A long, long time ago, I had created a blog post with all of my books and data points about my reading. This year, I had the time to revisit that activity. While I didn't read too much, one thing is for sure - I absolutely enjoyed every single book that I read.

<aside> 🧡 I used Twitter this year as a tracker for my reading. All the books are on this thread here.

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Also, another huge plug because a lot of my time is now devoted to consuming content via newsletters and podcasts.

<aside> πŸ”Œ Plugging in my Notion page that contains my 2021 newsletter and podcast stack here.

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On with the books roundup. My Goodreads profile is dormant, but I've added links to help you find ratings and reviews. I've also added Amazon links to all of the books because many of them are on the Kindle.

<aside> πŸ“• This list would have been a lot less special had it not been for Krishna Gowda of The Bookworm on Church Street (you'll see why in the Special mentions column).

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Book Author(s) Genre Tweet Format Special mentions Goodreads Amazon
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention Erin Meyer, Reed Hastings Non-fiction, Business https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1366405138215284741 Paperback https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49099937-no-rules-rules https://www.amazon.in/Hard-Work-Irrelevant-Reed-Hastings/dp/075355366X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=no+rules+rules&qid=1640834006&sprefix=no+rule%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1
Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs Ken Kocienda Non-fiction, Business, Design https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1366405126949232646 Kindle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37638098-creative-selection https://www.amazon.in/Creative-Selection-Inside-Apples-Process-ebook/dp/B07F18HYX3/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Xiaomi: How a Startup Disrupted the Market and Created a Cult Following` Jayadevan P.K. Non-fiction, Business https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1399588596307226634 Kindle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57582971-xiaomi https://www.amazon.in/Xiaomi-Startup-Disrupted-Created-Following-ebook/dp/B08WVFWGSX/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Following Fish: Travels Around the Indian Coast Samanth Subramanian Non-fiction, Travel https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1399588888067272708 Kindle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8407189-following-fish https://www.amazon.in/Following-Fish-Samanth-Subramanian-ebook/dp/B06XXYNLZ9/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In Other Words Jhumpa Lahiri with Ann Goldstein (Translator) Non-fiction, Memoir https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1404120122965389312 Kindle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25614298-in-other-words https://www.amazon.in/Other-Words-Jhumpa-Lahiri-ebook/dp/B06WRTWBC8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Shaheen Bagh: A Graphic Recollection Ita Mehrotra Non-fiction, Graphic novel, Social issues https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1406549297882013696 Paperback https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58308165-shaheen-bag https://www.amazon.in/Shaheen-Bagh-Ita-Mehrotra/dp/9382579788/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9789382579786&linkCode=qs&qid=1640834693&s=books&sr=1-1
Speaking of Films Satyajit Ray Non-fiction, Culture https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1421520172993507329 Kindle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/670664.Speaking_of_Films https://www.amazon.in/Speaking-Films-Satyajit-Ray-ebook/dp/B06XYBCDBX/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine Kavitha Rao Non-fiction, Feminism https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1438866373090811906 Paperback Author-signed copy courtesy Bookworm Kris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58626578-lady-doctors https://www.amazon.in/Lady-Doctors-Untold-Stories-Medicine/dp/9390679052/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls Tim Marshall Non-fiction, History, Politics https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1452333444432908310 Kindle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36570350-divided https://www.amazon.in/Divided-Why-Were-Living-Walls-ebook/dp/B077G2M8KV/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1) Yuval Noah Harari with David Vandermeulen (Illustrator), Daniel Casanave (Illustrator) Non-fiction, Graphic novel, History, Science, Philosophy https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1462308090238304256 Hardcover https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55061505-sapiens https://www.amazon.in/Sapiens-Graphic-Novel-Yuval-Harari/dp/1787332810/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sapiens+graphic+novel&qid=1640835255&sprefix=sapiens%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-1
Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe Tim Leong Non-fiction, Graphic novel, Comics, Movies, Pop-culture https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1467374329239257089 Paperback https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17220622-super-graphic https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/1452113882/ref=x_gr_w_bb_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_in-21&linkCode=as2&camp=3626&creative=24790
Speed and Scale: A Global Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now John Doerr Non-fiction, Environment https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1470707020961497090 Audible https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58796563-speed-scale https://www.amazon.in/Speed-Scale-Global-Solving-Climate/dp/B09G88CWK6/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Price of the Modi Years Aakar Patel Non-fiction, Politics, Social issues https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1471125084123254784 Paperback Author-signed copy courtesy Bookworm Kris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59554236-price-of-the-modi-years https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/9391234224/ref=x_gr_w_bb_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_in-21&linkCode=as2&camp=3626&creative=24790
Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts Chip Kidd (Author), Geoff Spear (Photographer), Jean Schulz (Contributor), Paige Braddock (Contributor), Karen Johnson (Contributor), Jeff Kinney (Introduction) Non-fiction, Graphic novels, Biography https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1471883487082782723 Hardcover https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25073668-only-what-s-necessary https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/1419716395/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Whole Numbers and Half Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us About Modern India Rukmini S Non-fiction, Politics https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1472191424628072448 Hardcover Author-signed copy courtesy Bookworm Kris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59768153-whole-numbers-and-half-truths https://www.amazon.in/Whole-Numbers-Half-Truths-Cannot/dp/9391234674/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=RA3OHQTKWKHZ&keywords=whole+numbers+and+half+truths&qid=1640836105&s=books&sprefix=whole+%2Cstripbooks%2C196&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNjJRNERMMkVLWjImZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA3OTUxODBNMktNUlhYMldTSTkmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDM3MjYwMTFEUDUyNEhGQ0FWNU4md2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl
Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It Tien Tzuo Non-fiction, Business, Technology https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1473619219749036032 Audible https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38606235-subscribed https://www.amazon.in/Subscribed/dp/B07DJT2X52/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
THE INDIA SAAS STORY: Lessons in Building and Scaling from India's Most Valuable SaaS Companies Manav Garg Non-fiction, Business, Technology https://twitter.com/TejasKinger/status/1476485550332735489 Hardcover https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59917362-the-india-saas-story https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/9391165885/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

<aside> πŸ’¬ Thoughts, suggestions? DM me on Twitter. Thank you!

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<aside> πŸ”Œ Final plug: On the day of Kannada Rajyotsava, I had created β€˜The Ultimate Bangalore/Bengaluru Reading List.’ You can find it here.

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