Bookrack for the week (Aug 31 to Sept 6)

Zoraver And The Lost Gods

Abeer Kapoor and Ujan Dutta (Illustrator)

Bloomsbury, pp 256, Rs 699

From getting chased in the alleys of London to navigating the jungles of old Magadh, from secret meetings with Dadabhai Naoroji to traversing the sands of Harappa, Zoraver encounters revolutionaries, con artists and spies.

The Cell And The Soul

Anand Teltumbde

Bloomsbury, pp 256, Rs 699

Noted social activist Anand Teltumbde entered the Taloja Central Prison as accused number 10 in the Bhima Koregaon case until he was released on bail. This is a raw, unvarnished testament of a man incarcerated for his convictions.

And Yet You Shine

Supriya Kelkar

Scholastic, pp 48, Rs 450

The story of one of the world’s most famous diamonds—stolen from South Asia during colonisation and now among the crown jewels in London—is a call to action for readers to decolonise and hold their heads high.

Wonder Tales For A Warming Planet

Rajat Chaudhuri

Niyogi, pp 112, Rs 295

This is a collection of short stories about ordinary young children trying to make sense of a planet under extraordinary threat.

108 Ways To Live Your Best Life

Shoba Narayan

HarperCollins, pp 272, Rs 399

So if you’re someone who avoids going to the gym, signs up for yoga or aerobics classes and gives up within a month, has a Sudoku app on your phone but never actually opens it, this is the book for you.