Join Dr William Tullett (University of York) and dive into the world of smells and their history!

Buy Covent Garden: A People's History by Lee Jackson (ISBN: 9780300281033) from Amazon's Book Store. Free UK delivery on eligible orders.

The plaque marks the remarkable life of a man brought to England as an enslaved child who later became probably Britain’s first Black schoolteacher.

Discover Martin Battersby, Britain's most distinguished trompe l'oeil artist and pioneer of queer art and aesthetics

Darwin is significantly queerer than we’ve been led to believe. While his writings are sometimes invoked to insist that sex should be understood in binary Darwin is significantly queerer than we’ve be...

The Fifth Crusade is often overlooked, even by those who study the Crusades. This book shows why its story deserves greater attention, offering valuable insights into the politics and warfare of the…

Exclusive: Dr Will Tullett says better understanding of scents can improve wellbeing and perception of the world

Date: 16th September 2026, 7pm Venue: David's Bookshop. This is an in person event (not available to attend online) Event to start at 7pm, doors opening 6:30pm. Please note there are no physical ticke...

Darwin is significantly queerer than we’ve been led to believe. While his writings are sometimes invoked to insist that sex should be understood in binary

The Aaltos’ ‘Humane Modernism’ as Global Cultural Heritage Sipping wine in the courtyard of their cottage during the nightless nights of Finnish summer, On 26th July 2026, a historic announcement came...

Colin Duncan Taylor explores the human history of three exceptional locations in the Pyrenees, Canfranc, Col de Panissars and Trimouns.

A definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to Western modernity Mescaline became a popul...

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about We Have Come to Be Destroyed - A conversation between Dr Laura Tisdall and Dr Natalie ...

Laura Hobson Faure interviews Elfriede Meyer about her journey from Frankfurt and her refuge in France at the outbreak of war.

Witty, eclectic and sometimes scathing scholar and reviewer who held sacred cows in little respect, dies aged 91

Supported by Mark Storey and Carey Karmel, in memory of Arthur Burns

The historian’s splendid account sets out the ideas, inventions and relentless exploitation that drove the nation’s growth from 1660-1800

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Ruthless & Bonds of Freedom: An evening with Edmond Smith and Jake Subryan Richards to...

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Ruthless & Bonds of Freedom: An evening with Edmond Smith and Jake Subryan Richards to...

In celebration of the announcement of the Wolfson Prize 2025 shortlist, we're revisiting some of our prize-winning and shortlisted books.