REFLECTIONS

Reading in these past years

Getting back to reading

01 AUGUST 2025

5 MIN READ

In 2025, I think I only read a single book in my summer break between my Master's year in Italy. A friend had sent this book as a birthday gift through my parents from India.

GABRIELLE ZEVIN

GABRIELLE ZEVIN

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

2025/01

2025/01

This year I've been able to read more. I started going to a new library that opened up in Gurugram.

KANAN GILL

Acts of God

2026/01

SATOSHI YAGISAWA

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

2026/02

FREDRIK BACKMAN

My Friends

2026/03

MAI MOCHIZUKI

Full Moon Coffee Shop

2026/04

In search of community in a city where there's hardly any friends of mine remaining from my life, I ended up joining a book club (all things fun community) in Gurugram. It's more flexible than a usual book club, we don't all read the same book at the same time. We silently read for a while and then talk about our respective groups. My favourite is the end, where we all answer a prompt/question given by the host. People are open and they are not afraid to be vulnerable. I even ran into a school mate who I had not seen in a decade there.

My all-time favourite reads

This is not a long list.

LORI GOTTLIEB

LORI GOTTLIEB

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

FAV/01

FAV/01

DOLLY ALDERTON

DOLLY ALDERTON

Everything I Know About Love

Everything I Know About Love

FAV/02

FAV/02

JOHN GREEN

JOHN GREEN

The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Anthropocene Reviewed

FAV/03

FAV/03

© HARSHITA NAGPAL 2026

© HARSHITA NAGPAL 2026