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Newham Bookshop’s website is now mobile-friendly
Newham Bookshop mobile website homepage

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, and eventually tablet-friendly ones.

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.


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If you cannot get to the Bookshop or buy from us directly, please support Newham Bookshop by visiting our shop on Bookshop.org.


If you would like to buy a signed copy, please contact us first.



Vera Lynn and Newham’s Blitz Kids in 80th VE Day celebrations
Newham Voices reports on VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations

Newham Voices reports that Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces’ Sweetheart from East Ham, would be featured in the VE Day Concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Meanwhile, at The Wanstead Tap, we celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day with Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi discussing their latest book, Blitz Kids. Click the article to read the Newham Voices article, and click here for full details of the book.




Celebrating James Baldwin’s Centenary

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.

Benjamin Zephaniah’s new book featured in our window
Benjamin Zephaniah window
Leave the Trees, Please by Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah
Leave the Trees, Please

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.

Click for full details and to order a copy