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Happy publication day to THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss! 🔑 A twisty thrill-ride filled with sabotage, betrayal, and puzzles to die for! This perfect locked room mystery thriller is out now: loom.ly/iB2jW1s

@NateLessore is a Sunday Times bestselling author! 📚📝🏆 Huge congrats to Nate!! His #WorldBookDay2026 title for teens is the perfect, funny, joyful read about dreaming big and showing the world you don't have to fit into just one box. AND it's officially a bestseller!!!

I’m SO GRATEFUL 🙏to @cilip_uk and the librarians 😍 who’ve dedicated their time to 📚 the long list. Thanks to @evewhiteliterary @HotKeyBooks and teachers and librarians everywhere, for all you do to get children reading stuff that matters. 💪 #Carnegies2026 @carnegiemedals

We're excited to share that NOT GOING TO PLAN by @tiafisher_ is shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026! Huge congrats to Tia & her powerful verse novel exploring consent and the breaking of taboos @CarnegieMedals @CILIPinfo #Carnegies2026

💧Brand new E. Lockhart💧 We’re excited to reveal THE POOLS: a gorgeous, heart-shattering new book from the bestselling author of We Were Liars, @elockhart A poetic love storyfull of simmering darkness, astonishing twists & a shocking transformation that will change everything

.@HotKeyBooks has acquired Queens of the Crypt by debut author-illustrator Dom&Ink. The book will be published in August 2026, followed by the second volume in early 2028 👇 ebx.sh/xWjTID

💫 A secretive society of witches 🔮 A dangerous magic 🌙 A graphic novel inspired by tarot Enter the spellbinding world of ARCANA: The Lost Heirs, by Sam Prentice Jones, out now!

Hello, my third romance novel is on a billboard! ✈️ 💃 💕

Two rivaling strangers. One unexpected mission. Zero time for distraction. The countdown to Feb 10th is here! We can't wait for you to read the unmissable new sci-fi from bestselling author @amiekaufman: Red Star Rebels 🪐 🚀 ✨ THE CLOCK IS TICKING. loom.ly/dzlap20

A book about two twelve-year-olds that is definitely not for kids... Think a dark, unsettling James and the Giant Peach set in Cornwall. minus the bugs, plus murder. Monsters by Emerald Fennell (Director of Saltburn) is a risky, uncomfortable and disturbingly compelling read!

Students (and staff!) love this book so much we’ve had to buy in more class sets to keep up with demand. Thank you ⁦⁦@tiafisher_⁩ ⁦@HotKeyBooks⁩

We're so excited to share that THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK has been longlisted for The Branford Boase Award 2026! Huge congrats to wonderful author Ova Ceren and editors Ruth Bennett and Ella Whiddett! ✨🌙 🧿 #BranfordBoaseAward

Kick off the holiday season with award-winning author NATHANAEL LESSORE at the Waterstones Piccadilly Christmas Evening this Thursday! 🎄📚🎁 See you there for an evening of books, author signings and Christmas cheer!

YALC 2025 drop! With more proofs, activities and giveaways than ever before, we're ready for the best bookish weekend 📚 See you at the Hot Key stand this weekend! #YALC2025 #YALC25

Matilda receives an unexpected invitation to the seaside villa of her long-lost, elusive artist father in WE FELL APART, E. Lockhart's addictive new story of family, secrets and deception set in the world of We Were Liars: waterstones.com/book/we-fell-a…

Happy publication day to ASK ME ANYTHING by Bethany Rutter 🗞️ Meet Mary-Elizabeth. Uni mag columnist. Campus love expert. But she's NOT looking for love... A hilarious new, sassy campus-set romcom with a gorgeous sprinkle of rivals to lovers. Out now! loom.ly/I9uU1Ao

Return to the world of WE WERE LIARS in the brand new follow-up novel by @elockhart, WE FELL APART 🌊 Prepare for more beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue and high-stakes romance. Out now: loom.ly/uADCFlQ

📚 Discount reminder! 📚 Today is your last chance to pre-order these very special 2026 Hot Key titles for 25% off on the Waterstones website and app! Shop here: loom.ly/BqKZNEc

'Readers of Illuminae and Aurora Rising have been asking for years when we’re heading back to space, and Red Star Rebels is my answer to that question.' Queen of YA sci-fi @amiekaufman is joining the Hot Key family! RED STAR REBELS, landing Feb 2026💫🚀👩‍🚀 loom.ly/Yl2hL_8

.@HotKeyBooks has acquired the rights to bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising Amie Kaufman’s "high-octane" YA sci-fi adventure 👇 ebx.sh/DwNtjX