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BEST NON-FICTION OF 2023 YOU SHOULD READ

BEST NON-FICTION OF 2023 YOU SHOULD READ. Tired of fiction books? We got you covered, broaden your mind and enlighten yourself with our best non-fiction freshly brewed books of 2023 that you should read .  HOW NOT TO KILL YOURSELF BY CLANCY MARTIN WITHOUT A DOUBT BY SURBHI SARNA WOMB BY LEAH HAZARD ON GETTING OUT OF BED BY ALAN NOBLE THE ART THIEF BY MICHAEL FINKEL THE BEST MINDS BY JONATHAN ROSEN WOMEN WE BURIED WOMEN WE BURNED BY RACHEL LOIUSE SNYDER THINNING BLOOD BY LEAH MYERS A LIVING REMEDY BY NICOLE CHUNG HOW NOT TO KILL YOURSELF: A PORTRAIT OF SUICIDIAL MIND  Buy the book As the title suggests the Author drags you into his trauma of experiencing the suicidal attempt with a dog leash. As his philosophical journey combine with literature and alcohol, he defines the usual thought of a self-destructive person. He shares his tale of ten suicide attempts and some of his fellow writers. The deep thinking, philosophy represents an undenying experience who have tried the same. No one c
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Best Debut novels by Indian Authors of 2023 so far.

  Best debut novels by Indian authors of 2023 so far. The list contains some of the best fiction novels released. 


Fiction books are a great escape from this gruesome world and a friend who recommends a worth read is more precious than a Diamond.  Does your mind too crave for a new touch or fresh styled writing?  We got you covered, let us wear the cape of a friend, skip the boring part of searching and to satisfy your literary wordgasm, here are some of our best debut novels released on 2023 so far. You could avail it from your local bookstore to amazon.  

  1. One Small voice by Shantanu Bhattacharya 
  2. The woman who climbed trees by Smriti Ravindra 
  3. A dark and shiny place by Pragati Deshmukh
  4. Not quite a disaster after all by Buku Sarkar
  5. Bandit’s Queen by Parini Shroff

 

One small voice 

One small voice is the debut novel by Shantanu bhattacharya published by FIG TREE PUBLICATIONS on 7 march 2023. The story unveils two timelines; childhood and adultery of the protagonist Subhankar Trivedi (Shabby), born to a Brahmin family and a grandfather who was a freedom fighter. His childhood era reflects nineties era of the Lucknow city where riots and polictical agendas orphaned many. Similarly He witnessed a muslim tailor turned to ashes by a riot of people. His family overlooks the incidence, turns their blindfold on and this gruesome act leaves a deep scar on his soul leaving with anxiety and mental illness. On the current timeline of his adultery in mid-twenties, he shifted to city of dreams MUMBAI despite achieving a king sized life as of rooting from a middle class Indian family, his wounds reopens as he witnesses another gruesome act. His ghost reappears on to the surface as he ponders the meaning of his life in this city of freedom with his two new friends Syed and Shruti



Shantanu’s writing will keep your heart-throbbing and at the edge to turn pages one after another. It grabbed him AN OBSERVER best debut novel for 2023. If you are looking for an emotional ride for a political journey this will be one of the best choice to fill your library or you could read it in the amazon kindle books. 


The woman who climbed trees 

The woman who climbed trees, debut novel of Smriti Ravindra published by HARPERCOLLINS India on 21st May 2023. This novel drives through the generational stories of a mother daughter; love, lust, trauma, joy and sacrifices of women.  A spell casting prologue narrates the story of a widowed husband seeks a wife and mother for their kids, later just to stamp her witch and to get killed by his own children depicting how women’s simplest desire are considered complex in this patriarchy world. The story recites the life of Meena, a 14 year old girl gets married to a nepali 21 year old boy Manmohan and leaves behind her household. While his husband spends most of his time in college of Kathmandu, she shares a household with her dictatorial mother in law and kind sister in law Kumud. Despite of her distant husband, she feels guilty for an unrequited love towards her sister in law. After few miscarriages, she gives birth to her daughter who narrates the rest of the story of her mother.




   Smriti’s narrating explores the terrain and relationship of both land; India and Nepal. Amidst the struggles the lesbian love, the sacrifices, the cultural boundaries and mostly the voice of a woman who suffered and it reflects on the words. 


A Dark and shiny place 

A Dark and shiny place, debut novel by Pragati Deshmukh, published by The write Order on 23rd May 2023. The story unfolds around the female protagonist Maya perfectly living her unreally happy marriage as the pandemic hits on 2020. The isolation leads to spooky paranormal activities defined by her thoughts, reality and her dream. Staying in her mind which conveys her from her permanent pain that her partner is no more alive. The made up world allows her to be weak, vulnerable unlike the outer world but her only support her younger sister Meera constantly snatches her out from the thin line of fading eternally into her own thoughts. The more she lured inside, the more she could distinguish the imaginary line between two realms. 


Pragati evaluated the mental health and despair during pandemic in a palpable manner that it interweaves the bond of sibling’s love. She showed that after every night, the sun shines bright conveying a hope through her words, forcing you to propel through the pages.   


Not quite a disaster after all

Buku Sarkar, a professional photographer debuted with Not quite a disaster after all with Harper Collins India on 23rd January 2023. Covering the stories beyond oceans this quirky novel unfolds the story of Anjali a privileged kid from Kolkata and her friend Anita nuancing the meaning of life in their way spanning over two decades.


Both shifts to America as Anjali with her family and Anita as wedded wife which falls as an ideal marriage. The six stories unravels the Anjali’s scars and wounds with respect to his friendship with a bartender and Anita’s sacrifices. 

”it was when their lives began----behind closed doors, in darkness, breathing into the grief.” Buku penned down reliving the pain of women behind those closed doors. The book flies you through reminiscences of a woman’s struggle, joy, love and bruises.


Bandit’s queen 

Parini Shroff, an attorney in practice debuted with BANDIT’S QUEEN, publishing with harper Collins India on 23rd April 2023. Does this title reminds of you any woman in India who killed 22 men responsible for her rape? Yes, Phoolan Devi, the bandit queen of India. 


Similarly The bandit queen set in a village of stereotypes, the tale of Geeta, a woman abandoned by her husband but the villagers accuses her as a husband murderer. She follow the footsteps of Phoolan, a bit quirky and gutsy this results her ending up with a business of jewellery. Her reins are no longer handled by any men. Bemused by her freedom, the rest of women requests her to get rid of their drunk husbands in the village, settling Geeta on the throne of violence. 

Parini’s novel follows perfect crimes, violence and the quirky and daring sides of women delivering the dare in their eyes and soul. This novel also long listed for the WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023.

These are the collection of five best debut novel of 2023 so far by Indian authors

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