Waterstones Altrincham

10/08/2026

Bookseller Summer Recommendations (Children’s Edition) ☀️

We asked our booksellers to choose a book they would recommend from our children’s section for a summer read, this is what they chose:

☀️ Rachael - Six Weeks by Matt Goodfellow

☀️ Roberta - Diary Of A Number One Superfan by Pamela Butchart

☀️ Paul - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

☀️ Annabell - The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame

☀️ Jess - Cherry Crush by Cathy Cassidy

☀️ Conor - My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George

☀️ Chaels - The Children Of Green Knowe by Lucy M Boston

07/08/2026

Spider-Man Brand New Day is out in theatres, why not read the comic before you watch?

05/08/2026

Bookseller Summer Recommendations (YA Edition) ☀️

We asked all our booksellers for the perfect young adult summer holiday book, this is what they all picked :

☀️ Roberta - Lover Birds by Leanne Egan and Happy Head by Josh Silver (I couldn’t just pick one!)

☀️ Paul - The Enemy by Charlie Higson

☀️ Conor - To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

☀️ Chaels - Blubber by Judy Blume

☀️ Rachael - I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith

☀️ Jess - They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

☀️ Annabell - The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

04/08/2026

We have plenty of Odyssey related books for little ones too!

From retellings to other ancient Greek related novels!

02/08/2026

Bookseller Summer Reads (Non-Fiction edition) ☀️

We asked our booksellers to pick out a perfect non-fiction read for the summer.

This is what they chose:

Chaels - Heatwave by John L. Williams

Annabell - Just Kids by Patti Smith

Rachael - Is A River Alive? By Robert Macfarlane

Roberta - I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Paul - Nathaniel’s Nutmeg by Giles Milton

Conor - Nothing To Envy by Barbara Demick

Jess - Love Machines by James Muldoon

01/08/2026

A massive thank you to everyone who came to our Fourth Wing: Rise Of The Wingleader Game Night.

We had a blast strategising and sabotaging in order to win. And a lovely natter about all things Fourth Wing and romantasy.

01/08/2026

A massive thank you to Eliza Chan ( ) for popping in earlier to sign our copy of her latest novel, Harbour Of Hungry Ghosts.

A fantasy adventure which sees a family of demon hunters find their hands full when unfamiliar monsters start stalking the streets of Hong Kong.

01/08/2026

The Children’s Book of the Month for August is The Wild Ones by Steve Cole.

Rachael has just finished reading this one and says “bringing together adventure, camaraderie, humour, mild peril and an over-riding warmth, with a main character dog-lovers will adore.”

01/08/2026

01/08/2026

Moonlight Express by Monisha Rajesh is the second non-fiction books of the month.

From Austria to Finland Monisha takes readers on a hugely entertaining global locomotive journey, via nocturnal sleeper train.