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Critical Mass: Decoding India’s Nuclear Policy by R. Rajaraman

Critical Mass: Decoding India’s Nuclear Policy by R. Rajaraman

In a critical discussion of India’s nuclear doctrine and its components of no first use and credible minimum deterrence, R. Rajaraman argues that, contrary to fears expressed in the media…

Quarterlife by Devika Rege

Quarterlife by Devika Rege

The Bharat Party has come to power in India after an intensely divisive election. Naren, a jaded Wall Street consultant, is lured by its economic mandate to return to Mumbai.…

Bipathu and a Very Big Dream by Anita Nair

Bipathu and a Very Big Dream by Anita Nair

When school reopens in the village of Kaikurussi after the pandemic lockdown nine-year-old Bipathu makes new friends-Madama a blind lady who has moved to the village Maash a neighbour Rahul…

Assassin by K.R Meera

Assassin by K.R Meera

Late one night in November 2016, Satyapriya, a middle-aged professional living alone in a big city, is attacked by an unidentified assailant. Though she escapes unhurt, a conversation with her…

One Night Only by Saumyaa Vohra

One Night Only by Saumyaa Vohra

Saumyaa’s zany, fun-fuelled novel is the first work of chick-lit from the Indian subcontinent to feature a complex and nuanced bisexual protagonist–and also offers pithy insights into female friendship and…

H for Heritage: Mumbai by Fiona Fernandez

H for Heritage: Mumbai by Fiona Fernandez

Fiona’s ‘H for Heritage’ makes history fun and accessible for young readers, inviting them to engage with their city’s heritage in a quirky and imaginative way. RELEASE DATE: 31st March,…

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Announcements

‘Imperial Games in Tibet: The Battle for Survival and Sovereignty’ by Dilip Sinha will be published by Pan Macmillan India in Spring/SUMMER 2024.

‘Imperial Games in Tibet: The Battle for Survival and Sovereignty’ by Dilip Sinha will be published by Pan Macmillan India in Spring/SUMMER 2024.

We are delighted to announce that ‘Imperial Games in Tibet: The Battle for Survival and Sovereignty’ by the former diplomat and author Dilip Sinha will be published by Pan Macmillan…

Harper Collins Publishers India announces ‘Assassin’ by K.R. Meera

Harper Collins Publishers India announces ‘Assassin’ by K.R. Meera

A literary page-turner, a genre-defying magnum opus that every Indian must read. Available wherever books are sold | Releasing on 24 July 2023 This article first appear on the Harper…

HarperCollins Presents Sohini Chattopadhyay’s ‘The Day I Became a Runner’

HarperCollins Presents Sohini Chattopadhyay’s ‘The Day I Became a Runner’

Harper Collins Publishers India is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of one of the most important works of narrative non-fiction publishing this year, The Day I Became a Runner—A…

Film Companion and A Suitable Agency are delighted to announce FILM INK

Film Companion and A Suitable Agency are delighted to announce FILM INK

A unique grant for Books on Indian Cinema Mumbai, Thursday, 15th June 2023: Film Companion and A Suitable Agency announce—Film Ink, a unique writing grant to support and encourage original,…

Quarterlife: A Novel, by Devika Rege releasing on 25 June, 2023 under HarperCollins India

Quarterlife: A Novel, by Devika Rege releasing on 25 June, 2023 under HarperCollins India

Releasing on 25 June, 2023 under HarperCollins India’s prestigious Fourth Estate imprint, Quarterlife is a novel about the idea of India. It is a story about the youth of a…

Penguin to Publish Sidhartha Mallya’s Upcoming Book on Mental Health for Young Readers

Penguin to Publish Sidhartha Mallya’s Upcoming Book on Mental Health for Young Readers

New Delhi, 7 May 2023 – Following the success of his debut book, Sidhartha Mallya is set to release his first book for young readers on mental health. Titled Sad/Glad:…

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Suitable Conversations

We are delighted to partner with the very beautiful Sunder Nursery in New Delhi for an exciting new initiative: Suitable Conversations at Sunder Nursery. This will be a series of talks and conversations around books featuring a wonderful list of writers. The events will be held on weekends and will be open to everyone.

Season 3

We’re delighted to be back with the third season of Suitable Conversations at Sunder Nursery.

Watch this space for updates on upcoming events.

