The 2024 Crossword Book Awards shortlists for Popular Choice.
The five-book shortlists in the six popular choice categories – Fiction, Nonfiction, Translation, Children’s, Business and Management, and Mind, Body and Spirit – for the 2024 Crossword Book Awards have been released. The longlists in the jury categories were announced earlier this month. The winners will be announced on December 12 in an in-person award ceremony in Mumbai. Each winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 50,000.
Readers can cast their votes on the Crossword website till November 25.
Here are the shortlisted books in each category:
Fiction
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Razor Sharp: A Kutta Kadam Thriller, Ashwin Sanghi, HarperCollins India
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Welcome to Paradise, Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut
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World’s Best Girlfriend, Durjoy Datta, Penguin India
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Acts of God, Kanan Gill, HarperCollins India
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The Hidden Hindu: Book 3, Akshat Gupta, Penguin India
Nonfiction
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Kitne Ghazi Aye Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story, Lt Gen KJS ‘Tiny’ Dhillon, Penguin India
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Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom, Sanjeev Sanyal, HarperCollins India
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RAW Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima, S Hussain Zaidi, Simon and Schuster India
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Why Bharat Matters, S Jaishankar, Rupa Publications
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Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life, Sudha Murty, Penguin India
Business and Management
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Let’s Talk Mutual Funds: A Systematic, Smart Way to Make Them Work for You, Monika Halan, HarperCollins India
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Chanakya’s 100 Best Sutras: Ageless Wisdom for Unlocking Your Potential and Achieving Your Goals, Radhakrishnan Pillai, Jaico Publishing
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Make Epic Money, Ankur Warikoo, Penguin India
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Money Works: The Guide to Financial Literacy, Abhijeet Kolapkar, Penguin India
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Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future, Raghuram G Rajan and Rohit Lamba, Penguin India
Children’s books
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Bipathu and a Very Big Dream, Anita Nair, Puffin Books
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All-time Favourite Nature Stories, Ruskin Bond, illustrated by David Yambem, Puffin Books
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Mahi: The Elephant Who Flew Over the Blue Mountains, Anand Neelakantan, illustrated by Doodlenerve, HarperCollins India
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How the Bamboo Got Its Bounty, Sudha Murty, Puffin Books
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The Yoga Sutras for Children, Roopa Pai, Hachette India
Translations
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Fire Bird, Perumal Murugan, translated from the Tamil by Janani Kannan, Penguin India
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The Greatest Malayalam Stories Ever Told, selected and translated by AJ Thomas, Aleph Book Company
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Conversations with Aurangzeb: A Novel, Charu Nivedita, translated from the Tamil by Nandini Krishnan, HarperCollins India
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The Greatest Indian Stories Ever Told, edited by Arunava Sinha, Aleph Book Company
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Sakina’s Kiss, Vivek Shanbhag, translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur, Penguin India
Mind, body and space
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Hacking Health: The Only Book You’ll Ever Need to Live Your Healthiest Life, Mukesh Bansal, Penguin India
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The Power of One Thought: Master Your Mind, Master Your Life, BK Shivani, HarperCollins India
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Small Wins Every Day: 100 Powerful Ways to Transform Your Life and Health, Luke Coutinho, Penguin India
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Energize Your Mind: Learn the Art of Mastering Your Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions, Gaur Gopal Das, Penguin India
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11 Rules For Life: Secrets to Level Up, Chetan Bhagat, HarperCollins India
Disclosure: Arunava Sinha is the editor of Books and Ideas section of Scroll.
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