National Reading Week is commemorated every year on the week of 19 June, also known as National Reading Day. The occasion marks the death anniversary of PN Panicker who is remembered as the Father of the Library Movement in Kerala.
On this occasion, Edugraph got in touch with two of the most popular bookstores in the city to get to know about the books and authors sending students and teens of the city into a tizzy.
List of Top Selling Young Adult Books in Kolkata in 2023:
(Sourced from Apeejay Oxford Bookstores)
1. The Sun and the Star
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Puffin
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Mythology
2. Always And Forever
Author: Jenny Han
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Young Adult Fiction
3. As Good As Dead
Author: Holly Jackson
Publisher: Electric Monkey
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction
4. Heartstopper Series
Author: Alice Oseman
Publisher: Hodder Children's
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Queer
5. Red, White & Royal Blue
Author: Casey McQuiston
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Young Adult Fiction, LGBT
6. The First To Die At The End
Author: Adam Silvera
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
7. Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World
Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Genre: Historical Fiction
8. The Folk of the Air Series
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
9. It Ends With Us
Author: Colleen Hoover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Genre: Romance, Young Adult Fiction
10. The Graveyard Book
Author: Neil Gaiman
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Genre: Science Fiction
List of Most Popular Authors among young adults:
(Sourced from Bahrisons Booksellers, Park Street)
So for all those on campus - this National Reading Week - if you haven’t read any of these, now’s the time to head to the bookstore!