99   £9.49
Paperback
Shakespeare
Added to basket
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
A Thousand Feasts
Added to basket
A Thousand Feasts
Nigel Slater
£20.00
Hardback
Kingmaker
Added to basket
Kingmaker
Sir Graham Brady
£25.00   £19.99
Hardback
Raising Hare
Added to basket
Raising Hare
Chloe Dalton
£18.99   £14.99
Hardback
Witchcraft
Added to basket
Witchcraft
Marion Gibson
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
How They Broke Britain
Added to basket
How They Broke Britain
James O'Brien
£10.99   £9.49
Paperback
Normal Women
Added to basket
Normal Women
Philippa Gregory
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
The Courage To Be Disliked
Added to basket
The Courage To Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi
£10.99
Paperback
Nexus
Added to basket
Nexus
Yuval Noah Harari
£28.00
Hardback
Cassino '44
Added to basket
Cassino '44
James Holland
£25.00
Hardback
The Siege
Added to basket
The Siege
Ben Macintyre
£25.00
Hardback
Arnhem: Black Tuesday
Added to basket
Arnhem: Black Tuesday
Al Murray
£25.00   £19.99
Hardback
Ottolenghi COMFORT
Added to basket
Ottolenghi COMFORT
Yotam Ottolenghi
£30.00
Hardback
Meditations for Mortals
Added to basket
Meditations for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman
£18.99   £14.99
Hardback

You Might Be Looking For...

Halloween | SHOP NOW
Celebrating Black History | FIND OUT MORE
Book Deals 50% Off RRP | SHOP NOW
Jellycat | BROWSE
See More 

Recently Reviewed

Unleashed
Added to basket
Unleashed
Boris Johnson
£30.00
Hardback
War
Added to basket
War
Bob Woodward
£25.00   £20.99
Hardback
The Peepshow
Added to basket
The Peepshow
Kate Summerscale
£22.00   £18.99
Hardback
Revenge of the Tipping Point
Added to basket
Revenge of the Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell
£25.00
Hardback
The Use of Photography
Added to basket
The Use of Photography
Annie Ernaux
£12.99
Paperback
On Freedom
Added to basket
On Freedom
Timothy Snyder
£25.00   £20.99
Hardback
The Power and the Glory
Added to basket
The Power and the Glory
Adrian Tinniswood
£25.00   £21.99
Hardback
Lower than the Angels
Added to basket
Lower than the Angels
Diarmaid MacCulloch
£35.00   £30.99
Hardback
Why Fish Don't Exist
Added to basket
Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller
£16.99
Hardback
Kingmaker
Added to basket
Kingmaker
Sonia Purnell
£25.00   £20.99
Hardback
Our Evenings
Added to basket
Our Evenings
Alan Hollinghurst
£22.00
Hardback
Midnight and Blue
Added to basket
Midnight and Blue
Ian Rankin
£25.00
Hardback
The American No
Added to basket
The American No
Rupert Everett
£20.00
Hardback
The Map of Bones
Added to basket
The Map of Bones
Kate Mosse
£22.00
Hardback
Odyssey
Added to basket
Odyssey
Stephen Fry
£25.00
Hardback
The Mighty Red
Added to basket
The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich
£20.00
Hardback
The Third Realm
Added to basket
The Third Realm
Karl Ove Knausgaard
£25.00   £21.99
Hardback
Collected Poems
Added to basket
Collected Poems
Wendy Cope
£20.00
Hardback
See More 

Our Best Children's Books

Skandar & the Skeleton Curse
Added to basket
Skandar & the Skeleton Curse
A.F. Steadman
£14.99
Hardback
Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch
Added to basket
Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch
Jamie Smart
£12.99   £6.49
Hardback
Guinness World Records 2025
Added to basket
Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records Limited
£22.00   £11.00
Hardback
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Added to basket
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Julia Donaldson
£12.99   £9.99
Hardback
Tom Gates Ha! Ha! Hilarious HB
Added to basket
Tom Gates Ha! Ha! Hilarious HB
Liz Pichon
£12.99   £6.49
Hardback
Impossible Creatures
Added to basket
Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!
Added to basket
The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!
Tom Fletcher
£7.99
Paperback
Paddington’s Trick or Treat
Added to basket
Paddington’s Trick or Treat
Michael Bond
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
Ten Little Pumpkins
Added to basket
Ten Little Pumpkins
Mike Brownlow
£7.99   £6.49
Paperback
Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor
Added to basket
Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor
Adam Kay
£14.99   £10.99
Hardback
First Sticker Book Halloween
Added to basket
First Sticker Book Halloween
Katya Longhi
£5.99   £4.49
Paperback
InvestiGators: Class Action
Added to basket
InvestiGators: Class Action
John Patrick Green
£12.99   £6.49
Hardback
Cluedle - The Case of Rudolph's Revenge
Added to basket
Cluedle - The Case of Rudolph's Revenge
Hartigan Browne
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Cat Kid Comic Club 5: Influencers (PB)
Added to basket
Cat Kid Comic Club 5: Influencers (PB)
Dav Pilkey
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Where to Hide a Star
Added to basket
Where to Hide a Star
Oliver Jeffers
£14.99
Hardback
Paddington in Peru: The Story of the Movie
Added to basket
Paddington in Peru: The Story of the Movie
Anna Wilson
£7.99   £6.49
Paperback
Our Game of the Month for September | Find Out More Our Game of the Month for September | Find Out More
See More 

