Mick Herron is the author of Real Tigers, a humorous, witty espionage drama released earlier this month; he is also the recipient of the CWA Gold Dagger for his previous title, Dead Lions. This short piece was written for Waterstones.

Genevieve Cogman is the author of the hugely successful fantasy title, The Invisible Library and its sequel, The Masked City, which was released in December. Genevieve has kindly written a piece for us on the unusual library that appears in her books.

Bookseller and author Neil Snowdon has curated a list of five esteemed horror writers' favourite Christmas ghost stories.

James Rebanks is an author and shepherd whose first book, The Shepherd's Life, was nominated for the Waterstones Book of The Year Award.

Acclaimed crime writer Peter May writes about the Isle of Harris, the setting for his soon-to-be published new book, Coffin Road.

Thomas W. Hodgkinson, co-writer of the clever little book How to Sound Cultured, shares his short-cuts to sounding wise and witty at a social gathering

Author Erin Moore lists five things you need to know about her new book, That's Not English - a look at the 'I say tom-ay-to, you say to-mah-to' differences between US and UK English.

Pour Me is the new, relentlessly honest account by A. A. Gill of his time as an alcoholic.

Waterstones bookseller, Victoria Walters, writes a little about her transition from behind the till point to awaiting publication of her debut novel - and why she loves being both an author and a bookseller.

The Age of Reinvention is the new, Gatsbian story by international bestseller Karine Tuil. Here she shares a list of her favourite books written in English.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Leigh Bardugo up on the roof at Waterstones Piccadilly.

Who has brought a melancholy elephant with them to meet the book baby?