This is one of the most talked about books of 2025. Pick any publication, look at any kind of listings discussing noteworthy books of the recent times and you would find this book. It has been touted as a brutally honest coming-of-age account of an immigrant girl in early years of 21st century. It is…
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Top 15 Must-Read Books to Buy in May 2025
Here’s a curated list of the top 15 fiction and nonfiction books to consider adding to your reading list in May 2025. These selections are based on recent releases, critical acclaim, and availability on Amazon. Top Fiction Picks – May 2025 1. My Friends by Fredrik Backman Fredrik Backman, known for A Man Called…
Top 15 Must-Read Books to Buy in April 2025
April 2025 brings a diverse selection of compelling fiction and nonfiction books to the shelves. Here are 15 top picks to consider adding to your reading list, all available on Amazon India. Six Days in Bombay by Alka JoshiSet in Bombay, this novel follows Sona, a nurse entangled in a mystery after the sudden death…
Top 15 Must-Read Books Featuring Strong Women Leads
1. The Night Watchman | Louise Erdrich Inspired by the true story of the author’s grandfather, this National Book Award-winning novel follows Pixie “Patrice” Paranteau, a determined young woman fighting for her Indigenous community’s survival in 1950s America. Why Read It? A powerful historical fiction novel that showcases resilience and activism. 2. The Paper Palace | Miranda Cowley Heller A beautifully…
Top 15 Must-Read Books to Buy in February 2025
As February 2025 approaches, the literary world is abuzz with a plethora of compelling new releases across various genres. Whether you’re seeking gripping thrillers, profound literary fiction, or inspiring self-help reads, this curated list of the top 15 books to buy in February 2025 offers something for every reader. 1. “We All Live Here” by…
Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo
Kaz Brekker is well known for his many skills in the Barrel. He is a thief and successfully runs gambling parlors. He employs Grishas to help him. Kaz became the second-in-command of the Dregs. He also has a rivalry with gang leader, Pekka Rollins. Kaz is an impeccably dressed, charming manipulator. He carries a crow-headed…
Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition of India through Material Memory | Aanchal Malhotra
What started as an academic project has eventually become a collective of shared memories for all those who have witnessed one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Indian subcontinent. Poignant. Thoughtful. Lucid. Emotional. Balanced. Historical. Personal. This nonfiction book has succeeded in evoking all these emotions from a reader and how. Indeed,…
None of This is True | Lisa Jewell
Alix Summer meets Josie Fair in a gastropub on an otherwise ordinary day by mere coincidence, except that it is the day of their forty-fifth birthday. As their birthday guests can see, there is little commonality between Alix and Josie besides their shared birthdate. Alix is a popular podcaster who conceptualizes, produces, and hosts a…
The Ink Black Heart | Robert Galbraith
I am unashamedly guilty of being in awe of J.K. Rowling. This respectful admiration of being a long-standing fangirl is not only limited to her impressive lineup featuring Potter World but also her ventures into the mystery genre as Rober Galbraith. So, it’s only natural that I have followed the troublesome but triumphant journey of…
My Name Is Lucy Barton | Elizabeth Strout |(Lucy Barton Book Series- 1)
Lucy Barton is an interesting character created by Elizabeth Strout with an intriguing storyline narrated in a rather haphazard ways than a typical novel. Perhaps that’s why it is a series of book rather than one single novel giving as all the details about Ms. Lucy Barton. So we come to know all the tidbits…
From Words To Views| All Quite On The Western Front
The first scene itself sets a definite tone of the movie. There is death and destruction everywhere. Trenches are full of dismembered bodies floating in the murky waters and gloom is shrouding faster than the ever present mist mixed with the gunpowder smoke. But what gave my heart a cold numbing shock was the ‘recycling’…
Oh William! | Elizabeth Strout| (Lucy Barton Book Series- 3)
How can you sum up a book so abstract, so vague in its subject matter and with such a thin plot!!! This is apparently third book in the Lucy Barton book quartet which can be read as an independent book in itself without the necessity of reading the prior two books to understand the basic…
Autumn | Ali Smith | [Seasonal Quartet 1]
It’s the autumn of 2016; nothing is as it seems and it won’t be ever again, Elisabeth senses it, can see it but feels lost. It’s not like she can do anything about her changing reality because her mind is preoccupied with the worrisome thoughts of Mr. Gluck Mr. Daniel Gluck who used to be…
City of Girls | Elizabeth Gilbert
The second novel by Elizabeth Gilbert is all about the memories; memories of one’s youth enjoyed and spent in repentance, memories of familial relationships built and nurtured, memories of friendships built and lost and memories of a city loved and admired for over a lifetime. The story begins in 1940s New York when Vivian Morris,…