The Newham Bookshop in Barking Road tells us these are the top sellers this month:

• Next of Kin (Newham author) By Kia Abdullah

• Assembly, By Natasha Brown

• The Far Side of the Moon, By Clive Stafford-Smith

• The Lost Whale, By Hannah Gold

• Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs, By Andrea Beaty and David Roberts

• The Name Game, By Elizabeth Laird

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