Waterstones Leamington Spa

22/04/2026

Join us for an evening with best-selling author Shari Lapena to celebrate the release of her latest thriller Getting Away With Murder. The evening will consist of an author talk hosted by thriller author Jo Callaghan followed by an audience Q&A and a signing.

We’re thrilled to be hosting Shari Lapena this July and excitingly 2026 marks 10 years since the publication of Shari Lapena’s first thriller The Couple Next Door. This event is on Wednesday 22nd July 2026
18:30 at 1 Mill Street, Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa, CV31 1ES

You can get your tickets here https://www.waterstones.com/events/in-conversation-with-shari-lapena/leamington-spa

Please ask a bookseller if you have any questions

14/02/2026

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Happy Valentine's Day book lovers! What's your favourite romance? 💕

01/12/2025

Book Advent Calendar Day 1!

Each day we'll be sharing our fave adult & children's books for you to pop on your Christmas list or if you're in need of some gift inspiration

The Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood where Atwood details her remarkable life in such excellent prose as always.

A Heart for Christmas by Sophie Jomain is an advent novel, this is an uplifting seasonal YA romance with each chapter sealed in an envelope and by day 24 you'll have the full story.

Stay tuned for day 2 tomorrow!

01/12/2025

🎄✨SAVE THE DATE🎄✨

We are very excited to announce that our annual Christmas Evening is back and better than ever...

Join us for a night of evening shopping, gift wrapping, author signings, bookseller recommendations, board game demos, mince pies, and much more!
We are also thrilled to be joined by 13 fantastic authors, from a wide range of genres, whose books will be the perfect gifts for friends and family this season

This evening is free to attend and all are welcome, simply turn up from 6pm and join in the festivities— we can't wait to see you there!

More details can be found here https://www.waterstones.com/events/christmas-evening-2025/leamington-spa

Please ask a bookseller if you have any further questions!

05/09/2025

Ella Berman & Roxy Dunn will be in conversation with us on the 17th September!

We are thrilled to be hosting Ella Berman and Roxy Dunn in two weeks to celebrate their latest novels L.A.
Women and As Young As This

L.A. Women is an electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious writers and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based upon the other's life, revealing everything...

Bold, dazzling, and crackling with tension, L.A. Women plunges readers into the legendary parties and unparalleled creativity of iconic Laurel Canyon, while exploring the impossible choices women face when ambition collides with intimacy. At what cost does great art emerge? And who pays the price?

As Young As This is perfect reading for fans of Sally Rooney and Naoise Dolan, Dunn's engrossing debut novel charts the romantic life of Margot who finds herself unexpectedly single at the age of thirty-four.

As Margot prepares to make the biggest decision of her life, she can't help looking back on the relationships that shaped her. What would you do if the life you'd always imagined for yourself didn't materialize? Would you keep to the script, or would you write a new one?

You can get your tickets here https://www.waterstones.com/events/ in-conversation-with-ella-berman-and-roxy-dunn/ leamington-spa

Join us for an evening of excellent discussion and fabulous authors!

Please ask a bookseller if you have any further questions.

02/07/2025

Join us for our July Crime & Wine evening with Jane Corry and Orlando Murrin!

The evening will consist of an author talk followed by a signing. Your ticket includes a complementary glass of wine or non-alcholic drink.

Tickets are available here or in-store https:// www.waterstones.com/events/crime-and-wine-with-
jane-corry-and-orlando-murrin/leamington-spa

The Stranger In Room Six by Jane Corry is a deliciously dark story of murder and secrets that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Murder Below Deck by Orlando Murrin is a cosy, fun, and pacy murder mystery that sees the much beloved chef Paul Delamare uncovering deadly secrets in a race against time to catch the killer. Anything can happen whilst you're away at sea...

If you have any questions please ask a bookseller.

16/06/2025

Join us for our June Crime & Wine session with Kia Abdullah, Jo Callaghan and Kelly Mullen on the 24th June!
The evening will consist of an author talk followed by a signing. Your ticket includes a complementary glass of wine or non-alcholic drink. Tickets are available here https://www.waterstones.com/events/ crime-and-wine-kia-abdullah-jo-callaghan-and-kelly-mullen/leamington-spa

Human Remains follows the discovery of a headless, handless body on a Warwickshire farm marks the beginning of a complex new case for DCS Kat Frank and AIDE - the world's first Al detective - in this gripping thriller from the multi-award-winning author of In the Blink of an Eye.

What Happens In The Dark is a courtroom and moral drama full of twists and turns that see two best friends Lily and Safa dividided after Lily is accused of murder.
Safa begins her own investigation into the matter and who knows what she what she will uncover...

This Is Not A Game is a thriller that sees blackmail, deceit and murder stalk an extravagant auction party on Michigan's Mackinac Island in this addictive whodunit featuring an unlikely pair of reluctant sleuths.

Please ask a bookseller if you have any questions.

11/06/2025

Join us for an evening with Caroline Lea as we celebrate the release of her upcoming novel Love, S*x & Frankenstein.

We are thrilled to be launching Love, S*x & Frankenstein on the 18th June, join us for an evening filled with books, drinks and nibbbles and hear Caroline Lea talk about her latest novel.

Tickets are available on Waterstones.com/events or here https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-
evening-with-caroline-lea/leamington-spa-143456

Love, S*x & Frankenstein is a hauntingly evocative feminist retelling. Caroline Lea delves into the female rage, creative madness and steamy scandal that bore the world's most famous work of gothic fiction. Perfect for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Manningtree Witches.
From the author of Prize Women, The Metal Heart, and The Glass Woman comes a suspense-filled retelling of the summer that should have broken Mary Shelley - but inspired her to write Frankenstein instead...

Please ask a bookseller if you have any questions.

05/05/2025

Join us for an evening of brilliant discussion and wine with Kit Conway and Alex Hay to celebrate the release of their new crime novels Cat Fight and The Queen Of Fives.
The evening will consist of an author talk with Kit and Alex followed by a book signing. Your ticket includes a complimetary glass (or two!) of wine or a non-alcoholic drink.

Cat Fight by Kit Conway is a gripping and suspenseful crime novel, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Desperate Housewives and Tiger King. When the peace shatters in suburbia, the claws come out...

The Queen Of Fives by Alex Hay is an immersive historical mystery filled with danger and deception, as the most talented con-woman in Victorian London sets her sights on a wealthy duke.

Tickets are available here https://www.waterstones.com/ events/crime-and-wine-with-kit-conway-and-alex-hay/ leamington-spa

Please ask a bookseller if you have any further questions.

04/05/2025

Join us for an evening with Alison Weir this month!

We are thrilled to welcome Alison Weir to the store on the 28th May where she'll be discussing her upcoming historical novel The Cardinal! The evening will consist of an author talk and will be followed by a book signing.

The Cardinal is a brilliantly realised retelling of the turbulent life of Tudor power-broker Cardinal Wolsey in this sweeping novel of ambition, hubris and betrayal.

Tickets are available now https://www.waterstones.com/events/in-conversation-with-alison-weir/leamington-spa
Don't miss what will be an incredible evening with the queen of history and historical fiction!

As always if you have any questions please ask a bookseller and we'll be more than happy to help😃

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