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May global fiction: New novels from Booker favourites Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout, and more
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May global nonfiction: From the Black Death to literacy crises, how humans have survived hard times
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May Indian fiction: Five novels and a short story collection to beat the heat
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May Indian nonfiction: Romila Thapar’s memoir and five other books to read this month
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April global fiction: From Hawaii to Congo, six new novels to kickstart your summer reading
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Global nonfiction: From ancient classics to ’90s’ music, six new books explore humans and time
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April fiction: These six new titles show what life was like in the 19th century to modern-day India
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April nonfiction: Six new books that bring a reality check from India’s newsrooms to farmlands
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Five books on Iran that offer complex insights into the nation’s politics, culture, and people
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Global March fiction: Five new novels and a short story collection for every reader
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March global nonfiction: Six newly released books that decode humanity’s relationship with the world
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March Indian fiction: Three new novels and short story collections for a fun month of reading
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March Indian nonfiction: Six new titles that take a sharp look at India’s past and future
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February global fiction: Six new novels from around the world investigate the human experience
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February global nonfiction: Six books chronicling history from the Renaissance to the ‘Mortecene’
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February fiction: A graphic novel and five new titles for this month’s reading
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February nonfiction: A selection of history and personal stories for a new month of reading
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Welcome 2026: Six forthcoming international novels (including Daniyal Mueenuddin’s) for the new year
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Welcome 2026: Six new international nonfiction titles that widen our understanding of the world
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Hello 2026: Six new novels by Indian writers to welcome a new year of reading
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