Looking for your next great read? These new releases bring together everything from gothic mysteries and historical journeys to food science, philosophy, business wisdom and unforgettable stories. Here are 19 new books to discover this month.
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Masala Body — Krish Ashok
Go beyond the nutrition myths and fear around everyday food to understand what actually happens inside your body after every meal.
The Art of Enduring — Saurabh Mukherjea, Salil Desai
Find out how five Indian companies kept compounding through a decade of disruption—and what their resilience can teach us about building businesses that last.
Indians in the Ocean — Mahmood Kooria
Travel back to a time when Indian traders, travellers and ideas were crossing the Indian Ocean and connecting the subcontinent to a much wider world.
India After Nonalignment — Happymon Jacob
Look beyond India’s famous policy of nonalignment to understand the long-standing ambition to become an independent pole of power in a multipolar world.
3000 Miles to Freedom — M.M. Pillai
Follow the extraordinary true story of three prisoners of war who crossed 3,000 miles through enemy-occupied territory with nothing but determination to get home.
Pill-Free — Dr Chandrakant Lahariya
Rethink the idea that more medicines, tests and treatments always mean better healthcare, and learn how to recognise the dangers of unnecessary treatment.
The Chip Age — Rakesh Kumar
Understand how the tiny semiconductor became the technology powering our lives—and one of the biggest forces shaping the global economy and geopolitics.
Strivers — Upasna A. Agarwal, Arvind Agrawal, Usha Sunderarajan
What happens after you achieve the money, titles and prestige you once chased? Twenty-eight high achievers explore what success means when purpose enters the picture.
Brief Case — Sanjay Arora
Go behind 40 iconic brands to uncover the psychology, cultural cues and clever decisions that make some products impossible to forget.
All Our Evenings — Ruthvika Rao
A childhood friendship, a devastating act of violence and a secret that survives for a decade come together in this tender and unsettling story of first love and loss.
How to Be Debt Free — Abhijeet Kolapkar
Make sense of the EMIs, interest rates, CIBIL scores and psychological traps that can turn everyday borrowing into a cycle of debt.
Aghori 3: Death and Beyond — Mayur Kalbag
An ancient evil, a forbidden island, a powerful mantra and a deadly sea serpent set the stage for the Aghoris’ most dangerous mission yet.
Truth and Love — Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Daniil Tolstoy
Step into the remarkable correspondence between Gandhi and Tolstoy to discover how two great thinkers grappled with truth, non-violence, moral courage and social change.
In the Moonlit Kingdom — Aishwarya Jha
When an estranged daughter returns to her family’s mysterious mountain manor, she finds herself drawn into a web of old betrayals, buried secrets and a puzzling inheritance.
Nobody Believes You Yet — Harsh Pamnani, Vargab Bakshi
Go behind India’s startup ecosystem to understand how founders earn customer trust, find their first market and turn promising ideas into businesses that can scale.
Tonight on Nature TV News — Rohan Chakravarty
What would the news look like if wildlife had a voice? These sharp and witty cartoons let animals comment on the climate crises, politics and environmental choices shaping their world.
Dhruvadevi — Sarvajeet Dinesh Chandra
Enter the Gupta court, where a powerful queen finds herself caught between a failing king, an ambitious prince and an empire on the brink of collapse.
The Wordsmith — Dhruba Jyoti Borah
Translated from the award-winning Assamese Kotha Ratnakar, this powerful story follows a man pushed into a life of crime as he searches for redemption and a way back to himself.
Valmiki’s Sita — Yashodeep Deodhar
Return to the earliest telling of Sita’s story to look beyond the idealised icon and encounter a woman defined by courage, resilience, dignity and her own choices.
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