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After watching Oppenheimer, we was intrigued. We also realised other folks were searching for related reads!
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician (Divya had this book and started re-reading it)
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WINNER OF BOOKER PRIZE 2024: Orbital by Samantha Harvey Other books by Samantha Harvey can be found here.
The Vegetarian by Han Kang, Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Other books by the author can be found here.
Shortlist for the Booker Prize 2024
James by Percival Everett. All of Percival Everett’s books can be found here.
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner. The author has written other books as well.
Held by Anne Michaels. The author’s other books can be found here.
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (debut novel)
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood . The author has written other award winning books as well.
Longlist for The International Booker Prize 2024
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE: Kairos
Crooked Plow: A Novel (Verso Fiction)
The Details: Shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize
Mater 2-10
Not a River
What I’d Rather Not Think About: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
Lost on Me: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
A Dictator Calls: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
Wild Houses by Colin Berrett – LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024. Other books by this author can be found here.
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
VOTED CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2024
*VOTED NOVEL OF THE YEAR @ TIKTOK 24 AWARDS
There are lots of bestsellers by Lisa Jewell.
Nightbloom: LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024
Prophet Song (WINNER – THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023)
Western Lane: Shortlisted For The Booker Prize 2023
If I Survive You: The thrilling new literary debut shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Bee Sting: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
This Other Eden: Longlisted for The Booker Prize 2023
A Spell of Good Things: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
Old God’s Time – Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
All the Little Bird-Hearts: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
The House of Doors – Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
In Ascension – Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
Pearl: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE
The Bandit Queens : A Novel: [LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023]
Lessons in Chemistry Winner of many many awards!!!
The Little Stranger: shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2009
BOOKS ABOUT BOOK STORES/LIBRARIES/ALL THINGS BOOKS!
The Door-to-Door Bookstore
Lost Bookshop:
The Story Collector: The brand new page-turning novel from the author of the smash hit bestseller ‘The Lost Bookshop’
NEW RELEASES THAT INTRIGUE US!
Choice by Neel Mukherjee. All of Neel Mukherjee’s books can be found here.
The Lives of Others has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014.
The Spoiled Heart by Sunjeev Sahota (the twice Booker-nominated author of The Year of the Runaways and China Room. All of his books can be found here.
Furies: Stories of the wicked, wild and untamed – feminist tales from 16 bestselling, award-winning authors (including Margaret Atwood, Ali Smith, Emma Donoghue, and others)
Loot: A Novel by Tania James
The Sleepwalkers: A Novel by Scarlett Thomas. All the other books by this author can be found here.
The Golden Road : How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple
Aseema: A Journey Beyond Boundaries by Dilbur Parakh for late teens onwards and definitely for grown ups! (278 pages)
Brotherless Night – WINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024
WINNER OF THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION
ROSARITA: the first novel in over a decade from three times Booker-shortlisted author Anita Desai
Knife : Meditations after an Attempted Murder| A gripping account of survival, recovery, and the triumph of love over darkness by Salman Rushdie
Until August: The Lost Novel from the Winner of the Nobel Prize by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Dance to Freedom by AK Gandhi – From Ghungroos to Gunpowder (392 pages). Asha has a review copy as she has a soft corner for books on independence!
PERFECT MOTHER’S DAY GIFT! There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed …: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent . Aparna Iyer has this one and has shared some inside pages in the kbc fb group here.
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The Book of Doors: The irresistible, page-turning instant Sunday Times top 10 bestseller
Acts of God by Kanan Gill (bestseller!)
The Less You Preach, The More You Learn Aphorisms for Our Age by Shashi Tharoor and Joseph Zacharias
The Exchange by John Grisham is the sequel to The Firm and releases on Oct 18!
You can find all of John Grisham’s books here.
Traitors Gate (William Warwick Novels): Out now, the latest William Warwick crime thriller, new for 2023 from the Sunday Times bestselling author of NEXT IN LINE by Jeffrey Archer
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Clearly Invisible in Paris by Koel Purie Rinchet
History’s Angel by Anjum Hasan
The Guest: by Emma Cline ‘Take it to the beach and savour every page’ Observer
Yellow Face: The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick
The Portrait of a Secret: A Novel Inspired by True Events (for 17 years+)
Tagged for Life Will You Be My Wife? by Aditya Nighhot
The Portrait of a Secret: A Novel Inspired by True Events Paperback
Books by Authors who intrigue us 🙂
The Bangalore Detective Club Series by Harini Nagendra
Lunatic in My Head by Anjum Hasan
Difficult Pleasures by Anjum Hasan
MARRIAGE by Devdutt Pattanaik (100 stories around India)
A Model House by Uttara Chauhan [disclaimer – the author is Asha’s elder sister]
Blue Blood by Uttara Chauhan (short stories around the royalty of India) – long-listed for the 2011 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award.
