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Indian publisher of bestselling books, for readers of every stripe. For submissions: wleditors@pratilipi.com

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Fiction holds within itself the paradox of providing the reader both some distance from and intimacy with the events unfolding inside it." says Minakshi Thakur in her conversation with T2. Read the full interview here: t2online.in/goodlife/boo...
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Minakshi Thakur shares insight on her new novel, Grief Burns like Fever
Minakshi Thakur discusses her new novel 'Grief Burns like Fever', exploring the lingering trauma and grief of the Covid pandemic. Get the details.
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
An excerpt on AI & robots from the “Machines” chapter of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, 1st published by @ucpress.bsky.social, now out from @westlandbooks.bsky.social in a South Asian edition, is out in Newslaundry! 🧪💙📚 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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If the only value lies in what machines can mimic, humanity will be over
Drawing on the histories of science, exploration, race, gender and nation-making, the book ‘Humans: A monstrous history’ examines how “monster-making” has repeatedly been used as a means of defining, ...
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An excerpt from HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is out today in @scroll.in! The book was published by @ucpress.bsky.social last year; it's now available in a South Asian edition from @westlandbooks.bsky.social #ancient #medieval #classical 🗃 scroll.in/article/1095...
Sistine Chapel detail showing two hands: God making Adam.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
‘The Book of Genesis contains a potential nonbinary individual at the start of human history … Adam’s potential androgyny raised troubling questions for adherents of gender binaries ... ’ Read an extract from @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social's Humans in @scroll.in: scroll.in/article/1095...
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This book examines nonbinary thinking and Christianity in the late Roman Empire and the Middle Ages
An excerpt from ‘Humans: A Monstrous History’, by Surekha Davies.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It was filter coffee and a lot of unfiltered conversations as we bookstore hopped with @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social and De-democratisation: A Global Story.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You know it's a big launch when you have to move venues to accommodate more people! The launch of @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social 's De-democratisation was full of great conversations and left us with a lot of things to ponder about democracy today. Here are some snapshots from the evening.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#Delhi Join us tomorrow as we bookstore hop with @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social !
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As the Far-Right #AfD wins in a historic state election in Germany, it is imperative to understand how de-democratisation is spreading across Europe. If you are in #Delhi, join us at Jawahar Bhavan to discuss De-democratisation and its impact. Tuesday, 8 Sept, 6 p.m. @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here's a new review of Samanth Subramanian's The Web Beneath the Waves in Business Standard. www.business-standard.com/book/the-hid...
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Kavita Krishnan's De-Democratisation : A Global Story is the book you should be reading to understand global politics currently. Now in bookstores and online. @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#Delhi mark your calendars for the launch of @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social's De-democratisation: A Global Story on 8 Sept at Jawahar Bhawan.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Open Call! We are opening a second round of submissions for the IF Anthology of New Indian SFF Vol. 2, edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social. Send us your stories by 15 Oct 2026. Detailed guidelines here: sites.google.com/pratilipi.co...
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Delighted that there’s now a South Asian edition of Humans: A Monstrous History, first published by @ucpress.bsky.social in 2025!
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Why do humans make monsters, and what do monsters tells us about humanity? @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social answers this in ‘Humans: A Monstrous History’. Now available at all major bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"I don't shy away from uncomfortable truths. I've been the 'Other' in so many settings, having lived and worked in different countries." — Sheena Kalayil talks to Grazia India about her @womensprize.bsky.social longlisted novel The Others.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We asked @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social to tell us what makes De-democratisation: A Global Story an important read to understand global and local politics. An urgent book for our times. Get it at your favourite bookstore and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The #independenceday speech made us read @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social 's De-democratisation: A Global Story. Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Taking philosophy out of classrooms and libraries, Sundar Sarukkai shows us how the spirit of philosophy can be found in the most mundane of our everyday actions. A book to savour! Coming to bookstores on 27 August. Pre-order on amzn.in/d/06d5R8L5
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The problem of de-democratisation is a global issue! To understand it better, read @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social 's De-democratisation: A Global Story. Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Here's the first excerpt from Minakshi Thakur's evocative novel, Grief Burns Like Fever. Now in bookstores and online. scroll.in/article/1094...
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New fiction: A woman grapples with motherhood during the Covid-19 pandemic
An excerpt from ‘Grief Burns Like Fever’, by Minakshi Thakur.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
An update regarding the second volume of the IF Anthology of New Indian SFF. We will be opening a second round of submissions soon and hope to read more from all of you. Here’s the detailed note from the editor @gautambhatia88.bsky.social: sites.google.com/pratilipi.co...
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
While the #Jharkhand student #protests continue to grow, it is imperative to understand why democracies must fight to safeguard its protesting voices, its right to dissent and question. @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social 's De-Democratisation: A Global Story is an essential read for the times!
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Here are some snippets from the #Hyderabad tour of Wild Wild East, the ground zero of H1-B discussions in India. We went bookstore-hopping followed by two incredible sessions with CDPP and Lamakaan.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Here are some snippets from the #Hyderabad tour of Wild Wild East, the ground zero of H1-B discussions in India. We went bookstore-hopping followed by two incredible sessions with CDPP and Lamakaan.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In this season of protests, we are delighted to announce Kavita Krishnan's new book, De-Democratisation: A Global Story. A rare perspective from the Global South on the biggest questions facing the world today, this is a re-imagined map for a world based on the shared aspiration of democracy.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It's pub day for The Others! Longlisted for the @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction 2026, Sheena Kalayil's novel follows three different lives that get entangled in a love affair as a revolution sweeps through East Germany. Out Now!
