Thank you, @waterstones.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social for giving Goodbye Day Job TABLE SPACE, and for stocking so many of my kids' books too. 😊🙏 @luathpress.bsky.social

Good morning disgusting blobs! 🦠 We are thrilled to say that Huw Aaron’s gorgeously grotty story was crowned our Children’s Book Prize winner 🏆 Your little blobs are going to love this sweet & funny picture book.

A new book from SciFi legend Adrian Tchaikovsky is always something to celebrate, and you can get yours personally signed, as well as asking your burning questions, at our launch with the man himself next week! www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Endlessly inventive, brilliantly clever & gorgeously written, this collection of Amal El-Mohtar’s short stories is a beautiful collage of delights ✨ You can discover more & meet the author at our evening of fairies & folktales next month! www.waterstones.com/events/off-w...

It was wonderful to chair @claremackwrites.bsky.social for the first night on her ‘It’s Not What You Think’ tour tonight at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social Clare was a joy to chair and the crowd were great.

The Onyx Storm paperback is here! And you can grab your limited edition dragon rider pin while they last 🐉 Or if you’re looking for the full luxury experience get the bestselling set in beautiful hardback special editions ✨

Sunday Staff Reads! 📖 This week Becca has been reading The Monk in preparation for our book club on the 29th. If you want to come & discuss the controversial gothic classic there are still places available 🕯️

Planning a meet-cute in the park?🧺 Want the perfect companion for your chilled glass of wine?🥂 831 Stories has you covered with their exquisite selection of romance books inspired by classic Hollywood romcoms.

Don’t miss our evening of fantasy, fairies, and legends with Amal El-Mohtar and Terri Windling. www.waterstones.com/events/off-with-the-fairies-with-amal-el-mohtar-and-terri-windling/glasgow-argyle-street

🔊 Dungeon Crawlers!!! Are you readddyyyy??! 💪🐱🧨 It’s the hilariously epic, video-game-inspired, monster-bashing romp that’s taken readers by storm & we’ve got signed editions while stocks last!

Stuck in a purgatorial processing centre for dead souls, Edi watches as humanity teeters on the brink of extinction while desperately awaiting her sons arrival 🐈‍⬛ It’s a brilliant & beautiful new novel from Jenni Fagan!

Obsession, ambition, & revenge 🌊 Come & discover The Drowned Siren, a thrilling debut with a dark academia twist set in Scotland & LA, with author Callisto Lodwick. www.waterstones.com/events/callisto-lodwick-launches-the-drowned-siren/glasgow-argyle-street

‘It was no great tragedy being Judy Garland’s daughter’ 🌈 A stack of remarkable women’s writing topped by the legend herself, Liza Minnelli who recounts her extraordinary life.

Another deliciously disturbing masterpiece from our Book of the Year winner Asako Yuzuki, this time focussing on Eriko, whose seemingly perfect life hides a loneliness that turns to obsession with an unconventional influencer housewife 🎣

We’ve got everything you need to make your Mother’s Day special 💝 Gifts, cards, wrapping, and of course the perfect book.

A slow-burning queer love story is discovered between the lines of the Odyssey ❤️‍🔥 Be the first to hear about the book at our launch this month with author Rosie Hewlett www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Let’s get kids reading! 📙 Young people reading for pleasure is at its lowest since records began, but we’re determined to turn that stat around & get local kids books they’ll love.

🎉 Happy World Book Day! 📚🌟 To celebrate we’re giving you double Plus stamps. Don’t have a Waterstones Plus card? Sign up in store or on the app today & you’ll be on your way to £10 off!

Meet some of the wonderful Women’s Prize longlist, including our Fiction Book of the Month Flashlight, which beautifully blends a profound family saga with the fraught history of Japan & Korea

Bake Off Fans! Chocolate lovers! Next week is your chance to meet Edd Kimber, first ever GBBO winner & baker extraordinaire as he launches his new book (& gives out sweet treats to taste!) 🍫 www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-of-chocolate-with-edd-kimber/glasgow-argyle-street

Meet our June Books of the Month! From witches to winged horses, ancient rivers to bloody crime scenes, we’ve got the best picks of the new books.

Are your puzzling skills up to the challenge of decoding Uketsu’s deadly mysteries? 🩸🏚️ The cult series returns with another chilling story, this time eleven eerie buildings are connected by a dark secret.

Knights, prepare yourselves! ⚔️ The cult medieval horror epic has finally reached us, bringing plague, alcoholic priests, angelic visions and warring devils, and a very bloody good time 🩸

Next Saturday! An activity packed day of stories & fun for the whole family over at the Mitchell Library 🎉 Meet superheroes & dragons, make zines, with lots of free events. Grab your tickets now www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on/wee-write

Sunday Staff Reads! 📖 Keela finished The Everlasting, an evocative time-looping love story spanning hundreds of years between a lady knight & a modern historian 🗡️📜

Our SciFi & Fantasy shelves are bursting with excellent new reads! Some of our favourite authors returning and some new discoveries, like Katalina Watt’s Asian myth inspired queer pirate adventure 🏴‍☠️ We can’t wait to host Katalina next week for the launch, get your tickets now!

