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Waterstones is a chain of 311 bookshops in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands, founded in 1982 by Tim Waterstone. It was formerly part of WHSmith, HMV Group and Elliott Management Corporation, and owns several historic bookshops such as Hodges Figgis and Hatchards.
The Waterstones Book of the Year, established in 2012, [1] is an annual award presented to a book published in the previous 12 months. Waterstones' booksellers nominate and vote to determine the winners and finalists for the prize. Award winners receive "full and committed backing" from Waterstones both in-person and online. [2]
Blackwell's is a subsidiary of Waterstones that sells books, maps and library supplies in 18 stores across the UK. Founded in 1879 in Oxford, it also has a history of publishing and printing, and was the first bookshop to offer online ordering.
Timothy John Stuart Waterstone [1] was born on 30 May 1939 in Glasgow, Scotland.He is the son of Malcolm Stuart Waterstone, MBE (died 1977), and Sylvia Catherine (died 1967), daughter of George Curnock Sawday of Beechfield, [2] The Common, Weybridge, Surrey, a dentist [3] [4] and "well-known amateur rosarian".
James Daunt is a British businessman and the founder of Daunt Books and the CEO of Barnes & Noble. He is also the managing director of Waterstones, the UK's largest bookshop chain, and a CBE recipient for services to publishing.
Learn about the annual literary award presented by British bookseller Waterstones to the best debut fiction published in the previous 12 months. See the winners and shortlisted authors of the 2022 and 2023 prizes, and the shortlist for the 2024 prize.
A comprehensive list of bookstore chains with brick-and-mortar locations around the world, including current and defunct businesses. Find out the names, locations, and histories of bookstores in different countries and regions.
The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is therefore open only to authors who have published no more than two or three books, depending on which category they are in. [1] The prize is awarded by ...