#BestsellerBuzz: Best Reviews You Should Read | December

Our November was a month abuzz with the best books and reviews, check them out!

Told against a backdrop of tumultuous historical events, #TheBookOfEverlastingThings is billed as an exquisite tale of love, loss, memory, and place.

Read a @TheWeekLive news story on @AanchalMalhotra’s keenly anticipated debut novel: https://t.co/fLtDAbxc6y pic.twitter.com/nxlFAiAiL8

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 3, 2022

'I wanted to create a comprehensive resource for everything I have been trying to say about the body, sexual organs, anatomy, pleasure, consent, pleasure…'@leezamangaldas talks to @allabouteve_in about #TheSexBook. Listen now: https://t.co/Wpjkg2djyJ

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 2, 2022

A Different Way of Seeing: @janicepariat’s new novel motivates us to question our turbulent relationship with the planet, writes @UrvashiBahuguna; #eveythingthelightouches, @HarperCollinsIN https://t.co/Oki8ifquXW pic.twitter.com/V7z4Xio2j6

— Open Magazine (@Openthemag) November 4, 2022

.@nehaa_sinha’s review of #AtTheFeetOfLivingThings, ed. @AparajitaDatta4, @mizoraman and #RohanArthur praises it as a ‘morally-centred, open-minded enquiry into social change for nature [that] is both overdue and welcome.’
Read via @the_hindu:https://t.co/i1uZZ3yIUu

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 4, 2022

‘Navigating battlefields and flower fields, olfactory and amorous impulses, it is a book guided by the senses.’
—@AanchalMalhotra

Read a @timesofindia story on #TheBookOfEverlastingThings—Malhotra’s keenly anticipated debut novel.https://t.co/OazW0t5Sk5

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 4, 2022

"Unless you are a good mimic, you cannot be a good playback singer and #KishoreKumar used to mimic voices left, right and centre" – @anibhat123 co-author, 'Kishore Kumar; The Ultimate Biography' talks to @utterflea about the legend

Listen here: https://t.co/sS4dYuxFXj pic.twitter.com/t3onae9lag

— HT Smartcast (@HTSmartcast) November 4, 2022

‘It was really important for me to explore how indigenous communities had been in tune with [a] particular way of seeing for as long as they had lived on the land.’@janicepariat talks to @VOGUEIndia about her lucent novel, #EverythingTheLightTouches. https://t.co/3jK5uw1p3y

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 5, 2022

‘I grew up in such an atmosphere where we grew up learning how to sing, and fight for freedom…’
—Lt Bharati 'Asha' Sahay Choudhry

Asha-san and @tanvisrivastava talk to @YourStoryCo about #TheWarDiaryOfAshaSan.
Read more: https://t.co/yORzlLVV4c

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 7, 2022

#Books | @KhairTabish’s latest novel traverses time & continents to chart the mutating forces of greed. Set in a post-pandemic world, it stretches as far back as the 16th-century.

Review by @sab_bakwaas_hai.https://t.co/drkdRtfcRJ @HarperCollinsIN pic.twitter.com/gfpdpPt7g1

— Frontline (@frontline_india) November 7, 2022

Delighted to share our fabulous books awarded across categories at the @tatalitlive 2022! Congratulations to our authors.

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 13, 2022

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.@TheAsianAgeNews review of #TheWarDiaryOfAshaSan by Lt Bharati ‘Asha’ Sahay Choudhry, tr. @tanvisrivastava, calls it an inspiring war memoir that can help young readers ‘rediscover a magic that our jaded generation has long lost.’ @lt_asha_ina
Read more: https://t.co/dqx2u6KNa7

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 14, 2022

“Profoundly entertaining…#BDLMuseum's opus offers readers a glimpse into 101 stories from #Mumbai's history.” Thank you @Openthemag @bombaypincode11 for the review!https://t.co/ItjXbBBuaO
Buy your copy & support the Museum: https://t.co/TNEreFirCF@HarperCollinsIN @tzmehta

— Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum (@BDLMuseum) November 15, 2022

.@srimoyeebagchi’s @ttindia review of @janicepariat’s #EverythingTheLightTouches celebrates it as ‘an interconnected symbiotic forest of ideas’ and ‘the very best of eco fiction.’
Read more:https://t.co/KMjq7I0wIa

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 18, 2022

‘[Ruminates] on the practice of conservation in India, with the rare capacity to restore our curiosity and affection for the natural world.’@nikhil_2992 reviews #AtTheFeetOfLivingThings, ed. @AparajitaDatta4, @mizoraman and Rohan Arthur.@NatureIn_Focushttps://t.co/SR12v4ly8Y

