Looking for your next great read? Here’s a curated selection of captivating books that span various genres and themes. Whether you’re into thrilling mysteries, heartwarming tales, or insightful non-fiction, these titles are sure to pique your interest and spark your imagination.
Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny
Penguin Random House
Pp 320, Rs 2,985
Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life—his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted—and will come. Navalny recounts, among other things, his political career, the many attempts on his life, and the lives of the people closest to him.
Unleashed
Boris Johnson
HarperCollins
Pp 784, Rs 1,099
Boris Johnson’s Unleashed is an honest and deeply revealing book by the politician who has dominated our times. Underlying everything in the book is Johnson’s belief that the UK is an extraordinary country and should have an exceptional future. From trouncing Ken Livingstone in the London mayoral race in 2008 to becoming PM, he takes readers through all the big decisions during his time in power and the reasons he took them.
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When Turquoise Waters Turned Dark
Keshav Chandra
Penguin Random House
Pp 248, Rs 2,599
The book provides a fresh perspective on the colonial history of one of India’s greatest historical and natural landscapes, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Presented with a meticulously researched narrative, the book is an immersive exploration of the islands’ past. The images capture picturesque landscapes, architectural ruins and the diverse local population, giving a visual history and a narration on the present of the archipelago.
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Negotiating India’s Landmark Agreements
AS Bhasin
Penguin Random House
Pp 400, Rs 999
Negotiating India’s Landmark Agreements is a rigorous examination of the historical significance and diplomatic intricacies of five pivotal agreements signed by India since Independence. It walks readers through the India–China Agreement on Tibet (1954), Indo–Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation (1971), Simla Agreement (1972), India–Sri Lanka Accord (1987), and the India–US Civil Nuclear Energy Agreement (2008).
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Ruminations
BN Goswamy
Penguin Random House
Pp 568, Rs 1,299
BN Goswamy (1933–2023), one of the most eminent art historians of our times, put India’s art on the global map. Ruminations, Goswamy’s last work of, rues the vanishing traces of artisans’ guilds in Europe, celebrates the illustrations to La Fontaine’s fables produced in Lahore, opens a window to the Jain legend of Ilaputra who was driven to the edge of renunciation, explores the pioneering map of the world drawn by the Turkish admiral, Piri Reis, and much more.