Season 2

Season 1


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Book Excerpts

Operation Haygreeva

Operation Haygreeva

Prabhakar Aloka A riveting spy thriller by a former spy, Prabhakar Aloka’s Operation Haygreeva will keep the reader hooked till the last page. The novel follows the C3 unit of…

Operation Haygreeva

Operation Haygreeva

Prabhakar Aloka A riveting spy thriller by a former spy, Prabhakar Aloka’s Operation Haygreeva will keep the reader hooked till the last page. The novel follows the C3 unit of…


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Incredible reviews are pouring in for Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s debut, ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’. This is your sign to get a copy of the book today! 👇“[It] is a chronicle of a death foretold. The dozen or so voices that narrate the incident do not turn into a cacophony. The multiple narratives only highlight how religion and misogyny encourage seemingly decent people to engage in unproductive—even fatal—activities.”—@sayari.is.reading for @scroll_in“For a novel covering such dark, deeply uncomfortable emotional territory, it is a surprisingly breezy read, thanks to Kannanari’s insouciance and take-no-prisoners style. This is a highly accomplished debut that steers clear of convenient writerly choices.”—@adityamanijha for @livemintlounge“In this political climate and during a crucial election year in India, [it] makes for a sobering read.”—Deepti Bhasthi for @artreview_magazine“Kannanari takes us into the inner lives of people with the assuredness of a seasoned storyteller and leaves one instantly spellbound by both the simplicity and complexity of provincial life.”—@​​timesofindia“In an age where social media fabricates the truth for all of us, Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari paints the picture of mass hysteria in the fictional village of Vaiga placed in the Western Ghats.”—@platformagazine“…it is a perfect book for our age, and naturally—with chilling accuracy—it also satirizes our alarming world of digital overexposure and hyperreality.”—@karkritques for @thefederal_india“It is a book that forces the reader to confront the realities of female body politics through a feminist lens, using an engagingly kaleidoscopic narrative. The writing is so self-assured it’s hard to believe this is a debut novel.”—@prathapnair for @openmagazine“‘… a short yet powerful novel that portrays what happens when a shift in productive forces, represented here by technology, collides with a society clinging to the past.”—@sansip for @moneycontrolcom“Kannanari infuses the unsettling story with a sadness that permeates the place, the people, the happenings. In an hour and a half, a village is torn apart savagely.”—@kumar.sheila for @newindianexpress See MoreSee Less
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“March has been a month of travel and I tend to read a lot when I am on the road.‘Circles of Freedom’ by TCA Raghavan is another view of our National Movement, told through the lives of a far lesser-known circle of friends—Aruna Asaf Ali, Asaf Ali, Sarojini Naidu, Syud Hossain & Syed Mahmood. Having lived in Delhi for several years, I knew of Aruna Asaf Ali as the marg (road) close to the JNU campus, I knew it was named after a “freedom fighter” (that beloved anachronism). She comes to life in this book, as does Sarojini Naidu, whom we know mainly as a (somewhat flowery) poet and the only woman depicted in representations of the Dandi March.I thoroughly enjoyed @harish.bhat.r’s ‘Office Secrets’, a chuckle-aloud compilation of his columns about the self-important lingo & comedy of the contemporary office.Then, @aparnapiramalraje’s ‘Chemical Khichdi’ about her coming-to-terms with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Born to one of India’s well-known industrial families, she is aware of her privilege & this is one of the biggest strengths of the book.Sapan Saran’s ‘Ottam aur Anya Natak’ comprises three plays, the Ottam of the title being the showpiece. This play is about the life of a woman athlete, who is called out for ‘not being female enough’, someone like Santhi Soundarajan or Dutee Chand. Saran’s book came out only a few weeks after mine, & naturally I was intrigued. Her research on the complex science of sex is flawless, but the human resolution of her narrative is beautiful. For those who can read Hindi, please get this book.I started reading Sudipta Kaviraj’s ‘The Invention of Private Life’ for work, but the work is so compelling that I have started taking it to bed from last night. Kaviraj examines the seductive idea that the values of modernity made its way to people more meaningfully through the literary works of the late 18th, 19th &20th centuries than through state administration or legal processes or more formal institutions of modernity.”—@sohinichatThis Women’s Month, join us as we spotlight the incredible women authors we’re honored to represent.Sohini Chattopadhyay is the author of ‘The Day I Became a Runner’. Buy your copy now. See MoreSee Less
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“I’m an intuitive coach who loves to read about the science that explains how my intuitive abilities are helping the businesses and individuals I work with. From the ‘Molecules of Emotion’ by Candace Pert to ‘Morphic Resonance’ by @rupertsheldrake and now this fascinating book, ‘We are Electric’, by Sally Adee on the Electrome, I’m devouring books on how we are so much more than the mental, emotional, physical bodies we are aware of.”–@pallavi108This Women’s Month, join us as we spotlight the incredible women authors we’re honored to represent. Throughout March, we’ll be sharing snapshots of these talented women indulging in the joy of reading. Stay tuned for some literary magic!Pallavi is co-authoring a whip-smart, eye-opening book with @ameyann that goes beyond discussing fatphobia to interrogate society’s complicity in enabling this menace. See MoreSee Less
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