Books and authors are an integral part of current affairs preparation for government job aspirants and competitive exam candidates. Every year, numerous books are launched in fields like politics, defence, literature, history, science, and personal memoirs, reflecting the country’s intellectual and cultural trends. Knowing these latest book releases and their authors not only enhances general awareness but also helps in answering questions often asked in SSC, Banking, Railways, and State PCS exams. This article provides a comprehensive month-wise list of important books and authors released from January to October 2025, helping readers stay informed and exam-ready.
Important Books and Authors – January to October 2025
Keeping track of recently published books is an essential part of current affairs preparation for UPSC, SSC, banking, and other government exams. Below is the month-wise list of notable books and their authors for 2025.
October 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Swapnil Pandey | Wings of Valour |
| Shiv Kumar Mohanka | Above and Beyond |
| Dr. P. Vijay Anand Reddy | Maine Cancer Ko Jeet Liya |
| General Anil Chauhan | Ready, Relevant and Resurgent II: Shaping a Future Ready Force |
| B.K. Harinarayanan | Sivam Subham: The Biography of a Couple |
| Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) | Civil-Military Fusion as a Metric of National Power and Comprehensive Security |
| Berjis Desai | Modi’s Mission |
| Jaroslavas Melnikas | Antim Din |
September 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Amish Tripathi | Chola Tigers: The Avengers of Somnath in Chennai |
| Arundhati Roy | Mother Mary Comes to Me |
| Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon (Retd.) | Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan |
| Priyambada Jayakumar | M.S. Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India |
| Dr. Ananya Awasthi & Dr. Nikhil Yadav | Living The Vivekananda Way |
August 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Priyambada Jayakumar | M.S. Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India |
| Vivek Singhal | Dominion and Dharma: Reframing Capitalism Through Conquest, Consciousness, and Civilizational Memory |
| Former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud | Why the Constitution Matters |
| Amish Tripathi | The Chola Tigers: The Avengers of Somnath in Chennai |
July 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Bidyut Chakrabarty & Prakash Chand Kandpal | Public Administration in India |
| V.S. Ravi | Confessions of a Shakespeare Addict |
| Capt. S.N. Ahmed | Das Paise ka Postcard |
| Lata Pandey & Dr. Ramanand | Sustainable Wellness of Students: A Collective Responsibility in Higher Education |
| Anupam Kher | Different But No Less |
| Abhishek Choudhary | Believer’s Dilemma |
June 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Audrey Truschke | India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent |
| Col Yoginder Kandhari (Retd.) | Kashmir Insurgency – Deconstructing the State Response Revisiting 1989–90 |
| Adish C. Aggarwala | Modi’s Niti Shastra: The World’s His Oyster |
| Sucheta Raj Khanna | The Stars Light the Way |
| A.K. Bhattacharya | Different Strokes (1998–2014) |
| Jacinda Ardern | A Different Kind of Power |
| Thangam Thennarasu & Arumuga Sitharaman | Varalaru Koorum Tamil Nattu Kaasugal |
| President Droupadi Murmu | Wings to Our Hopes – Volume II |
| Prem Prakash | History That India Ignored |
| Partab Ramchand | Celebrating V.V. Kumar @ 90 |
| BlueKraft Digital Foundation | The Emergency Diaries – Years That Forged a Leader |
| Shikhar Dhawan | The One: Cricket, My Life and More |
| Lalit Shaurya | Swasthya Ke Prahari |
May 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Dr. S.P. Sharma | India@2047: Leading the Global Economic Order |
| Bandaru Dattatraya | Janta Ki Kahani – Meri Aatamkatha |
| Zhaleo Rio (IAS) | PMAY-U Coffee Table Book |
| Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson | Original Sin |
| Srinath Raghavan | Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India |
April 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Shri Sujeet Kumar | AI on Trial |
| Gopalkrishna Gandhi | The Undying Light: A Personal History of Independent India |
| Anupama Sharma | Buransh: The Fragrance of Words |
| S. Ambujammal | The India I Saw |
| Sarah Wynn-Williams | Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism |
| Dr. Prabhat Ojha | Sanskriti Ka Paanchva Adhyay |
| Ms. Shalini Goyal Bhalla | I Am Circular (Coffee Table Book) |
| Amarjit Singh Dulat | The Chief Minister and the Spy |
| Hari Singh Rana | Mere Achhe Din |
| Fali S. Nariman | Beyond the Courtroom |
| Arun Singhal & Dr. Devendra Kumar Sharma | Ramanujan: Journey of a Great Mathematician |
| Himanshu Roy | Agent Zo |
March 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Rashmi Trivedi | She for Her |
| Sapna Sharma | The Life and Contribution of the Women Members of the Constituent Assembly |
| Daggubati Venkateswara Rao | Prapancha Charitra |
| P.S. Raman | Leo — The Untold Story |
| K. Arumugam & Errol D’Cruz | March of Glory |
| V. Sriram & Lashman | Memories and Milestones |
| Dr. V.I. Mathan | To the Seventh Generation |
| DDWS & UNICEF India | Ripples of Change: Gender-transformative rural WASH programmes in India |
| Neneh Cherry | A Thousand Threads |
| Rachel Clarke | The Story of a Heart |
| Chloe Dalton | Raising Hare |
| Clare Mulley | Agent Zo |
| Helen Scales | What the Wild Sea Can Be |
| Yuan Yang | Private Revolutions |
February 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Geetika Lidder | I Am a Soldier’s Wife: The Life and Love of Toni Lidder |
| Amitabh Kant | Life on Mars: Collected Stories |
| Kailash Satyarthi | Diyaslai |
January 2025
| Author | Book Title |
|---|---|
| Dr. Deepa Malik | Bring It On: The Incredible Story of My Life |
| Amitabh Kant | How India Scaled Mt G20: The Inside Story of the G20 Presidency |
| Dr. K.S. Chauhan | Parliament: Powers, Functions & Privileges; a Comparative Constitutional Perspective |
| Pankaj Mishra | The World After Gaza |
| Amitav Ghosh | Wild Fictions |
| Sanghamitra Chakraborty | Soumitra Chatterjee and His World (Vintage) |
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