9 books to read this summer

From Ruskin Bond’s Confessions of a Book Lover and Pradeep Damodaran’s Borderlands to Six of Crows and Mukul Deva’s Pound of Flesh – nine books for the couch this summer.

By Sudhakar Jha · Jun 2017 · 1 min read

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Summer is here and there are books ranging from thriller to motivational lit from our favourites to read from the comfort of your couch.

Borderlands: Travels Along India’s Boundaries by Pradeep Damodaran (Hachette India, 304 pages, ₹650). It is an evocative journey across a little-known India that battles daily for identity and survival.
The Mauryan by Komal Bhanver (Hachette India, 472 pages, ₹450). Can Ashoka conquer his enemies, or will his own demons get the better of him? A must read, we say!
Confessions of a Book Lover by Ruskin Bond (Penguin Random House India, 256 pages, ₹399). A journey into Ruskin’s life through the books he has loved and an introduction to some forgotten classics.
The Athlete in You by Kinita Kadakia Patel (Penguin Random House India, 304 pages, ₹299). This book will help you eat, exercise, think, look and most importantly, perform like an athlete!
The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran (Quercus, 368 pages, ₹399). A blend of fascinating history and imaginative fiction into a beautiful and powerful story of love, loss, heartbreaking choices and breathtaking courage.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Hachette India, 512 pages, ₹499). 6 dangerous outcasts, one impossible heist! Can criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker and his gang pull off a robbery that will make them rich beyond their wildest dreams?
Pound of Flesh by Mukul Deva (Westland, 502 pages, ₹350). A retired police officer’s quest to find his daughter’s friend leads to a gang of human traffickers and organ traders.
Here Falls the Shadow by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay (Hachette India, 256 pages, ₹350). Detective Maity is back to uncover the mystery of deaths in novelist Sangram Talukdar’s peaceful life.
Penumbra by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay (Fingerprint Publishing, 208 pages, ₹250). Prakash Ray, an out-of-luck journalist unravels one secret after another to save his life in this murder mystery.