Waterstones Piccadilly, London

Surprise! We have one final announcement as we welcome Adam Hargreaves to our Christmas Evening 🥳

Adam will be signing copies of the hugely popular Mr Poirot: Mischief on the Nile and Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage - which are the perfect stocking fillers!

It's time for our last announcement of fabulous authors joining us for Christmas Evening. We'll be joined by Alice Loxton as she signs copies of Eleanor, an immersive journey exploring the little known story of England's forgotten queen Eleanor of Castile.

Another Christmas Evening announcement from us, with another round of fabulous authors. Charlie Mackesy will be joining us for a ticketed event, singing copies of Always Remember. Tickets available here: bit.ly/4oZND6y

And we're back with another round of fantastic authors joining us for Christmas Evening this year. Colin Butfield will be signing copies of Ocean, a tribute to the power and endurance of marine life and habitats.

It's time for our first wave of author announcements! From 6pm we'll be joined by a host of incredible children's authors, from classic picture books to epic adventures, to award-winning graphic novels - there's something for everyone!

Joining us will be...

If you missed out on tickets to our signing with John Cleese, there's still the opportunity to see him talk about his stories from behind the scenes of his favourite moments working on Fawlty Towers 🎟️ bit.ly/3LAGZEF

Join us at Piccadilly for an evening celebration of Harper Lee and The Land of Sweet Forever, a remarkable posthumous collection of writing, which opens a truly fascinating window into the unique mind and talent of one of literature’s greatest enigmas 🎟️ bit.ly/4h4QNTa

A hilarious evening awaits with @adrianbliss in conversation with @andrewhunterm to celebrate The Greatest Nobodies of History 🥳

Join us for an exciting evening at the French Protestant Church of London next week with @KermodeMovie and @nelsonjenny to discuss Mark Kermode’s Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music. Tickets ➡️ waterstones.com/events/an-even…

Celebrating 90 years of Penguin cover design with David Pearson! 🐧

We are delighted to be hosting the launch of Sin Bin Island, the debut children’s novel by Red Dwarf co-creator and writer Doug Naylor. Bringing Doug’s trademark humour and narrative wit, Sin Bin Island is a classic adventure story. Tickets ➡️ waterstones.com/events/doug-na…

The Penguin celebrations continue with a live podcast featuring Jack Edwards and Simon Prosser celebrating the books that pushed boundaries, sparked controversy and leapt from page into other areas of cultural life. Tickets ➡️ waterstones.com/events/penguin…

We’re delighted to host a brilliant celebration of the 100th Clothbound Penguin Classic with designer Coralie Bickford-Smith. Tickets ➡️ waterstones.com/events/penguin…

We are thrilled to announce that @RealDMitchell will be hosting Ben Elton as he discusses his memoir What Have I Done? For the first – and only – time, Ben tackles this question head on in his frank, forthright and hilarious memoir. Buy tickets here 🎟️ bit.ly/45lipOG

We are pleased to announce an evening with Davina McCall at Conway Hall in London to celebrate the publication of Birthing, an honest, no-holds-barred roadmap to pregnancy and birth. Tickets ➡️ waterstones.com/events/an-even…

A very special event with Asako Yuzuki and Polly Barton to celebrate Butter, in conversation with Suraka Jane 🧈💛

Delighted to announce that we will be holding an event with Annie Lennox on Saturday 27th September to celebrate the release of Retrospective. Tickets ➡️ waterstones.com/events/meet-an…

An evening with the brilliant Mark Watson discussing his new novel One Minute Away with Bobby Palmer 🍣

🌟 BOOKFEST PANEL ANNOUNCEMENTS 🌟

Waterstones Piccadilly is delighted to announce the panel events for BookFest 2025! More information below ⬇️

We are delighted to welcome award-winning writer and comedian Mark Watson to discuss his deliciously entertaining new novel One Minute Away with bestselling author Bobby Palmer. Tickets ➡️ waterstones.com/events/mark-wa…