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 21, 2022

'Minimalism can be applied to almost all areas of our lives, but the home is where we can start.'#TejaLele talks to @Nidhi_Adlakha about her super-helpful book on all things DIY, #LiveSmart.
Read via @the_hinduhttps://t.co/iC9iE3u8ap

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 21, 2022

#BookReview by Salil Misra
Book Title: The War Diary of Asha-san: From Tokyo to Netaji’s Indian National Army

Author: Lt Bharati ‘Asha’ Sahay Choudhryhttps://t.co/hbbznoBZJE

— The Tribune (@thetribunechd) November 20, 2022

.@KirkusReviews lists @sgcarney and @JMiklian’s #TheVortex as one of the best 100 books of 2022!
Have you read it yet? Get it today: https://t.co/g9lc0eYsAM https://t.co/rNX4uMUNYs pic.twitter.com/T0ahVnrzcA

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 22, 2022

'Warm, tender, precise, full of charm and humour… hugely ambitious and lit by wonderful flashes of gorgeous prose.'@DalrympleWill recommends @janicepariat's #EverythingTheLightTouches as one of the best books of 2022 that you must read.@NewStatesmanhttps://t.co/tcnjf3vFYo

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 22, 2022

‘An Indian LGBTQi love story, complete with a mix of all the right ingredients – parents, drama, glamour, love triangles, fight scenes, anger and betrayal.’@peachykirpal reviews @minita’s #HappyEndings. Read via @htTweets:https://t.co/p9QZymT1jO

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 23, 2022

Super thrilled to have @vauhinivara’s brilliant, genre-bending debut #TheImmortalKingRao (‘a monumental achievement,’) on the @nytimes 100 Notable Books of 2022!
Have you read it yet?https://t.co/Q927WM6UKW

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 24, 2022

Delighted to have @vauhinivara and @AanchalMalhotra’s superb debut novels on the @NPR Books We Love list for 2022.#TheImmortalKingRao #TheBookOfEverlastingThings #BooksWeLove2022 #TBR2023

Read more: https://t.co/EiAPce657X

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 24, 2022

‘#MakingPlaceForMuslimsInContemporaryIndia offers a critical understanding of the differential citizenship to which Indian Muslims have been subject, and suggests ways to combat it.’

Read a @bsindia review of Kalyani Devaki Menon’s timely book.https://t.co/rSWRjJ4FIJ

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 17, 2022

‘A historical novel set in Hyderabad recreates the immediate aftermath of Partition when the Nizam hadn’t yet acceded to India.’@peachykirpal reviews @manreetss’s #Hyderabad for @htTweets. #ThePartitionTrilogy
Read more:https://t.co/jVhFhAN1sO

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 17, 2022

Delighted to have @AanchalMalhotra’s #InTheLanguageOfRemembering on @HistoryToday’s best books of 2022 list!@RadhaKapuria writes: ‘Reveals how history unites and shapes the identities of citizens of the three major South Asian nation-states.’
Read more:https://t.co/fhnyApr6KM

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 24, 2022

‘My military life took me to places that were unheard of… we truly placed our duty above the self.’@kulkarni_ramesh and @KarpeAnjali talk about #Siachen1987. Read more via @frontlistIN:https://t.co/WxSXwL5Gd4 https://t.co/mxhBeFfGvK

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 24, 2022

Captivated by the new Kishore Kumar biography by @anibhat123 and Parthiv Dhar. The detailing is absolutely sensational, from his acting years to his battles during the emergency and the stories behind some of his most famous songs. This is a must read for any Indian music fan! pic.twitter.com/mWTimVJglF

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) November 24, 2022

The Body By The Shore', author @KhairTabish’s ambitious new novel is an intellectual joyride that looks at humankind’s abuse of science https://t.co/cR0ohsnsFc

— Mint Lounge (@Mint_Lounge) November 24, 2022

‘A work that will find an enduring place in the bookshelf… a true labour of love.’#ManoharShetty praises @naravive’s phenomenal poetry collection, #After. Read more via @the_hindu @TheHinduBooks: https://t.co/a0up8Hdsdp

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 25, 2022

“Profoundly entertaining…#BDLMuseum's opus offers readers a glimpse into 101 stories from #Mumbai's history.” Thank you @Openthemag @bombaypincode11 for the review!https://t.co/ItjXbBBuaO
Buy your copy & support the Museum: https://t.co/TNEreFirCF@HarperCollinsIN @tzmehta

— Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum (@BDLMuseum) November 15, 2022

Delighted to have @naravive's scintillating collection of poems, #After—inspired by Valmiki's Ramayana—on the Best books of 2022 list on @TheTLS. Recommended by @jntod, who calls it a 'stone-cold masterpiece'.
Get your own from wherever books are sold.https://t.co/nvtWZkp6qc

