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Most members may not know that you can order anything under the sun from our website. Including KINDLES! KINDLE PAPERWHITE comes highly recommended!

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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Shortlist and Longlist for The Booker Prize 2024
WINNER: 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

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 AscensionLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2023 
Pearl: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE

If I Survive You: The thrilling new literary debut shortlisted for the Booker Prize: ‘Hilarious, revelatory’ – Marlon James Paperback – Import, 20 September 2022

NEW RELEASES THAT INTRIGUE US!

Brotherless NightWINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024
WINNER OF THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION

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.

PUSSY YOGA by Coco Berlin which has been brought to us by our Partner Publisher Parragon Publishing. FOR INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE AT A FLAT 30% DISCOUNT! Be sure to order it directly from the publisher via our affiliate link.

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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 🙂


Lunatic in My Head by Anjum Hasan
Difficult Pleasures by Anjum Hasan

MARRIAGE by Devdutt Pattanaik (100 stories around India)

 

BESTSELLERS (FICTION)

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

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 CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP: the cosiest and most uplifting festive romance to settle down with this Christmas

Glitterland 

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

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.

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
FINDING ME: The Grammy-winning memoir  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

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)
Brain Lock
Focus on What Matters
The Menopause Reset 
The Marshmallow Test

NON FICTION

The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages: The Most Abundant Life Forms on Earth and What They Can Do For Us 

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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