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For Literature book lovers, the excitement of waiting for new books about to be launched is second to none. Getting your hands on the newest book that everyone’s been talking about gives you the dopamine fix you need. In this article, we have rounded up a list of good reads you must try in 2021.

Klara And The Sun By Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Ishiguro after being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature book, is one of the most acclaimed and popular books of 2021. The novel shows the world from the eyes of the narrator Klara, an Artificial Friend, who observes people and their behavior in her unique way. The book explores themes like love by beautifully blending human nature with a naive quest to uncover our connection with the world.

The Lost Apothecary By Sarah Penner

An apothecary tucked away in the streets of eighteenth-century London has its dark secrets. The store sells a potion to women that liberate them when used against the men who’ve oppressed them in their lives. The story takes a messy turn when a mistake intertwines several lives on a path full of revenge. The Lost Apothecary makes for an interesting read with suspense and a spirit of sisterhood.

Detransition, Baby By Torrey Peters

A National Bestseller nominated for the Women’s Prize, Detransition, Baby has a refreshingly unique plot. When a detransitioned man impregnates his boss, he asks his ex-girlfriend to help raise the baby. His ex is a trans-woman who longs to be a mother. The evolving dynamics between the trio get complex as the novel brings forward ideas highlighting human ironies.

Aftershocks By Nadia Owusu

Nadia Owusu’s memoir has a striking impact on the reader as she details her upbringing that happened in various countries as she moved from one place to another with her diplomat father. She deals with several shattering experiences in life, drawing parallels to an earthquake and its residual tremors. It is a great read that shows the reader a fresh perspective of dealing with a troubling world.

The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins

The Wife Upstairs is a feminist twist on the classic gothic romance novel, Jane Eyre. It subverts the patriarchal sensibility present in Bronte’s classic novel. The story takes place in a modern setting as opposed to the Victorian setting of the original novel, lending it fresh possibilities altogether. However, this time, the novel promises that the wife just won’t stay buried.

The Four Winds By Kristin Hannah

Online literature book apps, or ebook apps, have become increasingly popular owing to the convenience they offer. With the ease of carrying literally thousands of books on your phone coupled with a lower cost of ebooks, these apps are being eagerly embraced by more and more book lovers. The question that arises is – are ebooks changing our reading habits? Let’s find out.

The manner in which people read has been changing radically. While some people make the switch to ebooks completely, many prefer to read both ebooks and print books. The Covid-19 pandemic, however, stirred things up. It has accelerated the growth of ebooks due to stay-at-home orders and decreased social contact. An ebook store Kobo reported that eBook consumption on their platform is up by 60% year-on-year for March. Additionally, the use of their eReaders has also surged, as the number of times that people who use their device increased by a whopping 61%. This trend has been reflected by several other ebook platforms.

The advent of ebooks has definitely changed our reading habits, for better or worse. They’ve also changed things for publishers, as the growth of the digital reading culture is enabling authors and publishers to try new and creative opportunities to develop their books further and delight the readers. It has also allowed authors to directly publish their works, to connect closely with their readers and, importantly, to conceive newer ways of telling their stories. Some online book platforms also allow their readers to connect with the authors through their apps, which is a great way of enriching the reading community.

Our way of accessing new information has significantly changed since digital books became mainstream. Long gone are the days of combing through library shelves for books to find specific pieces of information. The internet and search engines have given us the ability to search through thousands of resources on just about any subject with a click of a button while sitting in the comfort of our homes. Finding specific information using a search engine is far more efficient and convenient, as compared to physically doing so.

Thinking about how I read paper books, I realize that I skim ahead a lot, often reading fragments of the text in advance. At times I even read the book’s ending early on. However, when I’m reading an eBook, I don’t do that. I barely ever read the ending before I actually get there. One can say that my reading has become quite disciplined.

Another thing that I like about e-books is that they’re searchable, so it’s really useful for fact-checking. Besides, I can also store my notes and highlights on the device, which allows me to quickly find pieces of text when I’m writing.

Other features such as the option to reserve a book I want online are also quite useful. This saves a lot of time as compared to searching for a book in a library. For people like me who fear being on a plane or the subway or in a line with nothing to read, ebooks have come to the rescue. I can now carry an entire library with me at all times and read with one hand in a crowded train.

For Literature book lovers, the excitement of waiting for new books about to be launched is second to none. Getting your hands on the newest book that everyone’s been talking about gives you the dopamine fix you need. In this article, we have rounded up a list of good reads you must try in 2021.

Klara And The Sun By Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Ishiguro after being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature book, is one of the most acclaimed and popular books of 2021. The novel shows the world from the eyes of the narrator Klara, an Artificial Friend, who observes people and their behavior in her unique way. The book explores themes like love by beautifully blending human nature with a naive quest to uncover our connection with the world.

The Lost Apothecary By Sarah Penner

An apothecary tucked away in the streets of eighteenth-century London has its dark secrets. The store sells a potion to women that liberate them when used against the men who’ve oppressed them in their lives. The story takes a messy turn when a mistake intertwines several lives on a path full of revenge. The Lost Apothecary makes for an interesting read with suspense and a spirit of sisterhood.

Detransition, Baby By Torrey Peters

A National Bestseller nominated for the Women’s Prize, Detransition, Baby has a refreshingly unique plot. When a detransitioned man impregnates his boss, he asks his ex-girlfriend to help raise the baby. His ex is a trans-woman who longs to be a mother. The evolving dynamics between the trio get complex as the novel brings forward ideas highlighting human ironies.

Aftershocks By Nadia Owusu

Nadia Owusu’s memoir has a striking impact on the reader as she details her upbringing that happened in various countries as she moved from one place to another with her diplomat father. She deals with several shattering experiences in life, drawing parallels to an earthquake and its residual tremors. It is a great read that shows the reader a fresh perspective of dealing with a troubling world.

The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins

The Wife Upstairs is a feminist twist on the classic gothic romance novel, Jane Eyre. It subverts the patriarchal sensibility present in Bronte’s classic novel. The story takes place in a modern setting as opposed to the Victorian setting of the original novel, lending it fresh possibilities altogether. However, this time, the novel promises that the wife just won’t stay buried.

The Four Winds By Kristin Hannah

Here’s what you can you expect from The Chaptr:

An engaging community specifically for literature lovers. That means, at each step, we are asking ‘What will make this experience better for readers?’ ‘How can we connect readers in ways that are meaningful?’

Leveraging books as a means to open ourselves up to new perspectives. We choose books from a variety of genres, both fiction and non-fiction, so that each of us can take a step outside of our comfort zone every once in a while.  As we experience other readers’ perspectives on a particular plot, character description or protagonist’s journey, our own reading journey becomes more dynamic.

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We hope that you enjoy connecting with other readers in The Chaptr community as much as we have enjoyed creating it.  We look forward to hearing from you! You can sign up here to be one of the first to experience The Chaptr when we officially launch.

Satisfying that craving for real-time discussions throughout the entire journey of reading a book is what we do at The Chaptr.  How do we do this? Well, we started by figuring out how we could enhance the reading experience by bringing together the convenience of a book subscription box and the camaraderie of a book club.  Fueled by this desire to connect over great books, we built a community specifically for readers.  Our mission is to bring together book lovers and facilitate a village where thought-provoking discussions can flourish and friendships blossom.  To help accomplish this, we integrate social media into our reading experience in a way that promotes meaningful engagement between readers and enriches, not detracts from, the reading experience.