The Recollections isn't the only upcoming Priest book - at the time of his death he was working on a biography of JG Ballard, which Nina Allan has completed. @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social in Glasgow will be hosting a discussion of both on 23 April - tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/a-cel...

When young Janey from Possilpark find a body while walking her dog, Sid Vicious, she’s pulled into a dangerous underworld. As the police manhunt rolls on, can her world-weary Nana keep her safe? You really don’t want to miss this outstanding debut!

Times like these, it's a relief to hear there's still a place for authors and screenwriters that create from a place of joy and a sense of fun. Thanks to James Alistair Henry, Cameron Johnston and @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social for a grand evening! @jamesbluecat.bsky.social

Sunday Staff Reads! 📖 This week Becca has been head-over-heels for Lost Lambs, a bonkers story about a hilariously dysfunctional family sucked into a conspiracy when a suspicious billionaire moves to town 🐑

“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.’ ❤️‍🔥 Nothing beats the original! Meet Cathy and Heathcliff as Emily Brontë intended, between the pages of a book.

Last minute valentines gifts, cards, & treats for your sweetheart (or to spoil yourself) 💕📚

#Glasgow You've got just over a day to nab your ticket for James Alistair Henry (Green Wing) interviewed by Cameron Johnston on alt history police procedural Pagans. It's this Friday 13th at Waterstones Argyle ST! @cameronjohnston.bsky.social @jamesbluecat.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

#Glasgow Join our Cameron Johnson for an evening with James Alistair Henry - creator of Green Wing, Smack the Pony, and now new novel Pagans! Get your tickets for 13th Feb at Waterstones Argyle ST below: @cameronjohnston.bsky.social @jamesbluecat.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

The Gruffalo Granny is coming to Glasgow tonight! 👀 Gruffalo & Mouse have their eyes peeled to spot a projection of the new character which will be revealed in Glasgow this evening. Get your binoculars ready & preorder your copy of the new book now!

Sunday Staff Reads! 📖 This week Jack has been rereading The Man With Night Sweats, a powerful & intimate collection of poetry from amidst the AIDS crisis, reflecting the passion & pain of life surrounded by tragedy.

Love all things gothic & haunting? 🕯️We’re shivering with antici-pation at the spooky season of events we’ve got lined up over the next few weeks 🎃 You won’t want to miss out, get tickets for these & more at www.waterstones.com/events/search/shop/glasgow-argyle-stree! 😱

Those unstoppable OAPS are back with another case to crack! 🦊 There’s a ruthless villain, a cryptic code, and what about the wedding?!

From oil spills & deforestation to the murders that cover them up, Julia Shaw joins us for a discussion of ecological criminals & the heroes resisting them 🌱✊ Equal parts fascinating & thrilling! Get a ticket at Waterstones.com/events

Looking forward to chatting to @malikalnasir.bsky.social about our books #Heiresses and Searching for My Slave Roots in #Glasgow next Tuesday!

Bridging Halloween & Christmas with a chilling, hilarious story, McDonnell returns to the reporters of The Stranger Times as they investigate a triple homicide at a book club! Get tickets for this funny fantastical event - www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Sunday Staff Reads! 📖 This week D read No Friend To This House, a beautifully lyrical retelling of the story of Medea, allowing the villainous woman of myth to be fully complex & powerfully compelling 🏺

We have a confession… we’re suckers for a sprayed edge! And the SciFi & Fantasy section is where the best ones are hiding 😍 Brilliant stories in beautiful bindings, what more could we want?

Hunted as rebels, imprisoned behind the walls of the infamous Greyfriars Kirkyard, then shipwrecked on Orkney, this is an epic tale of love, faith & survival, inspired by true Scottish history.

An unbelievably thrilling true story from amidst Nazi Germany, where a group of rebel high society intellectuals plotting against Hitler are betrayed… but by who?

A literary mystery & a speculative vision of our future twined into one remarkable story 📜 An academic in 2119 travels a submerged Britain on the trail of a lost poem & evidence of the lives that influenced it.

An enthralling evening of folkloric fiction 🕯️🔮 The perfect way to start spooky season, we’re launching two brilliantly haunting new novels from bestselling authors Bridget Collins and CJ Cooke!

Sunday Staff Reads! 📖 This week Craig finished The Winter of Frankie Machine from master of the mob thriller Don Winslow, it’s the story of a retired hitman dragged back into the murky underworld of his previous life.

Looking forward to seeing you on the #Heiresses Book Tour at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social @bookhaus.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social @crer-scotland.bsky.social @n-t-s.bsky.socialThe Georgian House, Edinburgh and more!

We’re packing our bags & going home… to read 🧳🤓 These new releases are making up for the wet weather, from the hilarious Miriam Margolyes to the heartfelt Arundhati Roy, the 80s rock scene in Hot Wax to dragons & danger with Samantha Shannon.