Several pages of our website are now mobile-friendly. These include: our events at The Wanstead Tap; events run by organisations we support; our monthly featured books; and books of special interest. Click on any book for more details, to book tickets for future events, and to request a copy of a book. We will add more pages when we can.
To order a featured book, click on the book and then click on “Order a copy now.” To request any other book, click on “Request a book.”
If you have any comments about our mobile website pages, or about our website in general, please email info@newhambooks.co.uk.
A tense and gripping suspense novel guaranteed to surprise and thrill, for fans of Show Trial. “A beautifully written, twisting psychological thriller.”
Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. It takes us from years of Russification, to Olia’s grandmother’s deportation to snowy wastelands under Stalin, to her Aunt Zhenia’s school protest, to her own parents’ flight from Ukraine when their town was occupied in 2022.
Our children’s bookshop’s window has been decorated by artist Melissa Castrillon, whose illustrations are featured in Benjamin’s new book, which shows how trees offer us the perspective and connection to nature we crave in our daily lives.
Born in Harlem, New York, on 2 August 1924, James Baldwin was a prolific writer and civil rights activist. He remains one of literature’s most iconic trailblazers due to his contributions to the LGBTQ+ canon and writing about the African American experience, making his mark on the cultural and literary landscape of the 20th Century.
Several of his books are being published in new editions by Penguin Classics and are available from Newham Bookshop – click for full details and to order a copy.
