Are you looking for the latest books and authors current affairs for 2025? This post has a full list that is perfect for students preparing for SSC, Banking, RRB NTPC, UPSC, and state-level exams.
Questions about famous books and their authors are very common in the General Awareness section of these exams. They often ask, “Who wrote this book?” or “Which author won an award?” So, knowing the latest books and authors can help you score better.
Let’s check out the complete list of the latest books and authors for 2025 that you must study for competitive exams!
Books and Authors 2025 List
April-May 2025
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| The Great Conciliator: Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Transformation of India | Sanjeev Chopra |
| Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn Williams | Sarah Wynn-Williams (former Facebook policy director, ex-New Zealand diplomat.) |
| Sanskriti Ka Paanchva Adhyay (a compilation of Prime Minister Modi’s speeches) | Shri Ram Bahadur Rai (edited by Dr. Prabhat Ojha) |
| The Kashmir Shawl: A Nostalgic Epic That Bridges Generations | Rosie Thomas (pen name for Janey King) |
| Ramanujan: Journey of a Great Mathematician | Arun Singhal & Devendra Kumar Sharma |
| PMO: Prime Minister’s Office Through the Years | Himanshu Roy |
| Janta Ki Kahani – Meri Aatamkatha | Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya (Autobiography) |
| Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again | Jake Tapper and Axios journalist Alex Thompson |
| The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife: Puja Pujara’s Honest Take on Life Beyond the Pitch | Puja Pujara |
| AI on Trial | Tauseef Alam and Sujeet Kumar |
| “Trees of Bhuj” (highlighting the rich tree biodiversity of Kutch, Gujarat) | Ekta Joshi, co-author Pankaj Joshi |
| The Chief Minister and the Spy | Amarjit Singh Dulat |
| Mere Achhe Din | Hari Singh Rana |
| Beyond the Courtroom: Reflections on Law, Constitution, and Nationhood | Fali Sam Nariman |
| The Undying Light: A Personal History of Independent India | Gopalkrishna Gandhi |
| The Johnson & Johnson Files: The Indian Secrets of a Global Giant | Kaunain Sheriff M |
| India@2047: Leading the Global Economic Orde | Shyam Prakash Sharma |
| The Tamils: A Portrait of Community | Nirmala Lakshman |
| Tested: The Remarkable Power of Resolve | Patrick James Cummins |
March 2025
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| ‘Leo: The Untold Story of Chennai Super Kings’ | P.S. Raman |
| Autobiography Stumped | Syed Kirmani, Debashish Sengupta, Dakshesh Pathak |
| To the Seventh Generation: The Journey of Christian Medical College Vellore | Dr. V.I. Mathan |
| ‘SHOOTING STRAIGHT: A military Biography of Lt Gen Rostum K Nanavatty’ | Arjun Subramaniam |
| Rohtang: Aar Paar | Ajey |
| Prapancha Charitra | Daggubati Venkateswara Rao |
| Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My People | Tenzin Gyatso |
| Nalanda: How It Changed the World | Abhay Kumar |
| March to Glory: The Story of India’s 1975 World Cup triumph | Errol D’Cruz and D. K. Arumugam |
| Memories and Milestones | V. Sriram and Lashman |
February 2025
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| Life on Mars: Collected Stories | Namita Gokhale |
| The New Icon: Savarkar and the Facts | Arun Shourie |
| “I Am? | Gopichand P. Hinduja |
| I Am a Soldier’s Wife: The Life and Love of Toni Lidder | Geetika Lidder |
| The launch of Indian Renaissance: The Modi Decade | Dr. Aishwarya Pandit |
January 2025
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| Soumitra Chatterjee and His World | Sanghamitra Chakraborty |
| How India Scaled Mt G20: The Inside Story of the G20 Presidency | Amitabh Kant |
| The World After Gaza’: A Guide to Challenging Times | Pankaj Mishra |
| Parliament: Powers, Functions & Privileges; A Comparative Constitutional Perspective. | Dr. K.S. Chauhan |
| Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh Through the Ages: A Visual Narrative of Continuities and Linkages | Launched by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah |
| Chhaunk On Food, Economics, and Society | Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee |
| Ente Jeevitham Niraye: The Autobiography of a Nephrologist | Dr. K. Thomas Mathew |
| Wild Fictions | Amitav Ghosh |
Books and Authors 2024 List
December 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| New Bharat – Modi’s Vision and Development 2019-2024 | Ravi Prashar |
| • Hindu Rashtra Hai Kya • The Fight for the Republic • Reflections on Culture, Media, and Science | Published by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) [These books are based on Sitaram Yechury’s Writings on culture, media, and secularism] |
