Books and Authors (2025-2026)

Subject: Current Affairs | Time Window: Jan 2025 — Mar 2026 Exam: AP Group 2 (APPSC)

Overview

Literary awards and notable books from 2025-2026. The Telugu Sahitya Akademi winner and International Booker Prize Indian win are must-know.

Announced March 16, 2026. Ceremony: March 31, 2026. Prize: ₹1 lakh + shawl + copper plaque.

Language	Author	Work	Genre
Telugu	Nandini Sidha Reddy	Animesha	Poetry
English	Navtej Sarna	Crimson Spring	Novel
Hindi	Mamta Kalia	Jeete Jee Allahabad	Memoir
Malayalam	N Prabhakaran	Maayaamanushyar	Novel

Genre breakdown: 8 poetry, 4 novels, 6 short stories, 2 essays, 2 memoirs, 1 criticism, 1 autobiography = 24 total.

Award	Winner	Work
Nobel Literature	Laszlo Krasznahorkai (Hungary)	Body of work
Booker Prize	David Szalay (Hungarian-British)	Flesh
International Booker	Banu Mushtaq & Deepa Bhasthi (India/Kannada)	Heart Lamp (first short story collection to win)
Pulitzer Fiction	Percival Everett	James

Jnanpith Award: India's highest literary award (est. 1961, Bharatiya Jnanpith). Telugu winners: C. Narayana Reddy (1988), Ravuri Bharadhwaja (2013).
Sahitya Akademi recognises 24 languages.
M.T. Vasudevan Nair: Padma Vibhushan 2025 (posthumous, Malayalam literature).

Telugu Sahitya Akademi 2025: Ans: Nandini Sidha Reddy — "Animesha" (poetry)
International Booker 2025 Indian winners: Ans: Banu Mushtaq & Deepa Bhasthi (Kannada) — "Heart Lamp"
"Heart Lamp" was historic because: Ans: First short story collection to win the International Booker
Nobel Literature 2025: Ans: Laszlo Krasznahorkai (Hungary)
Sahitya Akademi English winner 2025: Ans: Navtej Sarna — "Crimson Spring"
Booker Prize 2025: Ans: David Szalay — "Flesh"
India's highest literary award: Ans: Jnanpith Award (est. 1961)
Sahitya Akademi recognises how many languages? Ans: 24
Pulitzer Fiction 2025: Ans: Percival Everett — "James"
Telugu Jnanpith winners: Ans: C. Narayana Reddy (1988) and Ravuri Bharadhwaja (2013)