The 2025 Crossword Book Awards announces five-book shortlists in five categories
Crossword Bookstores has announced its shortlists for the prestigious Crossword Book Awards 2025. The awards will be presented in five categories – Fiction, Non-fiction, Translations, Children’s Books, and Business and Management. The awards ceremony will be held in Mumbai on December 3. The winning authors will get a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each.
Aakash Gupta, CEO of Crossword Bookstores, said, “The Jury Shortlist represents the books that stood out for their originality, craft and impact. Each title has been carefully chosen by our esteemed jury for its contribution to contemporary writing and its ability to move, challenge, or inspire readers. These are the stories that reflect the very best of Indian literature today.”
Here are the shortlisted books in each category:
Nonfiction
Golwalkar: The Myth Behind the Man, The Man Behind the Machine, Dhirendra K Jha, Simon and Schuster India
Gods, Guns, and Missionaries: The Making Of The Modern Hindu Identity, Manu S Pillai, Penguin Random House India
The Lucky Ones: A Memoir, Zara Chowdhary, Westland
Iconoclast: A Reflective Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Anand Teltumbde, Penguin Random House India
Lōal Kashmir: Love and Longing in a Torn Land, Mehak Jamal, HarperCollins Publishers India
Fiction
Great Eastern Hotel, Ruchir Joshi, HarperCollins Publishers India
Girls Who Stray, Anisha Lalvani, Bloomsbury India
An Unholy Drought, Madhulika Liddle, Speaking Tiger Books
Rising Sons, Kavery Nambisan, Penguin Random House India
The Fertile Earth, Ruthvika Rao,...
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