Waterstones Sunderland & Cafe W

17/02/2023

⭐ COMPETITION TIME ⭐
Fancy winning a pair of tickets to see The Ocean at the End of the Lane on Tue 28 Feb? All you have to do to be in with the chance of winning is to let us know what your favourite book was when you were a child and tag (IG) / Empire (FB) in the comments below! Entries will be closed and a winner will be drawn on 10am Wed 22 Feb - GOOD LUCK!

T&Cs
Prize is for one winner to receive two tickets for Tue 28 Feb 7.30pm only and are non-transferable to another performance. No monetary value will be given. The winner be contacted via this social media page only on Wed 22 Feb 10am and we will never ask you for payment information.

30/12/2020

Following Government Guidance we will be closed from this evening.

23/03/2020

Sadly, from 5.30pm today we’ll be closing our doors for a little while. We hope to be back soon. Stay safe x

17/03/2020

We are sorry to announce that this months book club due to be help on Thursday evening and our event with Nancy Revell for Saturday 21st March has been cancelled. We hope to schedule another signing with Nancy at a later date.

11/02/2020

Peter Rabbit is coming to Sunderland! Come along and enjoy story time and colouring during the Easter hols! More info at

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Meet Peter Rabbit At Easter! today.

26/10/2019

Christmas has come early here in Sunderland. Christmas with the Shipyard Girls is now in stock!!

17/09/2019

Blood Moon is finally here! We only have limited copies. Get it before it goes!!

10/09/2019

Doors open at 9am - come and grab your copy of The Testaments!

31/03/2019

Why not treat your mother to tea and scone at our cosy little cafe above the Waterstones Sunderland store 💞 enjoy friendly staff and a well earned peaceful cuppa! 😍☕️

27/03/2019

Why not come to our cafe and treat mum this weekend? We have a selection of delicious sandwiches, cakes and drinks and most of all a wide selection of books 🍰☕📚📚📚