WExCast

It’s 2018 and WExCast is back! After a couple of months off we are back for a catch up with some of our booksellers. Liv finds out what Andy, Annabelle, Meg, and Dave have been reading or are excited about, as well as telling you about some exciting events coming up in store! If you’d like to be added to our mailing list to find out about upcoming events and offers in store, then you can sign up at tinyletter.com/waterstonesex - it’s free and we promise to send you a maximum of four emails a month, so we won’t clutter up your inbox; we’ll only send you the good stuff. You can also follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/waterstonesex), Instagram (Instagram.com/waterstonesex), and on Facebook (facebook.com/waterstonesex) for the latest bookish news. For all our events you can check our Facebook or our Waterstones page at https://www.waterstones.com/bookshops/exeter-roman-gate. Here’s to 2018! ---- Andy’s Books Sirens - Joseph Knox https://www.waterstones.com/book/sirens/joseph-knox/9781784162146 The Smiling Man - Joseph Knox PREORDER https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-smiling-man/joseph-knox/9780857524409 Call Me By Your Name - André Aciman https://www.waterstones.com/book/call-me-by-your-name/andre-aciman/9781786495259 A Necessary Evil - Abir Mukherjee https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-necessary-evil/abir-mukherjee/9781911215127 A Rising Man - Abir Mukherjee https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-rising-man/abir-mukherjee/9781784701345 Lullaby - Leïla Slimani https://www.waterstones.com/book/lullaby/leila-slimani/9780571337538 ---- Meg’s Books Stories For Boys Who Dare To Be Different - Ben Brooks https://www.waterstones.com/book/stories-for-boys-who-dare-to-be-different/ben-brooks/quinton-winter/9781787471986 Goodnight Stories For Rebel Girls (Vol 1) https://www.waterstones.com/book/good-night-stories-for-rebel-girls/elena-favilli/francesca-cavallo/9780141986005 Goodnight Stories For Rebel Girls (Vol 2) PREORDER https://www.waterstones.com/book/good-night-stories-for-rebel-girls-2/elena-favilli/francesca-cavallo/9780997895827 The Hate You Give - Angie Thomas https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-hate-u-give/angie-thomas/9781785174308 The Living Mountain - Nan Shepherd https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-living-mountain/nan-shepherd/robert-macfarlane/9780857861832 ---- Annabelle’s Books Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (illustrated by Chris Riddell) https://www.waterstones.com/book/neverwhere/neil-gaiman/chris-riddell/9781472234353 Stardust - Neil Gaiman https://www.waterstones.com/book/stardust/neil-gaiman/9780755322824 The Ocean At The End Of The Lane - Neil Gaiman https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane/neil-gaiman/9781472200341 The Bear And The Nightingale - Katherine Arden https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-bear-and-the-nightingale/katherine-arden/9781785031052 The Girl In The Tower - Katherine Arden https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-girl-in-the-tower/katherine-arden/9781785031069 Caraval - Stephanie Garber https://www.waterstones.com/book/caraval/stephanie-garber/9781473629165 American Gods - Neil Gaiman https://www.waterstones.com/book/american-gods/neil-gaiman/9780755322817 Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman PAPERBACK PREORDER https://www.waterstones.com/book/norse-mythology/neil-gaiman/9781408891957 The Mermaid And Mrs Hancock - Imogen Hermes Gowar https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-mermaid-and-mrs-hancock/imogen-hermes-gowar/9781911215721 ---- Dave’s Books Fire and Fury - Michael Wolf https://www.waterstones.com/book/fire-and-fury/michael-wolff/9781408711408 Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell https://www.waterstones.com/book/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london/george-orwell/9780141184388 ---- Liv’s Books Lincoln In The Bardo - George Saunders https://www.waterstones.com/book/lincoln-in-the-bardo/george-saunders/9781408871775

WExCast is back! After a little hiatus (aka our tech person was on holiday) Liv & Dave are back to chat all things refit, books of the month, & exciting new releases! Fancy watching WExVlog? Go to http://bit.ly/wexvlog1 & http://bit.ly/wexvlog2 over at Liv's #booktube channel. Don't forget to start tweeting us @waterstonesex your #BOTY2017!

It's time for the Mid-Month catch up episode for September! A little later than planned, but we've finally exorcised our tech-gremlins to get this episode ready for you. We've got the usual catch ups with a few of our lovely booksellers - Annabelle, Andy, Katy, Dave, and Tracey - as well as a mini autumn preview and Man Booker shortlist discussion with Tracey. Then we've got something a little different for you; a chat three of us booksellers had in the staffroom over lunch, when one of us was having a bit of a reading slump (or book block, whichever you call it). It was quite an interesting discussion (and entertaining, if we do say so ourselves) so thought you might like to hear it! We'll be back on the 1st October with our Books Of The Month and Super Thursday preview episode!  What are you reading? The books mentioned: Annabelle Uprooted – Naomi Novik Temeraire (Book One, Temeraire Series) - Naomi Novik Coraline & Other Stories - Neil Gaiman Tangleweed & Brine - Deidre Sullivan Angela Carters' Book Of Fairytales - Angela Carter Andy What Belongs To You - Garth Greenwell The People At Number 9 - Felicity Everett Katy Kingdom Come (Book Four, Kingmaker Series) - Toby Clements Grunt - Mary Roach A Brief History Of Time - Stephen Hawking Stiff - Mary Roach Gulp - Mary Roach Packing For Mars - Mary Roach Munich - Robert Harris  Dave The Arrival Of Missives - Aliya Whiteley The Beauty - Aliya Whiteley Assassin's Apprentice (Book One, Farseer Trilogy) - Robin Hobb Black Ships Before Troy: The Story Of The Illiad - Rosemary Sutcliff, Alan Lee (illustration) Starborn (Book One, Worldmaker Trilogy) - Lucy Hounsom Tracey Circe - Madeline Miller (April 2018) The Song Of Achilles - Madeline Miller Stephen Fry - Mythos (November 2017) Free Food For Millionaires - Min Jin Lee Pachinko - Min Jin Lee The Explorer - Katherine Rundell The Book Of Dust - Philip Pullman (October 2017) Nevermoor: The Trials Of Morrigan Crow (October 2017) The Wizards Of Once - Cressida Cowell (September 2017) 4321 - Paul Auster Life After Life - Kate Atkinson The Narrow Road To The Deep North - Richard Flanagan A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara First Person - Richard Flanagan (November 2017) A Skinful Of Shadows - Frances Hardinge The Lie Tree - Frances Hardinge Magnus Chase & The Ship Of The Dead (Book Three, Magnus Chase) - Rick Riordan (October 2017) The Gift Of Dark Hollow (Podkin & The Five Realms, Book Two) - Kieran Larwood Liv The Subtle Knife (Book Two, His Dark Materials) - Philip Pullman History Of Wolves - Emily Fridlund My Absolute Darling - Gabriel Tallent Autumn - Ali Smith Lincoln In The Bardo - George Saunders Elmet - Fiona Mozley Solar Bones - Mike McCormack Peppa Pig's Little Library  Meg The Passage - Justin Cronin Game Of Thrones (A Song Of Ice & Fire, Book One) - George R R Martin Diary Of An Oxygen Thief - Anonymous The Dumb House - John Burnside Chameleon In A Candy Store - Anonymous The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks Check out our blog for more info on previous episodes of WExCast - https://waterstonesex.wordpress.com For tickets and information on any of our events check our Waterstones.com page www.waterstones.com/bookshops/exeter-roman-gate