| Tipu Sultan- The Saga of the Mysore Interregnum | Vikram Sampath |
| Loh Purush Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ka Jeevanvrit | Rakesh Kumar Sharma |
| Beyond The Higgs Boson: The W Boson and Dr Ashutosh Kotwal’s Quest for the Unknown | Dr. Ashutosh Kotwal |
| BRING IT ON: The Incredible Story of My Life | Dr. Deepa Malik |
| Dalai Lama’s Secret to Happiness | Dr. Dinesh Shahra |
November 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| The Showman | Glenn Maxwell |
| Bharatvakya | Pravin Vitthal Tarde |
| Friends – India’s Closest Strategic Partners | Prof. Sreeram Chaulia |
| The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World | William Dalrymple |
| Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism | Ramachandra Guha |
| Maa-Mother | Dr. Davendra Kumar Dhodawat |
| Vision to Victory: Unleashing India’s SME Platform | Ajay Thakur |
| Why Bharat Matters | Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
| Ratan Tata: A Life | Thomas Mathew |
October 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| Mountain Mammals of the World | M.K. Ranjitsinh |
| War | Journalist Bob Woodward |
| Khaki Mein Sthitapragya | Anil Raturi |
| Former Indian Wrestler Sakshi Malik Unveils Memoir Titled ‘Witness’ | Co-authored by journalist Jonathan Selvaraj |
| PM Narendra Modi launched “Bharatvakya”, a Biography of Classical Musician Bharat Balvalli | Pravin Vitthal Tarde, an eminent actor and screenwriter |
| Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (CM of Himachal Pradesh) Released two books,”Jalandhar Peeth Ka Rahsya”, “Mushtarka Khata” | Ajay Parashar, Director, Information and Public Relations (IPR) of North-East Council |
| Mother Mary Comes to Me (Arundhati Roy’s first memoir ) | Arundhati Roy |
| LARA: The England Chronicles | Trinidadian cricketer, Brian Lara |
September 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| Lara: The England Chronicles | Brain Lara, Co-authored with Phil Walker |
| Khaki Mein Sthitapragya: Memories and Experiences of an IPS Officer | Anil Raturi |
| Sri Rama in Tamilagam – An inseparable bond | Dr. D.K. Hari and Dr. D.K. Hema Hari |
| From Oil to Lithium: Navigating the Future of Energy | Kuldeep Gupta |
| Heroes of the Indian Air Force | Indian Air Force (IAF) with the National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Five Decades in Politics | Rashid Kidwai |
| Randhurandhar Shahajiraje Bhosale | Amar Yuvraj Dangat |
August 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| The Scientist Entrepreneur: Empowering Millions of Women (Dr. Kalpana Sankar’s autobiography) | Kalpana Sankar |
| Modi’s Governance Triumph: Reshaping India’s Path to Prosperity | BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh |
| 75 Great Revolutionaries of India | Rajya Sabha MP Bhim Singh |
| India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse | Prof. K V Subramanian |
| Call of the Gir | Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani |
| Jamsetji Tata: Powerful Learnings for Corporate Success | R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat |
| SAVE AMERICA | Donald J. Trump |
July 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| Manoj Bajpayee: Kuch Paane Ki Zid (Hindi) / Manoj Bajpayee: The Definitive Biography (English) | Journalist Piyush Pandey (Originally written in Hindi), Translated into English by journalist Rachit Vats |
| Biography of the former Vice President titled ‘Venkaiah Naidu – Life in Service | Shri S Nagesh Kumar (former Resident Editor of The Hindu, Hyderabad edition) |
| ’Celebrating Bharat – The Mission and Message of Shri M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice–President of India | A Photo chronicle compiled by Dr I.V. Subba Rao, Former Secretary to the Vice-President of India. |
| Mahaneta – Life and Journey of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu | Shri Sanjay Kishore |
| Kargil War: The Turning Point | Vir Chakra awardee, the late Colonel Magod Basappa Ravindranath |
| Folk Deities of Tamil Nadu: Worship, Tradition and Custom’ and ‘Forts of Tamil Nadu: A Walk-Through’ | |
| Ek Refugee Scientist’ Autobiography by Dr. MK Shingari | Dr MK Singari (Releasd by Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu) |
| Sukhvinder Singh SukhuJamsetji Tata: Powerful Learnings for Corporate Success | co-authored by R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat |
| Echoes of Faith: Tales of Explorations, Nature and Divinity | Ashok Lavasa and Novel Lavasa |
| Samayapuram – The Sacred Seat of Shakti | Vrinda Ramanan |
| Imperial Games in Tibet: The Struggle for Statehood and Sovereignty | Dilip Sinha |
| The Book of Compassion | Dalai Lama and Kailash Satyarthi |
