Books of the week: From Sunanda Pushkar biography to Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar. *** — FICTION The Nickel Boys By Colson Whitehead Penguin Random House | Rs 479 | 224 pages Colson Whitehead’s latest release The Nickel Boys is a follow-up to his The Underground Railroad, which won him the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction, and 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. — NON-FICTION Gay Icons of India By Hoshang Merchant and Akshaya K Rath Pan Macmillan India | Rs 450 | 256 pages Facing discrimination and homophobia, but living boldly each day, are extraordinary persons who strengthen the LGBTQ+ cause, being ‘out’ and inspirational to numerous Indians. — BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES The Extraordinary Life and Death of Sunanda Pushkar By Sunanda Mehta Pan Macmillan India | Rs 599 | 344 pages A detailed account of the life, ambitions and controversial death of Sunanda Pushkar, the book is a definitive biography by journalist and Pushkar’s school-mate Sunanda Mehta. — YOUNG READERS How the Sea Became Salty By Sudha Murty Penguin Random House India | Rs 175 | 40 pages Recipient of the RK Narayan Award for Literature and the Padma Shri among others, Sudha Murty is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, and a prolific author with several bestselling stories for children.