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Twenty Years Since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. [View email online]( [Waterstones Weekly]( [FICTION]( | [NON-FICTION]( | [CHILDREN'S]( | [SIGNED]( | [SHOPS]( Dear Reader, Imagine, if you will, a certain Joanne Rowling, caught on a train somewhere between Manchester Piccadilly and London’s King’s Cross. It is 1990. A certain idea – the idea of a scrawny, bespectacled boy, a boy with black hair, The Boy Who Lived – begins to take hold, an idea that later that day this young writer began to fashion into a story that would ultimately change books forever. Twenty years on from the day J.K. Rowling’s [Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone]( finally saw print, we celebrate that universe of magic, courage and friendship that has inspired the world. [Celebrating 20 Years of Harry Potter with collectible House Editions]( New and Reviewed [An Italian Holiday]( [An Italian Holiday]( Maeve Haran ‘Whoa love, she told herself, don’t say you’re getting all romantic because you’re in Italy. Not your style.’ Romance and style are of course precisely what’s in the offing in Maeve Haran’s bona-fide summer-sun bestseller, where four delightfully-drawn – and very different - women find themselves tossed together in the idyll of south Naples. It’s time to refill your limoncello and indulge in this sparkling tale of friendship and self-discovery. [Darktown]( [Darktown]( Thomas Mullen Soon to be adapted by Jamie Foxx for television, [Darktown]( – the tale of America’s first black police force – has all the makings of a breakout, heard-it-here-first hit. “Fascinating, grim and unsettling,” noted the Guardian, “this is a story of violent and ingrained racism, political corruption, conspiracy and almost unbearable psychological pressure.” [Stalker]( Lars Kepler late August in Stockholm. The days are gradually slipping toward the lengthening night, the very darkness Lars Kepler’s [Stalker]( craves to begin a relentless, nocturnal pattern of murder. “[Stalker]( is terrifying yet hugely enjoyable to read,” reported the Daily Express, “but be warned, it may take you a while to sleep after you finish it.” [The Girlfriend]( [The Girlfriend]( Michelle Frances “I was blown away. [The Girlfriend]( is the most marvellous psychological thriller.” Jilly Cooper loves it and so do we, a pitch-perfect chiller where the worst kind of monster is the one that has your trust. "Makes me consider running background checks on any potential spouses my children bring home." – Karen Rose [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [The Pioppi Diet]( [The Pioppi Diet]( DR Aseem Malhotra & Donal O'Neill The small, Italian village of Pioppi. Its gym-free, wine-supping residents live a long and happy life. Why? Malhotra and O'Neill strip away at the conventions of healthy living, of the mores surrounding exercise and disease, to pursue their explanation: food is medicine. Courted by some health professionals as genuinely revolutionary, [The Pioppi Diet]( may just be the key to permanent and practical well-being. “There is no such thing as a healthy weight,” comments Malhotra, “but a healthy person." [Talk Like Ted]( [Talk Like Ted]( Carmine Gallo “The ability to persuasively sell your ideas is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams and live up to your full potential." Carmina Gallo’s manual toward inspirational communication is driven by example, the principles sourced directly from TED’s absolutely unparalleled roster of thinkers and speakers. [Happy]( [Happy]( Derren Brown Not merely content with being one of television’s most consistently intelligent and intriguing personalities, Derren Brown can certainly write. [Happy]( is Brown to a tee; playfully perceptive, this is an astute person’s handbook toward not just happiness but our entire state of being human. [Manual for Heartache]( [A Manual for Heartache]( Cathy Rentzenbrink “I have come to see there is a beauty in simply being present for someone struggling with a heavy burden.” Cathy Rentzenbrink – one of the world’s true forces of nature – brings all her love and compassion to bear to this essay on understanding, a book that is something of a companion to Matt Haig’s transformative [Reasons to Stay Alive](. [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Limited stock available, signed by the one and only Tom Fletcher - Don't miss the picture book hit of the summer!]( Pre-Order Now [All That She Can See]( [All That She Can See]( Carrie Hope Fletcher A recipe of food, love and magic makes this heartwarming tale of one girl out to do good an absolute winner from the author behind the charming [On the Other Side](. [Wilde Like Me]( [Wilde Like Me]( Louise Pentland That Sprinkle of Glitter herself Louise Pentland presents her fictional debut, a story of motherhood, good friends and making life your own. [Turtles All the Way Down]( All the Way Down]( John Green For nerdfighters everywhere, the master of YA John Green returns with his most personal tale yet, his first novel since the blockbusting [The Fault in Our Stars](. [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Bookseller Review] [One Of Us is Lying]( Of Us is Lying]( Karen McManus “The ultimate [Gossip Girl]( meets [Thirteen Reasons Why]( meets Breakfast Club with an AMAZING TWIST of [Pretty Little Liars](. Honestly, it's teen fiction gold.” – Alice Johnson [Cousins]( Salley Vickers “This is a complexly woven story of limits of morality and unconditional love… Vickers shows us that with every dark moment of our lives there will follow a glimmer of hope.” - Emine at Bromley [Golden Hill]( Hill]( Francis Spufford “A gem of a book... language that glitters and glides across every page… [Golden Hill]( is encrusted, gilded, sheathed with magic. Pleasure beyond measure.” - Georgie at Windsor [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [Buy the book]( [On the Waterstones Blog]( [Ten Types of Human]( the Ten Types of Human with Dexter Dias]( Dexter Dias QC’s quite provocatively-entitled The Ten Types of Human is bound to incite [...read more]( [Golden Hill]( [On Golden Hill with Francis Spufford]( It has been immensely satisfying over the months to watch Francis Spufford’s first excursion into [...read more]( Events and Competitions [Matt Haig]( [COMPETITION: Karin Slaughter]( [Follow Us] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [View email online](. Sadly replies to this particular email will not be read or generate any responses, but we always welcome feedback and any queries or thoughts are best addressed to our customer support booksellers using our [online form](. You might also find the answer on our [Help pages](. 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