<p><strong>Bestseller</strong><br />Ahmed Faiyaz <br />Rupa, 2018, pp 196, Rs 290<br />When a jobless editor in the UK is asked to infuse life into a dying magazine in India, he sees an impossible task in publishing five bestsellers, failing which the business would <br />wind up. He also finds himself working with a motley crowd of misfits in the publishing house. </p>.<p><strong>Uncertain journeys </strong><br />Edited by A S Panneerselvan<br />Speaking Tiger, 2018, pp 200, Rs 283<br />In this are essays by 11 journalists who explore the lived realities of migrant workers from South Asia — their aspirations, fears and dreams, how global forces determine their freedom etc. It also asks questions about nature and the costs of labour migration.</p>.<p><strong>Kaalkoot</strong><br />S Venkatesh <br />Treeshade Books, 2018, pp 343, Rs 263<br />In this, a forgotten legend from the upper reaches of the Himalayas unfolds with an onimous event raising its head. Only three people have a clue about what’s going on. And the only hope for survival lies buried deep in the remotest corner of the mountain range. </p>.<p><strong>We are displaced</strong><br />Malala Yousafzai<br />Hachette, 2019, pp 224, Rs 299<br />Part memoir, part communal storytelling, Malala not only explores her own story of adjusting to a new life while longing for home, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the <br />incredible girls she has met on her various journeys. </p>.<p><strong>A Patchwork Family </strong><br />Mukta Sathe <br />Speaking Tiger, 2018, pp 150, Rs 299<br />Young Janaki is eager to serve the cause of justice as a lawyer. Her only confidant is Ajoba, an elderly friend of her grandfather’s, who supported her throughout her childhood. So together, they struggle to create a family, patched together, but stronger for it.</p>.<p><strong>Queen of the World </strong><br />Robert Hardman <br />Pegasus, 2019, pp 368, Rs 2,000<br />The monarch never ventured further than the Isle of Wight until the age of 20, but since then has now visited over 130 countries in the line of duty, acting as diplomat, hostess and dignitary as the world stage has changed beyond recognition. It is a story full of drama, of Queen Elizabeth.</p>.<p><strong>The Water Cure </strong><br />Sophie Mackintosh<br />Hamish Hamilton, 2018, pp 256, Rs 479<br />This is the story of Grace, Lia and Sky, kept apart from the world for their own good and taught the terrible things that every woman must learn about love. And it is the story of the men <br />who come to find them — three strangers washed up by the sea.</p>.<p><strong>How to Date Men When You Hate Men</strong><br />Blythe Roberson<br />Flatiron Books, 2019, pp 288, Rs 1,243<br />This book hopes to be a one-stop shop for dating advice. It’s aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society. The author’s observational humour is met by her open-hearted willingness to engage in dating. </p>
<p><strong>Bestseller</strong><br />Ahmed Faiyaz <br />Rupa, 2018, pp 196, Rs 290<br />When a jobless editor in the UK is asked to infuse life into a dying magazine in India, he sees an impossible task in publishing five bestsellers, failing which the business would <br />wind up. He also finds himself working with a motley crowd of misfits in the publishing house. </p>.<p><strong>Uncertain journeys </strong><br />Edited by A S Panneerselvan<br />Speaking Tiger, 2018, pp 200, Rs 283<br />In this are essays by 11 journalists who explore the lived realities of migrant workers from South Asia — their aspirations, fears and dreams, how global forces determine their freedom etc. It also asks questions about nature and the costs of labour migration.</p>.<p><strong>Kaalkoot</strong><br />S Venkatesh <br />Treeshade Books, 2018, pp 343, Rs 263<br />In this, a forgotten legend from the upper reaches of the Himalayas unfolds with an onimous event raising its head. Only three people have a clue about what’s going on. And the only hope for survival lies buried deep in the remotest corner of the mountain range. </p>.<p><strong>We are displaced</strong><br />Malala Yousafzai<br />Hachette, 2019, pp 224, Rs 299<br />Part memoir, part communal storytelling, Malala not only explores her own story of adjusting to a new life while longing for home, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the <br />incredible girls she has met on her various journeys. </p>.<p><strong>A Patchwork Family </strong><br />Mukta Sathe <br />Speaking Tiger, 2018, pp 150, Rs 299<br />Young Janaki is eager to serve the cause of justice as a lawyer. Her only confidant is Ajoba, an elderly friend of her grandfather’s, who supported her throughout her childhood. So together, they struggle to create a family, patched together, but stronger for it.</p>.<p><strong>Queen of the World </strong><br />Robert Hardman <br />Pegasus, 2019, pp 368, Rs 2,000<br />The monarch never ventured further than the Isle of Wight until the age of 20, but since then has now visited over 130 countries in the line of duty, acting as diplomat, hostess and dignitary as the world stage has changed beyond recognition. It is a story full of drama, of Queen Elizabeth.</p>.<p><strong>The Water Cure </strong><br />Sophie Mackintosh<br />Hamish Hamilton, 2018, pp 256, Rs 479<br />This is the story of Grace, Lia and Sky, kept apart from the world for their own good and taught the terrible things that every woman must learn about love. And it is the story of the men <br />who come to find them — three strangers washed up by the sea.</p>.<p><strong>How to Date Men When You Hate Men</strong><br />Blythe Roberson<br />Flatiron Books, 2019, pp 288, Rs 1,243<br />This book hopes to be a one-stop shop for dating advice. It’s aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society. The author’s observational humour is met by her open-hearted willingness to engage in dating. </p>