The Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award has been constituted to recognise noteworthy work in the Indian literary space across the fiction and non-fiction genres.
In the Non–Fiction category, the shortlisted nominees are (in alphabetical order):
| Sr. No. | Book | Author | Publishing House |
| 1. | India’s War: The Making of Modern South Asia 1939-1945 | Srinath Raghavan | Penguin Random House |
| 2. | The Gene: An Intimate History | Siddhartha Mukherjee | Penguin Random House |
| 3. | The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable | Amitav Ghosh | Penguin Random House |
In the Non–Fiction category, the longlisted nominees are (in alphabetical order):
| Sr. No. | Book | Author | Publishing House |
| 1. | A Life in Shadow: The Secret Story of A.C.N. Nambiar, The Mysterious Anti-Colonial Hero | Vappala Balachandran | Roli Books |
| 2. | A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India | Josy Joseph | HarperCollins |
| 3. | India’s War: The Making of Modern South Asia 1939-1945 | Srinath Raghavan | Penguin Random House |
| 4. | No One Else: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex | Siddharth Dube | HarperCollins |
| 5. | The Gene: An Intimate History | Siddhartha Mukherjee | Penguin Random House |
| 6. | The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable | Amitav Ghosh | Penguin Random House |