BESTSELLERS (FICTION)
She Who Became the Sun
He Who Drowned the World: the epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling historical fantasy She Who Became the Sun
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow:
The Sun is also a Star
Everything, Everything
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (murder mystery)
Martin Beck series (crime series) by Swedish couple Sjowall and Wahloo
The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah – a bestselling author of many novels.
The Lincoln Highway – THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
FROM THE AUTHOR OF RULES OF CIVILITY AND A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
Rules of Civility: The stunning debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow
A Song Below Water . Other books by the author can be explored here.
Man: A Novel
The Silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkien
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (the author of Yellowface – *Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards*)
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
BESTSELLERS ADAPTED TO TV/NETFLIX SERIES/MOVIES
OUTLANDER books by Diana Gabaldon
ONE DAY 10 ANIVERSERY EDITION: by David Nicholls. There are many other books by the author.
RomCom
The Temporary Roomie: A bestselling Romantic Comedy ǀ A hilarious romance of enemies turned lovers as seen on TikTok
THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS
Sunday Times Bestseller – THE FLAT SHARE by Beth O’Leary There are many other bestsellers by the same author!
HUMOUR
THE BOOKISH LIFE OF NINA HILL – Pooja Natesh highly recommends it. In her words:
“This was a delight from start to finish. I could connect with Nina and her love for books, reading and cats. Nina is a bookworm who manages her life down to the second. She is an active participant in her trivia club, leads several books clubs, goes to movies and has various other interests but always makes time for reading! She drinks wine, is anxious and shares a unique relationship with her globetrotting mother. But one day the world turns upside down when she gets to know that her father – who she never knew – is dead now! She gets to know that she is not a single child anymore but has a huge family. What would she do now?
A fun, light, quirky, engaging and delightful book. I just loved Nina and the way the book was written describing her and her life. An apt book to stay cooped up in your favourite spot at home with a mug of hot chocolate.”
MASALA CHAI FOR THE SOUL: HOW TO BRAVE THIS,THAT AND EVERYTHING ELSE
BIOGRAPHIES/AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
The Golden Touch: The Success Story of Kalyan Jewellers
An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Another Sort of Freedom by Gurcharan Das. Asha got a copy signed from the author at a session with him, she attended in Goa. This book was a gift to her dad on his 85th b’day.
Verghese Kurien: The Man Who Brought Milk to a Million Homes by M.S Meenakshi
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: ‘A candid, darkly funny book’ New York Times by Mathew Perry
WOMEN IN THE WILD : Stories of India’s Most Brilliant Women Wildlife Biologists
by Viola Davis
Amrita and Victor by Ashwini Bhatnagar. This is a book about Amrita Sher-Gil and Victor Egan’s love story. Perfect for readers of romance!
BUSINESS BOOKS
Getting Dressed and Parking Cars: The Magical Story of Building a Gaming Company by Alok Kejriwal (disclaimer – the author is a close friend of Asha’s). His first book Why I Stopped Wearing My Socks is the C.K. Prahlad winner for 2019. His second book, The Cave: An Internet Entrepreneur’s Spiritual Journey, belongs to a completely different genre, but is just as engaging!
The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams by Seth Godin
No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram – Winner of the FT Business Book of the Year Award
If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair: The Sunday Times bestseller
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
LEADING THROUGH INFLATION, RECESSION AND STAGFLATION
SELF HELP
Manifest by Roxie Nafausi (192 pages)
The Little Book of Good Things! (112 pages)
Do It Today: Overcome procrastination, improve productivity and achieve more meaningful things by Foroux, Darius (BESTSELLER)
The Art of Laziness: Overcome Procrastination and Boost Your Productivity
Brain Lock
Focus on What Matters
The Menopause Reset
Finding Your Balance: Your 360-degree Guide to Perimenopause and Beyond by Nozer Sheriar and Shonali Sabherw
The Marshmallow Test
Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things
NON FICTION
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. All of Atul Gawande’s books can be found here.
The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages: The Most Abundant Life Forms on Earth and What They Can Do For Us
Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality
Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe by Brian Greene
BOOKS ON DEALING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS
The Year of Magical Thinking (Collins Modern Classics)
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
The Bright Hour: A memoir about living and dying.
How To Live When A Loved One Dies by Thich Nhat Hanh. All of the Zen Master’s books come highly highly recommended.
Tiny Beautiful Things : Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There
Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul: Stories About Life, Death and Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One
How to Cope with Loss: The Five Stages of Grief: 2 (Mental Health Help)
THE AFTERLIFE OF BILLY FINGERS
Echoes of the Soul: The Soul’s Journey Through Life, Death and Life After Death
THE GRIEVING BRAIN
THE SHACK
ANXIETY: THE MISSING STAGE OF GRIEF
Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss
Resilient Grieving: How to find your way through devastating loss Kindle Edition
The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments
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