Ready for the perfect summer escape? ☀️📚 Jack Strange will be in conversation with our very own Luke Blake on 5th August, 6pm, where they'll be discussing his brand-new novel, 25 Days in Athens! Tickets are on sale now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening... #bookevents #swansea #books #lgbtq

Meet Biscuit 🍪💗 She's an Aries, loves Gouda, and is a VERY good girl 🧀✨ Biscuit is currently in foster care, but is looking for her forever human (or humans!) to share adventures (and maybe some Gouda!) with. Could that be you? Please contact Friends of Animals Wales to find out more 🐾 #doglover

Everyone, this is Wally. Wally, this is everyone. Wally's a Taurus, and his favourite cheese is Bocconcini. His proudest achievement is that he's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Scorching hot summer romance and an author event that you REALLY don't want to miss! We are delighted to be welcoming author Jack Strange to the store SOON, where he will be Discussing his brand new sun-drenched romance, 25 Days in Athens. Tickets available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...

Matcha Mondays with a fantasy twist 🌌📖 The Moon Glow Bookshop by Dongwon Seo, translated by Shanna Tan, is our Waterstones Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month for July 2026! Why not try our matcha with blueberry cold foam (or an alternative drink) for FREE with every purchase of the book!

Heartstopper volume 6 is out TODAY! Read it before you see it: Heartstopper Forever movie, out on Netflix on July 17th. Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Are you rwady for the final instalment in Alice Oseman's beautiful and bestselling Heartstopper series. Available NOW!

Our July Weird Fiction Book Club pick has is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. 📆 19th July, from 1pm - 2pm in our cafe Set in American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

There's not long to go until our Welsh Almanac event! Join us on Wednesday 8th July from 6pm, when Bettrys Jones will be in conversation about her brand new book. 'A comprehensive yet magical love letter to Wales' - Hanan Issac Details and tickets 👇 www.waterstones.com/events/the-w...

THIS SUNDAY! Join our #Booklovers Book Club this coming weekend, as we discuss Lights Out by Navessa Allen 👀📖 🗓️ 28th June ⏰ 1–2pm 📍 Café W, Waterstones Swansea #BookClub #Swansea #LightsOut @quercusbooks.bsky.social

Everyone, this is Wally. Wally, this is everyone. Wally's a Taurus, and his favourite cheese is Bocconcini. His proudest achievement is that he's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

*EVENT* Join us on Wednesday 17.6 from 6pm for a very special event! Kim Willis will be in conversation with Elaine Canning about No Fair Maidens. 'I loved this book. Memoir, myth and magic wrapped up together' Emily Hauser Details and tickets👇 www.waterstones.com/events/no-fa...

Everyone, this is Doug. Doug, this is everyone. As you can see, Doug is so huge that he can't even fit in the photo. His proudest achievement is that he's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Science fiction publishing is in rude health! I genuinely think we're living through a golden age of science fiction. Here are just a few of my current favourites, all from authors at the top of their game.

Thank you so much to Jane Fraser, Alan Bilton, and everyone who came along to our event this evening! Copies of Jane's brilliant new historical fiction novel, Weights and Measures, are available now!

'How to clean a crime scene' Join us on 27.5 from 6pm for what will be a fascinating event with Ben Giles. Ben will be in conversation about his career as a specialist biohazard cleaner. For more details and to book tickets, follow the link www.waterstones.com/events/the-s...

Everyone, this is Mabli. Mabli, this is everyone. Mabli's a Capricorn, and her favourite cheese is Emmental. Her proudest achievement is that she's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Everyone, this is Bramble. Bramble, this is everyone. Bramble is a Libra and her favourite cheese is Gruyère. Her proudest achievement is that she's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Doors open in 28 minutes. Everyone, this is Treacle. Treacle, this is everyone. TREACLE LOVES YOU. Her proudest achievement is that she's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Everyone, this is Zeca and Lady. Zeca and Lady, this is everyone. By day, they are normal dogs. By night, though, they are also normal dogs, thus depriving us of a punchline. Their proudest achievement is that they're Very Good Dogs. #DogsInBookshops

Everyone, this is Teddy. Teddy, this is everyone. Teddy's favourite yoga pose is the upright dog. Her proudest achievement is that she's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

*OUT TODAY* Hooked, from Asako Yuzuki, the author is Butter, is finally out in the wild! It's been translated brilliantly by Polly Barton, and we have limited stock of the Exclusive Edition!

Some brilliant advice from Catherine Fisher at our school event last week celebrating the launch of Candlemam as a Firefly Welsh Children's Classic: 'When you finish writing for the day, leave a sentence unfinished. That away, the next day you can launch straight back into it.'

HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! Celebrate with a visit to a bookshop, and with Double Plus Stamps until midnight on Sunday! Not a Plus member? Sign up here for free: waterstones.com/plus

Happy St David's Day! We're also celebrating our new Welsh Book of the Month - Emma Kavanagh's brilliant, speculative eco-thriller, Every Time we Burn. "Clever, gripping, utterly surprising" - Tammy Cohen #StDavidsDay #DyddGŵylDewi #WBOTM

Whilst waiting for Hooked, the next from Butter author Asako Yuzuki, here are a few suggestions to keep you going...

Everyone, this is Lexie. Lexie, this is everyone. Find someone who looks at you like Lexie looks at mobile phone cameras. Her proudest achievement is that she's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Does opened an hour ago. Everyone, this is Ruby. Ruby, this is everyone. Ruby loves you. Her proudest achievement is that she's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Thank you so much to Stephanie Burgis, who popped in this week to sign her book! Wooing the Witch Queen is our Welsh Book of the Month for February; the opening instalment in a delightful cosy romantasy trilogy, which finds a feared sorceress falling for a dark wizard

Everyone, this is Dolly. Dolly, this is everyone. Dolly is 70% nose and 30% cloud. Her proudest achievement is that she's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops

Everyone, this is Neo. Neo, this is everyone. Neo prefers to be known as The One, and claims to be able to stop time. He also couldn't work out where the camera was so maybe take that with a pinch of salt. His proudest achievement is that he's a Very Good Dog. #DogsInBookshops