Waterstones - New Paperchase concession! - 26/07/2010 13:00:00

With the launch of Paperchase in Sheffield, Orchard Square Waterstones is taking the opportunity for you to meet some great local authors, do some fun activities and browse their store and stock up on some stationery.

Friday 30th July
Meet M G Naylor.
Here’s your chance to meet the author of Secrets of Hightower, nominated for the Sheffield Book Awards. 12 year old Nick inherits Hightower Cottage and moves in with his mother, leaving all his friends behind. With a generous monthly allowance and acres of land, it would seem that Nick’s problems are over. However, Nick cannot escape the fact that something is wrong. He is being watched, strange voices interrupt his nights and a mysterious cat is more than a mere pet tabby!
2-3pm – Ground Floor, Free to attend and get your book signed


Saturday 31st July
Meet Agnes Grunwald-Spier
Sheffield based Agnes is the author of ‘The Other Schindlers’. As a baby, Agnes Grunwald-Spier was herself saved from the horrors of Auschwitz by an unknown official, and is now a trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. She has collected together the stories of thirty individuals who rescued Jews, and these provide a new insight into why these people were prepared to risk so much for their fellow men and women. With a foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert, one of the leading experts on the subject, ‘The Other Schindlers’ is an ultimately uplifting account of how some good deeds really do shine in a weary world.
12-2pm – Ground Floor, free to attend


Saturday 31st July
Meet Fran Halsall
Fran’s books are a beautiful testimony to the glorious landscape around Sheffield, capturing the moody moor land to perfection. Whether it’s the rocky heights of Stanage or the ancient settlement of Mam Tor, Fran’s photographs will delight any lover of nature. This award winning photographer is back in Orchard Square to sign copies of her books, ‘The Peak District’ and ‘Light and Shadow’.
1-3pm – First Floor, Free to attend

Saturday 31st July
Meet Martyn Johnson
The Attercliffe Bobby is back on the beat and in Orchard Square to share his memories of his life pounding the streets in the sixties. With his cheeky chappy grin he’s sure to make you laugh and his book ‘What’s Tha Up To’ is one of our bestselling local books.
2.30 – 4.30pm – Ground Floor, Free to attend

Saturday 31st July
Paper fun
How better to celebrate a brand new Paperchase opening in Sheffield than with a wonderful demonstration of the ancient art of Japanese paper folding. Come and meet Nick Robinson, professional origami artist and author of a number of books on origami and papercrafts, who will be demonstrating how to turn a 2D sheet of paper into a 3D work of art.
1-3pm – First Floor, Free to attend

Sunday 1st August
Meet Neil Anderson
Music is a key part of Sheffield’s history with a number of chart topping acts hailing from the Steel City. With widely successful bands such as The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire or Heaven 17, rock giants Def Leppard and indiepop darlings – Pulp paving the way for the more recent Arctic Monkeys and their counterparts – Sheffield has a rich tradition of entertaining the masses. With Neil’s book – Take It To The Limit, he charts the rise and fall of one of Sheffield’s most successful music venues. If you remember The Limit come and chat to Neil – a frequent resident there and share your memories of this gone but not forgotten venue.
1-3pm – Ground Floor, Free to attend

Sunday Storytime 2.00 – 2.30pm
We are relaunching the Sunday storytime beginning 1st August so take this opportunity to come and browse our wonderful children’s department – say hello to the fish and be enthralled with a tale or two.
Free to attend and suitable for all ages. We ask that young children are not left unattended.

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