Your Waterstones Weekly

From the Tudor court to outer space; the week's essential reading ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Waterstones Weekly](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tLz91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9TG9nb1cFc3BjZXVCCmFbVzZbYTJURPFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [FREE DELIVERY ON ORDERS OVER £25 | CLICK COLLECT FROM 2 HOURS*] This Thursday sees [National Poetry Day](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2NhdGVnb3J5L3BvZXRyeS1kcmFtYS1jcml0aWNpc20vcG9ldHJ5P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3N3ZWVrbHlCMDQxMDIxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1JbkNvcHlXBXNwY2V1QgphW1c2W2EyVETxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), A feast of rhythm and verse. So we've gathered some stunning collections In which you can truly immerse. But alongside this joyous occasion, Don't miss the week's finest reads; There are period novels, non-fiction and crime To fulfill all your literary needs. [BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Celebrating Black Stories | FIND OUT MORE](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2JsYWNrLWhpc3RvcnktbW9udGg_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT13c3dlZWtseUIwNDEwMjEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d2Vla2x5JnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVNlY0FXBXNwY2V1QgphW1c2W2EyVETxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) New & Reviewed [Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0ShaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svY2xvdWQtY3Vja29vLWxhbmQvYW50aG9ueS1kb2Vyci85NzgwMDA4NDc4MjkyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3N3ZWVrbHlCMDQxMDIxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1KQUNLRVRXBXNwY2V1QgphW1c2W2EyVETxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) From medieval Constantinople to an interstellar future, the author of [All the Light We Cannot See](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svYWxsLXRoZS1saWdodC13ZS1jYW5ub3Qtc2VlL2FudGhvbnktZG9lcnIvOTc4MDAwODEzODMwMT91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SW5Db3B5VwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) delivers both an unputdownable slice of speculative fiction and a moving tribute to the power of human connection. [FIND OUT MORE](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svY2xvdWQtY3Vja29vLWxhbmQvYW50aG9ueS1kb2Vyci85NzgwMDA4NDc4MjkyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3N3ZWVrbHlCMDQxMDIxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1DVEFXBXNwY2V1QgphW1c2W2EyVETxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The Jealousy Man by Jo Nesbo](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLWplYWxvdXN5LW1hbi9qby1uZXNiby9yb2JlcnQtZmVyZ3Vzb24vOTc4MTc4NzMwMzEyNj91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SkFDS0VUVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svY2hyb25pY2xlcy1mcm9tLXRoZS1sYW5kLW9mLXRoZS1oYXBwaWVzdC1wZW9wbGUtb24tZWFydGgvd29sZS1zb3lpbmthLzk3ODE1MjY2MzgyNDM_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT13c3dlZWtseUIwNDEwMjEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d2Vla2x5JnV0bV9jb250ZW50PUpBQ0tFVFcFc3BjZXVCCmFbVzZbYTJURPFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [In the Shadow of Queens by Alison Weir](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svaW4tdGhlLXNoYWRvdy1vZi1xdWVlbnMvYWxpc29uLXdlaXIvOTc4MTQ3MjI4NjI4ND91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SkFDS0VUVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) A blistering new collection of page-turning short stories from [Jo Nesbo](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2F1dGhvci9qby1uZXNiby8xMDQwMD91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SW5Db3B5VwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) - the king of Nordic Noir and author of [The Snowman](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLXNub3dtYW4vam8tbmVzYm8vZG9uLWJhcnRsZXR0Lzk3ODE3ODQ3MDA5Mjg_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT13c3dlZWtseUIwNDEwMjEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d2Vla2x5JnV0bV9jb250ZW50PUluQ29weVcFc3BjZXVCCmFbVzZbYTJURPFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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[FIND OUT