Our Best Young Adult Books

Nothing Like the Movies
Added to basket
Nothing Like the Movies
Lynn Painter
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
Powerless
Added to basket
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
£16.99
Hardback
Reckless
Added to basket
Reckless
Lauren Roberts
£16.99
Hardback
The Glass Girl
Added to basket
The Glass Girl
Kathleen Glasgow
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
Better Than the Movies
Added to basket
Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
If He Had Been with Me
Added to basket
If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
Divine Rivals
Added to basket
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Sisters of Fire and Fury
Added to basket
Sisters of Fire and Fury
Laura Bates
£16.99
Hardback
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Added to basket
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
£9.99   £7.49
Paperback
Let's Split Up
Added to basket
Let's Split Up
Bill Wood
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
Throne of Glass
Added to basket
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
£8.99
Paperback
Lightlark
Added to basket
Lightlark
Alex Aster
£9.99
Paperback
The Inheritance Games
Added to basket
The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
£8.99
Paperback
Girl in Pieces
Added to basket
Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow
£8.99   £6.99
Paperback
If Only I Had Told Her
Added to basket
If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
Reckless
Added to basket
Reckless
Lauren Roberts
£9.99
Paperback
Heartstopper Volume 5
Added to basket
Heartstopper Volume 5
Alice Oseman
£16.99
Hardback
Songlight
Added to basket
Songlight
Moira Buffini
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
See More 

Our Bestselling Stationery, Gifts & Games

Qwirkle Travel
Added to basket
Qwirkle Travel
Asmodee UK
£15.99
Game
Murdle Board Game
Added to basket
Murdle Board Game
Vivid Imaginations
£19.99
Game
The World of Hercule Poirot
Added to basket
The World of Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie Ltd
£16.99
Jigsaw
Under The Sea Set of 3 Erasable Gel Pens
Added to basket
Under The Sea Set of 3 Erasable Gel Pens
Legami
£5.99
General merchandise
Harry Panda Cub Medium
Added to basket
Harry Panda Cub Medium
Jellycat Ltd
£31.99
Soft toy
Uno Card Game
Added to basket
Uno Card Game
Asmodee
£10.99
Game
Fuddlewuddle Ginger Cat
Added to basket
Fuddlewuddle Ginger Cat
Jellycat Ltd
£26.99
Soft toy
Little Penguin
Added to basket
Little Penguin
Jellycat Ltd
£18.99
Soft toy
Writers & Characters Cloth Bag
Added to basket
Writers & Characters Cloth Bag
Mclaggan Smith Mugs
£16.99
General merchandise
Cards Against Humanity
Added to basket
Cards Against Humanity
Esdevium Games
£31.99
Game
Classic Paddington With Boots
Added to basket
Classic Paddington With Boots
Rainbow Designs
£19.99
Soft toy
Heartstopper Official Fan Cards
Added to basket
Heartstopper Official Fan Cards
Alice Oseman
£14.99
Cards
Wildflower Cloth Bag
Added to basket
Wildflower Cloth Bag
Cavallini & Company
£19.99
General merchandise
Waterstones eGift Card Waterstones eGift Card
The Waterstones Round Up: October's Best Books

The Waterstones Round Up: October's Best Books

Packed with gifting opportunities and big name memoirs, take a tour of October's bumper crop of books.

The Fiction You Need to Read in 2024: July - December

The Fiction You Need to Read in 2024: July - December

From contemporary fiction to crime thrillers and from science fiction to dark fantasy, check out our pick of the best fiction arriving in the rest of the year.

The Non-Fiction You Need to Read in 2024: July - December

The Non-Fiction You Need to Read in 2024: July - December

From cookery to history, discover the must-read books for the rest of the year.

The Children's Books You Need to Read in 2024: July - December

The Children's Books You Need to Read in 2024: July - December

Stock up on the kids' reading from now until Christmas with our expert selection of the biggest and best new books.