Waterstones

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Botanical fairytale set in Kew Gardens wins the Waterstones children’s book prize
Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson – about a girl who finds a door to a magical realm while searching for her mother – wins the overall and young readers awards

Ella Creamer

21, Mar, 2024 @8:00 PM

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Why no concern at prisoners being paid just 50p an hour to work? | Brief letters
Brief letters: Jails in China and Britain | Katherine Rundell | Gentleman and the Garrick | Dear pandas | Low hum | No FA Cup levelling up

05, Dec, 2023 @6:10 PM

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Katherine Rundell wins Waterstones book of 2023 with ‘immediate classic’
Impossible Creatures, about a realm where all the creatures of myth still live, was declared ‘as close to perfect as fiction gets’ by the retailer’s head of books

Ella Creamer

30, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM

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Alice Winn wins 2023 Waterstones debut fiction prize for In Memoriam
Novel described as ‘truly stunning feat of fiction’ tells love story of two first world war soldiers

Ella Creamer

24, Aug, 2023 @7:00 PM

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‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: teen literary influencers swaying publishers
TikTok recommendations are driving sales and launching authors’ careers as the social media app continues to reshape the industry

David Barnett

06, Aug, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Terrorist Anders Breivik’s manifesto was listed for sale on Waterstones website
Bookseller removes anti-Muslim document by extremist who killed 77 people in Norway, after discovery by investigators

Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor

23, Jul, 2023 @8:00 AM

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Waterstones debut fiction prize 2023 shortlist announced
Novels include tales of future gladiators and Vietnamese refugees, a Great War love story, a mystery thriller, and stories of generational trauma and the Troubles

Anna Davidson

13, Jul, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Behold Waterstones Dad – and hurrah for Britain’s new demographic stereotype | Andrew Anthony
The latest slicing of social segments is a floating voter and a welcome addition to the merry-go-round of political life, writes Andrew Anthony

Andrew Anthony

24, Jun, 2023 @3:24 PM

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‘Amazon doesn’t care about books’: how Barnes & Noble bounced back
Barnes & Noble is the US’s largest remaining book chain but, under James Daunt, each of the 600 stores is meant to run like an independent bookstore

Lauren Aratani in New York

15, Apr, 2023 @4:00 AM

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Apocalyptic road trip story wins the Waterstones children’s book prize
The Cats We Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail – about a family’s trip across Malaysia during the impending end of the world – wins the older readers category, the overall prize and £5,000

Sarah Shaffi

21, Mar, 2023 @8:00 PM

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Waterstones says ‘no truth’ in claims it refuses to sell books on gender and feminism
The retailer had been trending on social media after accusations it did not stock works by Hannah Barnes and Victoria Smith

Lucy Knight

09, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM

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Prince Harry’s memoir hits No 1 on Amazon, predicted to be one of year’s bestsellers
Spare is already UK’s top-selling title a day ahead of publication, with retailers expecting sustained interest in royal revelations

Sarah Shaffi

09, Jan, 2023 @5:46 PM

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