MORE](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svaW4tdGhlLXNoYWRvdy1vZi1xdWVlbnMvYWxpc29uLXdlaXIvOTc4MTQ3MjI4NjI4ND91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9Q1RBVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [The Storyteller by Dave Grohl](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0ScaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLXN0b3J5dGVsbGVyL2RhdmUtZ3JvaGwvOTc4MTM5ODUwMzcwMD91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SkFDS0VUVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Taking a monkey wrench to other rock memoirs, the Foo Fighters frontman reveals all about his life immersed in the US alternative music scene from performing with Kurt Cobain to meeting Sir Paul McCartney. [FIND OUT MORE](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLXN0b3J5dGVsbGVyL2RhdmUtZ3JvaGwvOTc4MTM5ODUwMzcwMD91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9Q1RBVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Rationality by Steven Pinker](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svcmF0aW9uYWxpdHkvc3RldmVuLXBpbmtlci8yOTI4Mzc3MDcxNjE1P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3N3ZWVrbHlCMDQxMDIxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1KQUNLRVRXBXNwY2V1QgphW1c2W2EyVETxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The Good Ally by Nova Reid](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLWdvb2QtYWxseS9ub3ZhLXJlaWQvOTc4MDAwODQzOTQ4ND91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SkFDS0VUVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [The Audacity by Katherine Ryan](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLWF1ZGFjaXR5L2thdGhlcmluZS1yeWFuLzk3ODE3ODg3MDQ0OTY_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT13c3dlZWtseUIwNDEwMjEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d2Vla2x5JnV0bV9jb250ZW50PUpBQ0tFVFcFc3BjZXVCCmFbVzZbYTJURPFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) An impassioned defence of human reason from the great intellectual at a time when conspiracy theories and fake news threaten to take over. [FIND OUT MORE](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svcmF0aW9uYWxpdHkvc3RldmVuLXBpbmtlci8yOTI4Mzc3MDcxNjE1P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3N3ZWVrbHlCMDQxMDIxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1DVEFXBXNwY2V1QgphW1c2W2EyVETxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The campaigner provides an invaluable toolkit for those who want to deepen their understanding of systemic racism and help to fight back. [FIND OUT MORE](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLWdvb2QtYWxseS9ub3ZhLXJlaWQvOTc4MDAwODQzOTQ4ND91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9Q1RBVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Combining Ryan's razor-sharp wit with more heartfelt observations, The Audacity tracks the comedian's path from waitress to megastar. [FIND OUT MORE](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLWF1ZGFjaXR5L2thdGhlcmluZS1yeWFuLzk3ODE3ODg3MDQ0OTY_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT13c3dlZWtseUIwNDEwMjEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d2Vla2x5JnV0bV9jb250ZW50PUNUQVcFc3BjZXVCCmFbVzZbYTJURPFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Bookseller Favourites [The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLWxhc3QtaG91c2Utb24tbmVlZGxlc3Mtc3RyZWV0L2NhdHJpb25hLXdhcmQvOTc4MTc4ODE2NjE4OD91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SkFDS0VUVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah by Olaudah Equiano](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svdGhlLWludGVyZXN0aW5nLW5hcnJhdGl2ZS1vZi10aGUtbGlmZS1vZi1vbGF1ZGFoLWVxdWlhbm8vb2xhdWRhaC1lcXVpYW5vL2RhdmlkLW9sdXNvZ2EvOTc4MTUyOTM3MTg2ND91dG1fc291cmNlPXdzd2Vla2x5QjA0MTAyMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9SkFDS0VUVwVzcGNldUIKYVtXNlthMlRE8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave; illustrated by Tom de Freston](~/AAAAlwA~/RgRjPbtOP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2F0ZXJzdG9uZXMuY29tL2Jvb2svanVsaWEtYW5kLXRoZS1zaGFyay9raXJhbi1taWxsd29vZC1oYXJncmF2ZS90b20tZGUtZnJlc3Rvbi85NzgxNTEwMTEwMjEyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9d3N3ZWVrbHlCMDQxMDIxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1KQUNLRVRXBXNwY2V1QgphW1c2W2EyVETxUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) 'Twists and turns and throws you unlike any other book I have read. 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