Waterstones Durham

Happy Birthday Roald Dahl!!! Drop into Waterstones in Durham today to help us celebrate his wonderful world! Craft and create to make your own fantastic Fox Mask, Phizz-whizzing Party Hat, or Gloriumptious Dream Catcher. All free of charge. 10.30am-5.30pm. Pop in with tiny tots in the morning, or after school with older ones, whatever suits you best. Cake and biscuits supplied...wouldn't be a party without them. If you can't stop by today, join us this Saturday 15th, for more of the same!

Come and meet the wonderful Jim Whalley! Author of the hilarious picture book, 'Baby's First Bank Heist'. He will be in store signing his book from 4.30pm. We will be making super hero and villain mask and bookmarks beforehand from 2pm. The event is free, no need to book! Come on in, have some crafty fun and meet this super author!

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Important news! #WorldBookDay Vouchers have been extended to the 31st of March! So please, please, please get yours and come and see us! 😁

Come and meet Morrigan Crow (and author behind Nevermoor) this Saturday!

Perfect half term reading 👌

Countdown to valentines in cards day 2...

Check out this fantastic opportunity to learn from a great local author and philosopher!

It’s here! The surprise publishing sensation to kick off 2018, “Fire and Fury”.

JUST in time for Christmas! YOU’RE WELCOME https://www.facebook.com/waterstones/post s/10155765277915953

Viz Comic Signing! If you can't make it along tonight send us a message and we'll get one signed (and expertly doodled on) for you to collect another time!

It's true! It's not just the first door on the advent calendar tomorrow!

...or pop in on Friday 1st from 4PM and get a much more thoughtful gift! A signed copy of the new Viz annual!

Very excited to see Simon Scarrow today from 12PM! Come along and get your signed copy of Day of the Caesars (could be a great Christmas gift for someone or an even better treat for yourself!)

We are joined in Friday 1st of Decenber by the GENIUSES behind the Viz Magazine Graham Dury and Simon Thorp! From 4PM come down and get a signed copy of the toe curlingly brilliant 'Jester's Shoes'!

Book lovers of Durham! For Rome! For the empire! and for a cracking good read!

Check out the amazing news for our Yarm store! Exciting stuff!

The wonderfully talented Andrea Prior will be back with us on Saturday 11th November 12pm-5pm reading from and signing here absolutely cracking collection of poems for children - A Parcel of Pigs: And other funny 'tails' for children.

Come and get it! It's here. We're open. Get it done!