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
From Sheena Kalayil comes an extraordinary novel about love and identity in a time of political unrest. Longlisted for the @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction 2026, the Indian edition of The Others is releasing on 24 July.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
An urgent, provocative study that traces how India's early constitutional choices enabled today's majoritarian turn. Javed Gaya’s Heartland Rising (internationally released as Majoritarianism in India) is available in major bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The one book which should be on your TBR pile! Neyaz Farooquee's brilliant memoir is back with an all-new cover. Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The wait is over for Josy Joseph's new book! An exhilarating account of India in the days leading up to 15 August 1947. Pre-order ‘Birth of a Nation: The Twenty-One Days That Made India’ now: amzn.in/d/0iGXBTPt
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
It's World Sea Turtle Day today and we are reading Island on Edge to understand the implications the #greatnicobarproject would have on them! Available in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
'Tanul Thakur’s debut book Wild Wild East... balances the broader socio-political picture with the pleasures and urgencies of old-school narrative journalism.' writes Aditya Mani Jha in their review for The Hindu. Read the full review on www.thehindu.com/books/books-...
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The human cost of H1-B dream | Review of Tanul Thakur’s Wild Wild East
Explore Tanul Thakur's "Wild Wild East," a compelling critique of the H-1B visa system through personal narratives and socio-political analysis.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
‘Negi’s prose is restrained and cinematic ... The hills breathe and brood alongside the characters.’ Read The Tribune's review of Bela Negi's The Tree With Eyes: www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-re...
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If the #greatnicobarproject is all over your timeline and you want to know why are ecologists, environmentalists and #JairamRamesh asking the government to reconsider it, you need to read Island on Edge! Available in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
What is it like to live your beliefs? To return, day after day, to the struggle, knowing you are more likely to lose than win? Peace activist and scholar David Shulman’s ‘Freedom and Despair’ is a view from the occupied West Bank in Palestine. Out Now.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
It's pub day! Javed Gaya's 'Heartland Rising' examines the constitutional underpinnings of the majoritarian politics that characterise India today. Now available at all major bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We are thrilled to see our book ‘A Historian in Gaza’ by Jean-Pierre Filiu on the @mooreprize.bsky.social Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing 2026 longlist!
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The core focus of this #WorldEnvironmentDay is climate action. Island on Edge brings together voices of journalists, activists as they dig deep into the different aspects of The Great Nicobar Project and its longterm effects. Available in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Bengaluru the #QueerIndiaNow tour is coming over next weekend! On Saturday, 13 June, join us for an exclusive screening and readings with the editors and contributors at the amazing The Bangalore Room
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
An urgent, provocative study that traces how India's early constitutional choices enabled today's majoritarian turn. Javed Gaya’s Heartland Rising (internationally released as Majoritarianism in India) is now available for pre-order: amzn.in/d/0evVVImY
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We have your #PrideMonth reading list sorted! From generational sagas to workplace inclusion, from fighting for trans rights to queer detectives, from novels to anthologies, we have something for all kinds of readers. Get them at your nearest bookstores and online!
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
If the news about #H1Bvisa has been all over your newsfeed, you should be reading Tanul Thakur's investigative book, Wild Wild East! Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It is June 1st or as we are now calling it Queer India Now Day!🌈🌈🥳 Happy Pride and happy reading! Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This extraordinary memoir is back with an all new cover! Get it from your favourite bookstore or online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Monday reading: Neyaz Farooquee's critically acclaimed memoir, An Ordinary Man's Guide to Growing Up Muslim in India. Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In Wild Wild East, you are introduced to a whole new nightmare behind the H-1B visa programme and how it entraps workers in a cycle of abuse. An investigation that will keep you on the edge of the seat! Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Get your copy of Neyaz Farooquee's memoir at your favourite bookstore or online. www.deccanherald.com/features/boo...
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Read of the Week: An Ordinary Man's Guide To Growing Up Muslim In India
Set around the Batla House encounter, Neyaz Farooquee’s memoir traces Muslim identity, Jamia Nagar life, stereotypes and Delhi upbringing with humour, insight and critique of everyday prejudice in Ind...
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We have a brand new cover for Neyaz Farooque's critically acclaimed memoir, An Ordinary Man's Guide to Growing Up Muslim in India. Now in bookstores and online.
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
'Set in the London Borough, Maryam & Son has a beginning like a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel...' reviews Financial Express. Mirza Waheed's Maryam & Son is in bookstores and online. www.financialexpress.com/life/lifesty...
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Book review of Maryam & Son: Inside Mirza Waheed’s latest novel
Melancholy of motherhood: A missing son sends a mother into a clash and clamour with the state’s security apparatus
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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We have the perfect gift for readers as we gear up for Pride Month! 🌈💖 Queer Directions (QD) presents Queer India Now, an anthology revealing what it means to live, work and love in today's India. Coming to colour your bookshelves soon! Pre-order on amzn.in/d/0b5lC6I3
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Buy Queer India Now Book Online at Low Prices in India | Queer India Now Reviews & Ratings - Amazon.in
Amazon.in - Buy Queer India Now book online at best prices in India on Amazon.in. Read Queer India Now book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. Free delivery on qualified orders.
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