Readers share the books they are reading in time of self-isolation and social-distancing

With the coronavirus pandemic spreading like a wildfire, experts have advised people to stay at home and maintain social distance from others when in public. And with self-isolation, many readers have found an opportunity to get back to their best friends-- their books! So, we asked our readers to share their reading list which is keeping them sane in the time of Coronavirus lockdown. From fantasy to non-fiction to mytho-fiction to self-help to fiction, our readers shared a bunch of interesting books with us about what they are currently reading. These books will surely keep you company in the time of coronavirus lockdown. What's more, you can also pick your next book to read from this list!

Set in the 1930s, this book explores racism and the effects of the Great Depression. The story follows Scout and Jem Finch as they experience racial discrimination in their society. As they grow older, they notice how their father, a lawyer, fights for justice for a black man who is charged of raping a white woman.

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Write India author Upamanyu Chatterjee's hilarious yet poignant book 'Weight Loss' was published in 2006. The book tells the story of Bhola, who fetishes about everyone since his childhood. From his teachers to a vegetable vendor-cum nurse and her husband, he is attracted to both genders. Later he marries and fathers a daughter; when he thinks he is close to balance in life, his past catches up with him.

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Write India author Anand Neelakantan's 2018 novel 'Vanara' is a story of love, lust and betrayal. The book follows the lives of Baali, Sugreev and Tara from the epic Ramayana and retells their stories.

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Write India author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's bestselling book 'The Palace of Illusions' is a retelling of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. The story is told through Pachaali's point of view which makes it an interesting book which can be re-read.

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Nobel Literature laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's 2015 fantasy novel 'The Buried Giant' follows the story of a couple, as they set off on a journey to find their son whom they haven't met in many years. The book explores the themes of forgotten memories, love and war.

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This 2019 medical thriller by Robin Crook will interest readers, considering the coronavirus pandemic that we are facing today. When a mysterious air-borne virus starts spreading in various cities, forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton enters a race against time to find out what exactly is causing it and how to contain it, before it’s too late.

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American author Jean Sasson's 'Princess' trilogy tells the story of Princess Sultana, a Saudi Arabian princess. Though born in riches, the princess is a prisoner living under a veil, jailed by her father, husband and sons. In these books Sasson reveals the dark secrets of the Middle East countries.

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Published in 2007, in this book entrepreneur Kishor Biyani shares his story of following his instinct and changing the course of retail business in India. It tells the story of how Biyani created his brand, the Future Group, in the early 2000s.

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Write India author Kavita Kane is known for her feminist retelling of mythology through lesser-known characters' point of views. In this book, as the title suggests, Kane retells the epic Mahabharata through the point of view of Karna's wife Urvi.

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Nobel laureate Albert Camus' 1947 novel 'The Plague' is about how a deadly epidemic makes people ponder about destiny and the uncertainty of life. When a deadly plague spreads in a coastal town in North Africa, hundreds of people start dying. The story highlights upon the absurdity of human existence.

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Booker Prize-winner Arundhati Roy's book 'My Seditious Heart' is a compilation of her thought-provoking political essays which she penned over a period of two decades. These pieces on justice, rights and freedoms are an important read.

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Shubhangi Swarup's debut novel 'Latitudes of Longing' explores the interconnected lives of various characters who are all searching for one thing in common: true intimacy. The books offers an interesting view of humanity-- from our ability to love and harm each other to our sacred equation with the environment.

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Co-authored by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, this international bestseller is about the Japanese philosophy Ikigai which is about the art of living a happy and long life.

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Dan Brown's 2013 novel 'Inferno' is the fourth book in the popular Robert Langdon series. Following 'Angels & Demons', 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'The Lost Symbol', the book has Robert Langdon in the midst of yet another mystery to solve.

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Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' was originally written in Spanish; since then it has been translated and published in over 37 languages. The story follows multiple generations of the Buendía family. It highlights how history repeats itself, with the rise and fall of a new Macondo in a span of a hundred years.

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Epic fantasy novel series, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan will surely transport you to a different realm of magic. Though initially planned to be a six-book series, The Wheel of Time was later published in 14 volumes along with a prequel and two companion books.

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Man Booker Prize–winning author Aravind Adiga's new book 'Amnesty' is about an illegal immigrant who has to make a difficult decision: should he report a crucial information about a murder and face the risk of being deported or should he stay quiet and live with his guilt.

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In this book, clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson writes about 12 principles of how to live a meaningful life, regardless of all the ups and downs which are a part of our lives. He also shares examples from his clinical practice and personal life in this book.

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Steve Cavanagh's 2020 novel, 'Fifty-Fifty' is the fifth Eddie Fylnn book in the series. This thriller is about two sisters Alexandra Avellino and Sofia Avellino. Each of them finds their father's mutilated body and believes that the other has killed him. But one of them is lying. The truth will be out as they go on a joint trial in front of a jury.

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