# New & Notable Books of 2026

> Answers the query: “best new books 2026”

_Last updated: 2026-07-25_

## The list

1. **The House Keeper Akshat Gupta Avw**, Yohlav
   https://www.altbook.net/book/the-house-keeper-akshat-gupta-avw
2. **The Complex**, Karan Mahajan
   https://www.altbook.net/book/the-complex
3. **Fieldwork as a Sex Object**, Meena Kandasamy
   https://www.altbook.net/book/fieldwork-as-a-sex-object
4. **Aamchi Mumbai**, Gulzar
   https://www.altbook.net/book/aamchi-mumbai
5. **August 17**, S. Hareesh
   https://www.altbook.net/book/august-17
6. **Allah Miyan’s Workshop**, Mohsin Khan
   https://www.altbook.net/book/allah-miyans-workshop
7. **Drown All the Refugees**, Tabish Khair 2
   https://www.altbook.net/book/drown-all-the-refugees
8. **Leaves No Longer Green**, Arup Kumar Dutta
   https://www.altbook.net/book/leaves-no-longer-green
9. **People We Love Preeti Shenoy**, Shency.
   https://www.altbook.net/book/people-we-love-preeti-shenoy
10. **The Secret Eligibles of Mumbai Anmol Malik**, Also by the Author
   https://www.altbook.net/book/the-secret-eligibles-of-mumbai-anmol-malik
11. **Thayil Editions Number Three Happily Ever After**, Kamal Trilok Singh
   https://www.altbook.net/book/thayil-editions-number-three-happily-ever-after
12. **The Constitution is MY Home**, Rsati Na Life in Law
   https://www.altbook.net/book/the-constitution-is-my-home
13. **Not Quite Family**, Khalid Mohamed
   https://www.altbook.net/book/not-quite-family
14. **Politics, Policy and Predictions**, Derek O'brien
   https://www.altbook.net/book/politics-policy-and-predictions
15. **Liar, Liar**, Rheea Mukherjee
   https://www.altbook.net/book/liar-liar
16. **A Room in Bombay a Memoir Manil Suri**, 
   https://www.altbook.net/book/a-room-in-bombay-a-memoir-manil-suri
17. **The Liver Doctor**, DR Cyriac Abby Philips
   https://www.altbook.net/book/the-liver-doctor
18. **Sea, Salt and Spice**, Meher Mirza
   https://www.altbook.net/book/sea-salt-and-spice
19. **The Grain Kitchen**, Anahita Dhondy
   https://www.altbook.net/book/the-grain-kitchen
20. **April the Business of Business is (not) Just Business**, Edited by Sutapa Banerjee
   https://www.altbook.net/book/april-the-business-of-business-is-not-just-business
21. **Spectacle State**, Brahma Prakash
   https://www.altbook.net/book/spectacle-state
22. **D.D. Kosambi**, Ram Ramaswamy
   https://www.altbook.net/book/dd-kosambi
23. **Arthashastra**, Radhakrishnan Pillai
   https://www.altbook.net/book/arthashastra
24. **April a Beginner's Guide to the Indian Stock Market**, Karthik Rangappa
   https://www.altbook.net/book/april-a-beginners-guide-to-the-indian-stock-market
25. **Desi Disruptors**, Vikrant Pande and Vispy Doctor
   https://www.altbook.net/book/desi-disruptors
26. **June IIT**, Prabhat Kumar
   https://www.altbook.net/book/june-iit
27. **Aryan Pasha**, Apra Kuchhal
   https://www.altbook.net/book/aryan-pasha
28. **Souls of Someone**, Shino Cherian
   https://www.altbook.net/book/souls-of-someone
29. **Love MY Amma Vasudhendra Winner**, 
   https://www.altbook.net/book/love-my-amma-vasudhendra-winner
30. **Maya**, Anant Sonawane
   https://www.altbook.net/book/maya

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Source: AltBook, https://www.altbook.net/collections/new-books-2026