The Confidence Code for Girls is a New York Times bestselling book co-authored by journalist Claire Shipman and educator Jillellyn Riley, first published in May 2018. It is a science-backed, illustrated guide written specifically for teen girls, showing them how…

If you are shopping for the best history and politics books in Sri Lanka, three titles stand out immediately: the Yuval Noah Harari Box Set (3 Books) is the most comprehensive macro-history collection available; Why Nations Fail is the essential…

The Shark Mutiny by Patrick Robinson is a gripping military naval thriller published in 2001, set against a geopolitical crisis in which China and Iran secretly conspire to mine the Strait of Hormuz and cut off the world’s oil supply…

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is a cosy fantasy novel published in March 2020 by Tor Books. Set in a magical world where mythical creatures live among humans, the story follows a soft-hearted caseworker named Linus…

Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There is a compelling non-fiction book co-authored by Cass R. Sunstein and neuroscientist Tali Sharot, published in 2023 by MIT Press. The book explores a deeply human phenomenon — habituation —…

Last Bus to Everland is a young adult fantasy novel by Scottish author Sophie Cameron, published in 2019. It follows seventeen-year-old Brody, a lonely Edinburgh teenager who discovers a magical hidden world called Everland — reachable only by a mysterious…

The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh is a landmark work of literary fiction set in the Sundarbans — the world’s largest mangrove delta, stretching across the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Published in 2004, the novel brings together ecology,…

The Brain Book by Phil Dobson is a practical, science-backed guide to peak mental performance. It teaches readers how to think more clearly, improve focus, manage stress, and build better mental habits — all grounded in real neuroscience, explained in…

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan is a landmark work of narrative history that places Asia, the Middle East, and the ancient trade routes connecting East and West at the very centre of the…

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop is a bestselling South Korean novel by Hwang Bo-reum, translated into English by Shanna Tan and published by Bloomsbury in 2023. The story follows Yeongju, a woman who walks away from corporate burnout to open…