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lineker142.jpgSports fans and movie buffs will have the chance to meet some of their heroes in Canary Wharf over the next few weeks.

Gary Lineker, Sir Michael Caine and Sir Ian Botham are just three of the big names heading to Waterstone's in Jubilee Place mall as the autumn book promotion season gets underway.

ff-jan14-moore.JPGOne of England's all-time rugby greats is set to be unleashed in Canary Wharf tomorrow afternoon.

Brian Moore, the fiery heart of England's fearsome pack in the early 1990s, will be at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place Mall from 12.30pm to sign copies of his autobiography Beware of the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All.

strictly.jpgFans of Strictly Come Dancing were left disappointed this afternoon when two stars of the hit show got themselves in a tango trying to get to Canary Wharf.

Dancers James Jordan and Matthew Cutler missed their lift from west London for "unknown reasons" and failed to arrive for a 12.30pm book signing.

botham.jpgRain didn't stop play for Sir Ian Botham when he put in an appearance in Canary Wharf today.

The ex-England cricketer was putting pen to paper to sign copies of his latest book, My Sporting Heroes, at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place mall, with plenty of Wharfers queueing up to meet him.

strauss.jpgEngland cricket captain Andrew Strauss has had his Canary Wharf book signing next week cancelled.

Strauss was due at the Waterstone's store in Jubilee Place mall next Tuesday but England's progress in the Champions Trophy has put paid to that.

FF-Oct1-Flintoff6.jpgEngland cricket star Andrew Flintoff dropped into Canary Wharf this afternoon to meet his adoring public.

The popular all-rounder, nicknamed Freddie, was signing copies of his new book Ashes to Ashes at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place mall and drew a big crowd.

aa-aug20-rick.jpgWaterstone's have netted one of Britain's best-known cooks as part of a shoal of signings this autumn.

Rick Stein, famed for his fish and seafood cookery, will be at the store in Jubilee Place Mall to sign copies of his latest book Far Eastern Odyssey on Monday, September 14.

aa-nov6-rhodes3.jpgOne of Britain's top chefs still thinks there is an appetite for eating out, despite the economic situation.


Gary Rhodes was in Canary Wharf yesterday and he had some words of comfort for foodies who finding fine-dining difficult to justify.

aa-oct16-waterstones1.jpgWATERSTONE'S opened its doors in Canary Wharf this morning.


The former Books, etc stores in Jubilee Place mall and Cabot Place were back in business again after a two week refit and a Waterstone's rebranding.

And any Wharfers in need of a temporary job after the recent spate of redundancies could swap book-keeping for book-selling at the Jubilee Place mall branch.

Wharf bookshops closing

By Simon Hayes on September 23, 2008 5:01 PM |

aa-aug21-booksetc1.jpgBOOKS etc closes its doors for the last time in Canary Wharf tomorrow.


The area's only two bookshops, in Jubilee Place Mall and Cabot Place, will shut at 6pm on Wednesday when work starts to transform them into Waterstone's, who acquired the stores last month.

The length of time the shops will be closed has not been disclosed but could be up to two weeks.

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