June 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| Gateways to the Sea: Historic Ports and Docks of Mumbai Region | Released by Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Ramesh Bais |
| The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home | Actress Alia Bhatt (her first debut children’s book) |
| ‘I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story’ (autobiography) | Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin |
| A Fly on the RBI Wall: An Insider’s View of the Central Bank | Alpana Killawala |
| Source Code: My Beginnings | Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates |
| Rajgan Purik | Mohammad Sadiq Hardassi |
| A Dictator Calls: The Mystery of the Stalin-Pasternak Telephone Call | Ismail Kadare |
May 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| The Winner’s Mindset | Shane Robert Watson |
| At The Wheel of Research: An Exclusive Biography of Dr. Soumya Swaminathan | Anuradha Mascarenhas |
| Kairos | Jenny Erpenback (first German writer to win International Booker Prize 2024 for book ‘Kairos’) |
| ‘Just A Mercenary? : Notes from My Life and Career’ | Former RBI Governor D Subbarao |
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April 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| New memoir “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’’ | Salman Rushdie |
| Maker of Modern Goa: The Untold Story of Pratap Singh Rane | Vijayadevi Rane (Pratap’s wife) |
| “The Idea of Democracy” | Sam Pitroda |
| Sabke Ram | Pravwsh Kumar and Shri Rajeev Gupta |
| The Winner’s Mindset | Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson |
| Heavenly Islands of Goa | Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai |
| “The Law and Spirituality: Reconnecting the Bond” | Prof. Raman Mittal |
| India – the Road to Renaissance: A Vision and an Agenda | Bhimeswara Challa |
| India’s Nuclear Titans | Soumya Awasthi |
March 2024
| Sl. No. | Book Name | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Structure and Republic | P S Sreedharan Pillai |
| 2 | Swallowing the Sun | Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri |
| 3 | The Conspiracy to oust me from the Presidency | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| 4 | Israel War Diary | Vishal Pandey |
| 5 | Code-Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI | Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) |
| 6 | From A Car Shed To The Corner Room & Beyond | S. Raman |
| 7 | Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI | Madhumita Murgia |
| 8 | Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death | Laura Cumming |
| 9 | Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World | Naomi Klein |
| 10 | A Flat Place | Noreen Masud |
| 11 | All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack | Tiya Miles |
| 12 | How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir | Safiya Sinclair |
February 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| ‘Ek Samandar, Mere Andar’ | Dr Sanjeev Kumar Joshi |
| KASHMIR: Travels in Paradise on Earth | Romesh Bhattacharji |
| Dabbling in Diplomacy: Authorised & Otherwise, Recollections of a Non-Career Diplomat | S.D. Muni |
| The book “Neeraj Chopra: The Man Who Made History” | Norris Pritam |
| ‘Fool Bahadur’: First Magahi Novel Translated to English | Abhay K |
| Basic Structure and Republic | Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai |
| Artificial Intelligence and National Security | Amit Sinha and Vijay Khare |
| Transforming HARYANA | Kuldip Chand Agnihotri |
| Coffee-Table Book Titled ‘Shree Jagannatha, Lord Of The Universe’ | Raghuvir Srinivasan |
January 2024
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| Maha Kavithai | Vairamuthu |
| Coffee table book titled “Srirangam – The Resplendent Kingdom of Rangaraja” | The Hindu Group of Publications |
| Sanskriti ke Ayaam | Dr Manorama Mishra |
| Anger Management: The Troubled Diplomatic Relationship between India and Pakistan | Ajay Bisaria |
| An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
| Modi: Energising A Green Future | Released by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav |
| Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns | M.J. Akbar |
| Fertilising the Future: Bharat’s March Towards Fertilizer Self-Sufficiency’ (‘Urvarak-Atmanirbharta ki Raah) | Dr Mansukh Mandaviya |
| The Rajiv I Knew: And Why he was India’s Most Misunderstood Prime Minister | Mani Shankar Aiyar |
| Assam’s Braveheart Lachit Barphukan | Arup Kumar Dutta |
| Conversations with Aurangzeb | Charu Nivedita |
| A Promised Nation Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi – the Maker of New India’, in Braille script | Launched by Shri Amit Shah |
| The Cooking of Books: A Literary Memoir | Ramachandra Guha |
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