Fiction

Stories from India’s Poorest Districts A classic of investigative reporting and social inquiry by the authority on Indian rural poverty, published outside of India for the first time with a...

A stunning work exploring what it means to refind yourself and reconnect with others while coming to terms with having lived through war. Nur and Abid relearn to love after...

The residents of Pipalnagar, a dull and dusty small town, hope to one day leave behind their humdrum lives for the thrills of Delhi. Deep Chand, the barber, dreams of...

High in the Himalayas sits a dilapidated mansion, home to three people, each dreaming of another time. The judge, broken by a world too messy for justice, is haunted by...

A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years-an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker...

'Riotously audacious and entertaining – cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger of a novel' KAMILA SHAMSIE 'A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar' THE STATESMAN 'A wild romp that ends...

An irresistible fake-dating desi romance! A young woman with Bollywood roots hires a barista to act as her boyfriend for her cousin's wedding -- only to learn you can't fake...

From a master of contemporary Indian fiction, an expertly crafted and taut family drama, set over the course of four days. 'Extraordinary.' Geetanjali Shree'A writer of rare and wonderful gifts.'...

 90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksRabindranath Tagore was one of the greatest authors of his generation. In these two short stories - 'The Broken Nest' and 'Dead...

Megha Majumdar’s electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times bestseller and National Book Award longlisted A Burning. Set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, two families seeking...

An aspiring teen art curator who’s sworn off love spends a semester in India, where the first boy to give her butterflies again has a royally surprising secret—part of the...

 ‘A devastating work, but proof that a novelist of Naipaul’s stature can often define problems quicker and more effectively than a team of economists and other experts’ – The Times n...

A legally-minded sleuth takes to the streets of 1920s Bombay in a fascinating new mystery. Introducing Perveen Mistry, a courageous young lawyer-turned-sleuth in a stunning murder mystery. Armed with a...

Hope You Are Satisfied welcomes you to Dubai as you've never seen it before... An astute satire in the vein of The White Lotus, with a touch of espionage. Malik's...

A fresh and taboo-breaking depiction of the Indian diaspora, for readers of Jhumpa Lahiri, Avni Doshi and Claire Kilroy Lina never wanted children, but now there are two lines on...

As the Sun sets on the age of virtue, the shadows gather for a final dance -The Mathuran Republic and Magadhan Empire are locked in mortal struggle, but they are...

Amalie Howard whisks you away with a historical romance full of drama, true love, and the perfect happily ever after. Sometimes, finding love means flouting the rules... Born to a...

What if love is the best magic of all? Once, Sera Swan was one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very...

Salim has spent most of his life on the east coast of Africa, living and working with his family. When he sets out to build a new life for himself,...

In Half a Life we are introduced to the compelling figure of Willie Chandran. Springing from the unhappy union of a low-caste mother and a father constantly at odds with life, Willie...

Shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern...

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020 For all fans of Hot Milk comes a searing debut novel about mothers and daughters, obsession and betrayal. In her youth, Tara was wild....

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Sweeping between India and England, from childhood and the present day. Sunjeev Sahota's unforgettable novel about illegal immigrants is a story of dignity in...

Dazzling new short stories from Salman Rushdie that transport us around the world from Bombay neighbourhoods to elite English universities, in his first new fiction since Victory CityIf old age was...

Bestselling author Amalie Howard delivers the unputdownable companion novel to Queen Bee, Lady Knight, which follows the daughter of a duke defying the rules of high society in regency-era London with the...

A bold and electrifying story of a family in which three generations of gay men in India fight for love and dignity against the currents of their times, from the...

Detective Kamil and restaurant owner Anjoli go to Mumbai to solve the ritualistic killing of a British construction worker found with eighteen arrows embedded in his body. For readers of...

Willy Chandra whom we first met in 'Half a Life' is a man who has allowed one identity after another to be thrust upon him. Now, in his early 40s,...

A shattering study of disaffection and belonging … This is a concise novel of staggering depth …Disturbing, deep and utterly extraordinary' Bidisha, ObserverAn Irish Times Book of the Year 2019Escaping her...

The fiercest wars are fought between siblings. Tara, a successful Dehli lawyer, is everything her younger brother isn't: dedicated, independent, thriving. When their beloved father retires, he summons them to...

A WARRIOR WITH A DEBT. A GANGSTER WITH A SECRET. A CONFRONTATION WAITING TO HAPPEN. Kavi's people were once warriors who acted as the vanguard to an imperial invasion. Now,...

Jane Austen's Emma meets bustling Mumbai society in Swati Hegde's debut friends to lovers romcom. Confident fashionista Jia Deshpande spends her days writing cliché-ridden listicles for Mimosa, Mumbai's top women's...

“A stunning chronicle of an Indian woman’s coming-of-age... This is electrifying.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “Is this a ghost story?” Meena asked the barber’s wife who told the tale. “I don’t...

A SPICY ROMANTASY STEEPED IN INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. Across the realms, celestial dancers known as apsaras are revered for their beauty, allure, and enchanting magic. But Meneka knows that is not...

'Vaseem Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely. I couldn't love this series more' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Historical fiction at its finest' MAIL ON...

Old and young. White and brown. Male and female. British. Indian. Other. Four strangers arrive in India for a wedding. Together, they climb a mountain — but will they see...

Translated by Rijula Das A hilarious and absurdist take on the political landscape of West Bengal, India. Beggar’s Bedlam is a surreal novel that unleashes the chaos of the carnival...

Most family reunions end in tears. This one will end in murder... Get ready for a claustrophobic, roller-coaster ride in 2025. Lucy Foley meets Succession in this tense and atmospheric...

She's chosen her own future. Madras, India: The orphaned girls of St Ursulas convent are destined to be nuns or servants but seventeen-year-old Savi dreams of escape. Responsible and good with...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel of identity and self-discovery takes readers from 1937 Bombay to Istanbul, Prague, Florence, Paris and London to uncover the...

An anthology of weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora. This book features a mix of original English short stories...

A gay novel in which the rural landscapes of Bengal set the stage for a story that transcends the boundaries of tradition and love. Mallar, a shy and introspective sixteen-year-old,...

'Anita Desai is a magnificent writer' - Salman Rushdie From three times Booker-shortlisted author Anita Desai, Rosarita is a beautiful, haunting novel that explores memory, grief, and a young woman’s...

A thrilling story of love and resistance about two young people born across social lines, set against a tumultuous political landscape in India.The mounting curiosity amongst them was not about...

She's chosen her own future. Madras, India: The orphaned girls of St Ursulas convent are destined to be nuns or servants but seventeen-year-old Savi dreams of escape. Responsible and good with...

A sweeping family saga set against the backdrop of a Sikh wedding. On the morning of his nephew’s wedding, Devinder Gill is certain the delicate balance of his life will...

An exceptionally moving novel that traces the arc of a man’s life from his 1935 birth in a small village in India to his death from Covid. 'This profound book...

 A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEEL MUKHERJEEThe international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author'Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation' Financial...

A BRAND NEW sun-drenched, forced proximity rom-com beach read for 2024 ‘A simply gorgeous slow-burning love story’. Natasha Harding, Sun A totally gorgeous and escapist romcom that will hook fans...

Delve into this debut fantasy and journey through the Spice Gates as Amir, a young man born with the ability to travel between the eight kingdoms, unravels the power that...