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

• These Streets (Local author) By Luan Goldie

• The Binding Room By Nadine Matheson

• The Lost Man of Bombay (Pre-order your signed copy now) By Vaseem Khan

• The Merciless Ones By Namina Forna

• The Girl Who Talked to Trees By Natasha Farrant

• The Gifts That Grow By Monika Singh Gangotra

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