Waterstones Bishop'S Stortford

Described by the Cambridge Independent as ‘an engrossing read, full of bends and forks’ Anthony Le Moignan romance novel A The Long Goodbye deals with the drama of Alzheimer's. Come along and listen to Anthony talk about his book, the process of writing it and dealing with Alzheimer's in the family. There will also be the opportunity to ask question at the end.
All proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to The Alzheimer's Society to support their work in Bishops Stortford...
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Described by the Cambridge Independent as ‘an engrossing read, full of bends and forks’ Anthony Le Moignan romance novel A The Long Goodbye deals with the drama of Alzheimer's. Come along and listen to Anthony talk about his book, the process of writing it and dealing with Alzheimer's in the family. There will also be the opportunity to ask question at the end.
All proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to The Alzheimer's Society to support their work in Bishops Stortfor...d
Tickets are £2.00
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We have a busy few days ahead. Sunday (2.00-3.00pm) is our book club, where we will be discussing The Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler and Heat Wave by Penelope Lively. Monday morning at 10.00 is our Crime and Coffee Book Group. We will be discussing Michael Bussi's Don't Let Go. Even if you haven't read the books you are still very welcome to join us.

Fantastic choices for our Books of the month this month. As an added bonus - get a free coffee/tea when you buy one of them - just ask us in store about this offer.

Join us for our regular 9 -12 yrs book club as we discuss the fantastic book Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll. After the discussion we will have some fun with Egyptian themed activities.

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Award-winning local author Anna Smith Spark is celebrating the publication of her second book here at Waterstones Bishops Stortford!
The Tower of Living and Dying is the second book in her stunning fantasy series, The Empire of Dust, which began to great acclaim with The Court of Broken Knives.
Join Anna in the cafe for books, cakes, swords and hugs as we celebrate her success!

Join us in July to read and discuss The Storm Keeper's Island by Catherine Doyle. This tale follows a boy chosen to become the Keeper of the magical Arranmore Island, a person chosen once in a generation to protect the island from its enemies.
We'll spend some time discussing what we liked and didn't like about the book before doing some fun related activities.
We hope to see you there!

We are very relieved to be able to say that our lift is working again. Thank you for your patience while we were getting it repaired.

We are really looking forward to meeting Clare on Saturday - her books are a fascinating read.

Join us as we discuss this month's crime title, which is:
The Long Drop by Denise Mina (https://www.waterstones.com/…/the…/d enise-mina/9781784704858)
... Based on true events that occurred in 1950s Glasgow, it won the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year.
We hope to see you there!
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Join us in the cafe as we discuss this month's two titles, which will be:
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (https://www.waterstones.com/…/the-song -of-achilles/madeline…) and ... The Psychopath Test by John Ronson (https://www.waterstones.com/…/the-…/ jon-ronson/9780330492270)
Both old faces and new are welcome, whether you've read both, one or none of the books!
We look forward to seeing you.
Quick Recap of Last Month
Last month, we discussed Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, which everybody loved almost without exception. People were most impressed by Ng's incredibly realistic characters and a gripping storyline that they couldn't put down.
The second title was We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. Although we all admitted this book was hard to "like" in the same way due to its writing style and content, it made us all think a great deal and led us into a fascinating discussion of parenting, nature vs nurture and psychopathy, among other things! Our collective opinion of this book was also quite positive.
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We're celebrating 10 years of David Walliams with Walliams Week!
So, this month's meeting is a little bit different. Instead of us selecting a particular book, each participant will be reading a David Walliams book of their choice to discuss at the meeting. There will also be some fun related activities.
We're looking forward to seeing you!

Join us for a coffee and chat about this month's crime pick, which will be The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin, a unique and atmospheric tale set in 1920s New Orleans.
We hope to see you there!

Award-winning author Clare Mulley will be joining us in store to sign copies of her third and most recent book, The Women Who Flew for Hitler. You'll also be able to get your hands on copies of The Woman Who Saved the Children, which won the Daily Mail's Biographers' Club Prize, as well as The Spy Who Loved, which has been optioned by Universal Studios!
Clare is also a regular contributor to both TV and radio, as well as reviewing non-fiction for The Telegraph, Spectator and History Today.
We hope to see you there!

Bored, fed up? Want to havea bit of fun? Why not join our reading group for 9- 12 year olds.
This month we will be discussing Hero On a Bicycle, the first children's novel by Shirley Hughes. This will then be followed by some book related activities. Newcomers are always welcome, even if you haven't had chance to read the book.

first have to say how lovely, welcoming and pleasant the staff were :-)

food was lovely and hot and the prices were reasonable.

clean and tidy and lovely sitting down to have a chat with a special friend.

will recommend and come again.

thank you :-)

We love it here! Staff are the nicest you could wish for and so understanding of, and kind to, little children.

This is a lovely bookstore, great selection, lovely atmosphere and really helpful staff. The cafe is great, especially if you have little ones. Free babycino's and a play area, plus a small but well chosen selection of kiddie snacks. Jade who works in the cafe is absolutely fantastic. She's really friendly, brilliant (and very patient) with children and always ready with a good book recommendation. I'm always a bit disappointed if she isn't there! Thanks Jade! ✨

One of your booksellers recommended a book called Rivers of London to me, and it was an excellent recommendation, thoroughly enjoyed the book and plan to read the rest of the series now! So thank you!