The Blogchatter Book List of 2025: Your place to find the next read
At Blogchatter, we believe the best book recommendations come from the heart of the reading community and that’s exactly how our Book List of 2025 came to life. We wanted a handy reading list, something that had been vetted by other readers. And of course, we wanted books written about India and by Indian authors.
What Is the Blogchatter Book List
It’s more than a list. It’s a crowdsourced collection of book recommendations from passionate readers across our community. A couple of months ago, we had asked you to share your favourite reads published in 2024 and 2025, along with what made those books stand out to you.
And wow, did you deliver!
From 8 diverse genres, we received a staggering number of suggestions, to the tune of 100! The team read through every single entry with joy and growing TBRs, and after careful voting and plenty of literary debates over a week atleast, we’ve put together a longlist of 12 titles that best reflect the collective tastes of our reader community.
The Blogchatter Book List of 2025 Longlist
Here are the titles that are part of the longlist:
The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa
Laxmi Panda by Savie Karnel
Dream Machine by Appupen
Shadow Town by Sreemati Sen
Our bones in your throat by Megha Rao
The Last Knot by Shabir Ahmad Mir
For the love of Apricots by Madhulika Liddle
The Comeback by Annie Zaidi
The Ex Daughters of Tolstoy House by Arunima Tenzin Tara
Ram c/o Anandhi by Akhil P. Dharmajan
The Tiger’s Share by Keshava Guha
The Bookseller of Mogga by Anand Suspi
A Community-Built List, Through and Through
This isn’t just our list, t’s your list. We want you to go through the list, read a few books or all, share your thoughts as reviews, share the list with your reader friends and finally move on to the next step of voting.
The longlist is here, and as you read, help us build the shortlist too.
Here’s how you can continue being part of the journey
- Read from the longlist and discover books you might not have picked up otherwise.
- Write reviews on the book’s listing page in the We Recommend section.
- Share your reading experience on social media and let’s get more readers involved in the excitement of finding their next best read.
What Happens Next
Now that the longlist of 12 titles is live, we’re counting on you to:
- Dive into the books.
- Leave thoughtful reviews.
- Share the titles widely.
- And most importantly, vote during our Shortlist Voting Week (coming up in the first week of September).
And here’s a little insider tip:
The more books you read and review, the more points you earn. There will be free books and badges too!
By mid-September, we’ll reveal the Top 3 Books of 2025!
Stay tuned to our socials for more deets and news.
Let’s get reading!