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 25, 2022

'Political poems help us capture and
hold contradictions in a productive tension. I believe the wildness of poetry is its greatest political asset.'@naravive talks to @LeeyaMehta about #After and the power of political poetry. @PlumePoetry
Read:https://t.co/ic2Y86mMAF

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 25, 2022

.@mandira_nayar celebrates the dazzling lyricism of @janicepariat’s #EverythingTheLightTouches in this @TheWeekLive review: ‘A special book, one that lodges deep in your heart, changing you.‘
Read more and get your own copy of the novel today!https://t.co/JnGPgoum25 pic.twitter.com/8feMMvu3Jq

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 27, 2022

‘It is my hope and my desire to bring to light amazing Indian women whose lives we have somehow forgotten but who are truly inspirational.’@cdivakaruni talks to @simarb_92 about her most powerful novel yet—#Independence. Out soon! @htTweets https://t.co/edRe2YpzUF

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 27, 2022

‘In the airless alcove that serves as a kitchen, she cooks rice and dal…’

Read an excerpt from @cdivakaruni’s keenly anticipated novel set during the Partition: #Independence.
Pre-order your own copy today! https://t.co/Yx4WW86Xl2

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 27, 2022

‘An account of India’s Independence that is exhilarating and devastating in equal measure.’@moneycontrolcom recommends reading @cdivakaruni’s #Independence.
Pre-order your copy today: https://t.co/RAXa3mmFdEhttps://t.co/Eo9hQ3scd2

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 27, 2022

.@scroll_in recommends @cdivakaruni’s superb novel set during the Partition, #Independence, and @minitawrites’s desi queer love story, #HappyEndings! Get them today. https://t.co/lYfAbX2obj

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 27, 2022

‘#Independence is so much more than a culture-swapped analogue; it is a formidable novel… a book that has big ambitions but an even bigger heart.’

Read @aditya_mani_jha’s rave for @cdivakaruni's #Independence via @firstpost: https://t.co/5MK7gVmIIP

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 27, 2022

‘Shastriji went on to become a member of our extended family…’@cinemawaleghosh writes about @MohsinaKidwai’s memoir #MyLifeInIndianPolitics—brimming with anecdotes about her political career spanning six decades—as told to @rasheedkidwai. @timesofindiahttps://t.co/cgXgAe7EaW

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 28, 2022

.@seemay recommends @Aakar__Patel’s thoughtful book #TheAnarchistCookbook, which attempts to ‘turn passive people into vocal citizens’, illustrated by @penpencildraw. @the_hindu
Get your own copy from wherever books are sold or https://t.co/EXrNh8XZAD!https://t.co/VIycxvKjxD

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 28, 2022

Neighbourhood Watch: How to prepare for new frontiers of warfare and ensure all-round development of a modern economy, writes @RajeevDOpen; @JayadevaRanade, @HarperCollinsIN https://t.co/Q33hPUKs6m pic.twitter.com/ZCicNELPnr

— Open Magazine (@Openthemag) November 28, 2022

OUT NOW: #KaranBajaj’s #TheFreedomManifesto. Unconventional, practical, and no-
nonsense, the 7 rules in the book will set one free, not just financially, but also help to reveal one's best self.
Read more via @ANI and get your copy today!https://t.co/lBy44TnmSE

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 28, 2022

Delighted to have three of our favourite books on environmental awareness on the @Greenlitfest Honour Book Award Longlist for General Fiction and Non-fiction. Congratulations to our authors! #LandscapesOfLoss, @iyerkavi#TheBraidedRiver, @MrSamratX#WildAndWilful, @nehaa_sinha pic.twitter.com/BM0MNrMXVo

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 25, 2022

We're delighted to announce that @agentgreenglass's #CancerYouPickedTheWrongGirl has been selected for The Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2022 in the Non-Fiction Autobiography category.
Available wherever books are sold, read now!#LMA2022 #Laadli @Laadli_PF pic.twitter.com/MxES7oKC3o

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 29, 2022

'The effort and research put in by the author to make the characters look authentic and realistic, shines through in the words and phrases used to describe them.'

Read a review of @VBalanAuthor's superb novel, #TheSwarajSpy. @IndiaCafe24 @blogchatterhttps://t.co/QrcMJavNYv

— HarperCollins India (@HarperCollinsIN) November 30, 2022

The Body By The Shore', author @KhairTabish’s ambitious new novel is an intellectual joyride that looks at humankind’s abuse of science https://t.co/cR0ohsnsFc

— Mint Lounge (@Mint_Lounge) November 24, 2022