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Waterstones Week In Books Quiz, 17th May 2013

This week, we've given our quiz a distinct flavour of Hay, just in time for the Festival... Read more →

Force of nature: Ruth Brooks

One thing that Dan Lewis was not expecting when he went along to a talk on the homing instinct of snails was to get a fit of giggles... Read more →

Let’s fool around: Quentin Blake

The illustrator of generations of readers' childhoods believes that the classroom is no place for boundaries on imagination, and pictures just might hold the key... Read more →

Hay Days: A look ahead

Dan Lewis is at the Hay Festival, where when he began writing the sun was shining... Read more →

The Book That Made Me: We are all made of books

Jon Woolcott, from our Head Office team introduces The Book That Made Me, and explains how you can get involved... Read more →

Lydia Davis wins the Man Booker International Prize 2013

The American writer Lydia Davis becomes the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize... Read more →

A quick interview with Dan Brown

Last night, in his first ever UK event, Dan Brown entertained and enthralled his fans in a packed Freemason's Hall in London. We managed to grab him for a couple of minutes to discuss his latest novel, Inferno, and what he might be writing next... Read more →

Read the first chapter of Khaled Hosseini’s And The Mountains Echoed

We're celebrating the publication of And The Mountains Echoed, the latest novel from Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, with an exclusive chance to read the first chapter... Read more →

The Honest Toddler on food shopping, part two…

In part two of our extract, The Honest Toddler looks at the difficulties parents may face communicating with their child on a shopping trip, and how to avoid them... Read more →

The Honest Toddler on food shopping, part one…

In the first of a two part extract, The Honest Toddler guides parents through the potential minefield that is shopping at a supermarket... Read more →

Sprout’s BookClub, 18/5/13

Sprout's bathtime is interrupted by another author visit... Read more →

Waterstones Week In Books Quiz, 17th May 2013

Ten questions to start your Friday the right way... Read more →

Let Luhrmann be Luhrmann: The Great Gatsby on film

Dan Lewis desperately wanted to use "The Great Ghastly" as the headline for his review of Baz Luhrmann's film, but found glimpses of great performances visible through the glare of ego... Read more →