10 Books to Read in October 2024

The 10 Books to Read in October 2024

Join us as we delve into the pages of October 2024’s must-reads, where every story invites you to turn the page and discover what lies ahead.

1. Why Not Me? – 2: The Pain of One-Sided Love by Anubhav Agrawal

Dil tootne ka dard shabdon mein bayan karna mushkil hai—yeh duniya ka sabse bedard ehsaas hai. Anubhav kabhi nahi soch sakta tha ki Zoya ke break-up ke baad kitna zakhm milega, aur kaise woh tanhaiyon mein doobta chala jayega.

2. The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins

Welcome to Eris, a remote Scottish tidal island where time stands still for twelve hours each day, leaving its lone house and solitary inhabitant isolated from the mainland.

3. The Other Mohan by Amrita Shah

Amrita Shah embarks on a riveting journey to uncover the untold story of her great-grandfather, Mohanlal, who left pre-independent India for South Africa amidst a wave of global migration at the turn of the twentieth century.

4. Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

Tanner has always been a wanderer, never feeling rooted in one place, until his grandmother reveals the identity of the father he never knew, sending him to Asheboro with plans to confront the past and move on.

5. India: A Linguistic Civilization by G. N. Devy

India’s linguistic diversity stands as a remarkable testament to its civilization, intricately woven into the nation’s cultural, intellectual, and imaginative history.

6. Ahimsa by Devdutt Pattanaik

In September 1924, John Marshall, the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India, unveiled the astonishing existence of the Indus (Harappan) civilization, a remarkable culture that thrived around 4,500 years ago, parallel to the ancient wonders of Mesopotamia and Egypt and intricately woven into the Bronze Age trade network.

7. Speaking with Nature by Ramachandra Guha

In traditional social science, countries like India are often dismissed as “too poor to be green,” lacking any environmental consciousness.

8. Beauty Queens of Bishan by Akshita Nanda

In the bustling suburb of Bishan, Singapore, thirteen quaint beauty parlors hum with activity, providing affordable haircuts, bikini waxes, and facials, until the arrival of D’Asthetique (Beauty Is Skin Deep), an upscale salon helmed by the glamorous April Chua, a stylist to the stars.

9. The Examiner by Janice Hallett

At Royal Hastings University, the new art course is a powder keg of tension and chaos, featuring a cast of eccentric characters: Alyson, the overqualified prodigy; Patrick, the tech-challenged novice; Cameron, the city slicker relying on bravado; and Jem, the talented sculptor with a fierce temper.

10. Dakini : A Novel by K. Hari Kumar

In a remote village, Mumbai journalist Mamta uncovers a spine-chilling mystery as a string of unexplained deaths leads her to the legend of the dakini, a ruthless entity stalking the surrounding forests.

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