Author and poet Rebecca Perry has won the 2026 Waterstones debut fiction prize for May We Feed the King, praised as a “delicious and dream-like tale”. Chosen from a shortlist of six... Read more »
This year’s Waterstones children’s book prize winner features a green blob tucking its child – a smaller green blob – into bed. Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob by Huw Aaron is narrated by... Read more »
David Walliams has been dropped from the Waterstones Children’s book festival following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The decision comes days after his publisher, HarperCollins, cut ties with the author. Walliams has denied... Read more »
The owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble is reportedly preparing to list the booksellers on the stock market. Elliott Investment Management, the hedge fund that owns the most popular bookstores in... Read more »
The Artist by Lucy Steeds has been named this year’s Waterstones book of the year. The novel, which is set in 1920s Provence and blends mystery with a love story, also took... Read more »
Lucy Steeds has won the 2025 Waterstones debut fiction prize for her novel The Artist, which has been praised for its “atmospheric, sensory prose.” Set in an artist’s household in 1920s Provence,... Read more »
Waterstones has selected six “astonishingly impressive and inspiring new voices” for its fourth debut fiction prize shortlist, including Catherine Airey, William Rayfet Hunter and Lucy Steeds. The shortlist, which also features Gurnaik... Read more »
A novel about a serial killer and a children’s book about a dog are the books of 2024, according to Waterstones booksellers. Butter by Asako Yuzuki, translated from Japanese by Polly Barton,... Read more »
Ferdia Lennon wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for âriotousâ novel Glorious Exploits | Books
Ferdia Lennon has won this yearâs Waterstones debut fiction prize for his âriotous, exuberant treat of a novelâ, Glorious Exploits. The novel, which took about seven years to write, is set in... Read more »