HISTORY

INDIA BECOMING

by Akash Kapur

An honest, conflicted glimpse of a country “still sorting through the contradictions of a rapid, and inevitably messy,... Full review >

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HISTORY

INDIA

by Diana L. Eck

At times a bit dense for the casual reader, but Eck’s perseverance illuminates one of the world’s most mysterious and... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED

by Siddhartha Deb

With passion and grace, Deb deftly paints a vivid picture of the difficulties and dichotomies facing the people of today’s... Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

BEAUTIFUL THING

by Sonia Faleiro

Gritty, gripping and often heartbreaking—an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction. Full review >

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FICTION

OTHER WATERS

by Eleni N. Gage

Gage beautifully describes the waters that evoke the transformative moments of Maya’s journey. Yet Parvati, the... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

INDIRA

by Katherine Frank

The intimacy established in Indira’s early years is washed away by snippets of journalism toward the end, leaving this... Full review >

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NONFICTION

A BLUE HAND

by Deborah Baker

Baker evokes strange worlds and distant times in a narrative that never fails to flow and that, in the end, is admirably... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

GANDHI & CHURCHILL

by Arthur Herman

A well-wrought historical narrative that adds significantly to our understanding of both figures. Full review >

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FICTION

LAST MAN IN TOWER

by Aravind Adiga

Adiga nails the culture of corruption. How exciting to watch a writer come into his own, surpassing the achievement of his... Full review >

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NONFICTION

DELHI

by Sam Miller

Miller is a delightful tour guide, capturing this “monstrous, addictive city” as it stumbles toward the future. Full review >

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FICTION

PARTITIONS

by Amit Majmudar

Written with piercing beauty, alive with moral passion and sorrowful insight—a rueful masterpiece. Full review >

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