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A hugely-loved Man Booker nominee and an irreverent royal biography lead our weekly picks. [View email online]( [Waterstones Weekly]( [FICTION]( | [NON-FICTION]( | [CHILDREN'S]( | [SIGNED]( | [SHOPS]( Dear Reader, Some thirty years after [Ian McEwan’s]( [The Child in Time]( landed the Whitbread Novel Award, Sunday night finally saw the BBC’s take on what [Christopher Hitchens]( referred to as McEwan’s ‘masterpiece’. It’s just one of three McEwan adaptations appearing over the next few months ([On Chesil Beach]( and [The Children Act]( are to come), the author’s unequalled grip on human nature proving irresistible. And whilst McEwan mines our weaknesses and morality, for four decades [Stephen King]( has dug into our fears: ‘what are you afraid of’, the tagline for cinema’s current [IT]( could well stand for King’s writing overall. In his 70th year, Tuesday 26 September sees the release of King’s first collaboration with his son Owen; the result, [Sleeping Beauties]( is available at Half Price. New and Reviewed [Lincoln in the Bardo]( in the Bardo]( George Saunders A firm Waterstones favourite from the off, it was a pleasure to witness [George Saunders]( debut, as a novelist, recognised for this year’s [Man Booker Prize shortlist](. [Lincoln in the Bardo]( is a wild reverie, the story of a devastated, mourning president pursuing the soul of his dead son. “George Saunders,” noted [The Kite Runner]( [Khaled Hosseini]( “makes you feel as though you are reading fiction for the first time.” Our specially-bound edition includes a beautiful new cover and - accompanied by Saunders’ notes - an exclusive scene deleted from the original text. [Find out more]( [The Good People]( Good People]( Hannah Kent “I am,” confided [The Girl on the Train]( [Paula Hawkins]( “in awe of Kent's gifts as a storyteller.” The acclaimed author of [Burial Rites]( returns with a brooding, even terrifying, tale of folklore and belief. Three women in 19th century County Kerry find their lives and love tested by the fate of a mute child, an infant others see only as a changeling, or something not completely human, set on bringing evil. [Moonglow]( Michael Chabon propulsive, this is the work of a master at his very best,” declared this weekend's Observer. High praise for an author whose canon already includes the pitch-perfect [The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay](. [Moonglow]( is a love-letter of sorts to [Chabon]( own grandfather, a memoir of incident and chance strung somewhere between fiction and fact. [Three Daughters of Eve]( Daughters of Eve]( Elif Shafak by Arifa Akbar in the Telegraph as “intelligent, fierce and beguiling,” [Elif Shafak]( tenth novel follows the arc of a middle-aged woman’s life, beginning as a member of Istanbul’s contemporary bourgeoisie and shifting back to her days as an Oxford student. There she befriends Mona and Shirin, their intense debates around faith and Muslim culture soon to give way to jealousy and betrayal. [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Ma'am Darling]( Darling]( Craig Brown “Brown has done something amazing with [Ma’am Darling]( in my wilder moments, I wonder if he hasn’t reinvented the biographical form.” Rachel Cooke for the Guardian is bang on; savage, witty and sometimes surprisingly sympathetic, [Craig Brown]( deconstructs the privileged bohemia of Princess Margaret and her circle with ruthless pastiche and efficiency. “It was almost as though, early in life,” records Brown, “she had contracted a peculiarly royal form of Tourette’s Syndrome, causing the sufferer to be seized by the unstoppable urge to say the wrong thing.” [Find out more]( [Life 3.0]( 3.0]( Max Tegmark Already on the bookshelves of Elon Musk and [Stephen Hawking]( [Life 3.0]( is a timely interrogation of the technology that seems poised to either elevate or destroy us. Described by [Sapiens]( [Yuval Noah Harari]( as “accessible and engaging”, cosmologist Tegmark exposes us to the total potential of artificial intelligence; simple autocomplete on our texts today, but perhaps an entirely new kind of world-dominant species tomorrow. [Why We Sleep]( We Sleep]( Matthew Walker “I take my sleep incredibly seriously because I have seen the evidence.” Sleep scientist Matthew Walker is on a mission, both to eliminate our blasé around avoiding sleep and to open up our minds to its mystery. [Why We Sleep]( is sobering stuff; the serious health threat of sleep deprivation is a lifestyle game-changer, whilst the science of what happens when we are asleep is transcendent. In a sense, the wake-up call we actually need. [The Animals Among Us]( Animals Among Us]( John Bradshaw Why do we keep pets? The author of [In Defence of Dogs]( tears up the presumed benefits of pet-ownership (particularly toward our health, for which the evidence is slim) and paints a far more complex structure of symbiosis and subtle evolutionary advantage.”If you’re comfortable with your own animality,” wrote [Will Self]( in the Guardian, “[The Animals Among Us]( can be your bestiary and breviary.” [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Alan Hollinghurst's The Sparsholt Affair]( Signed & Special Editions [The Wizards of Once]( Wizards of Once]( Cressida Cowell "The story never flags, even at moments of calm and reflection," sums the Guardian, “and the writing has humour, grit and depth.” The creator of the [How to Train Your Dragon]( series triumphantly conjures a new fantasy universe, swapping Norse myths for a magical ancient Britain. [The Language of Thorns]( Language of Thorns]( Leigh Bardugo the wake of [Leigh Bardugo]( storming success with [Wonder Woman: Warbringer]( comes this spellbinding anthology of Grishaverse-set short tales, focusing on the myths and legends of the world's past; with the possibility of a Grisha cameo, it’s literary ecstasy for her fan legion. [Artemis]( ANDY WEIR [Andy Weir]( debut [The Martian]( won instant friends with its fusion of hard science and plucky, [Robinson Crusoe]( survival. The promise of Weir turning his considerable abilities to the Moon easily makes [Artemis]( the most anticipated science fiction release of 2017. [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( Bookseller Favourites [The Mitford Murders]( [The Mitford Murders]( Jessica Fellowes "This book was wonderful!... I had absolutely no idea who the culprit was, right until the reveal, and I love it when a book surprises me." - Charleigh at Scarborough [The History of Bees]( History of Bees]( Maja Lunde "A mix of historical, contemporary and dystopian fiction that seamlessly brings together three characters who are separated by time, but beautifully interconnected." - Emily at York [Blackwing]( Ed McDonald "I enjoyed every page and I'm sure any fan of fantasy who gets their hands on it will too. Do whatever it takes to get the book in your possession! 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