Nilanjana Roy Books in Order

A small band of fiercely independent cats lives among the alleys and ruins of Delhi’s Nizamuddin neighborhood. The arrival of a frightened kitten with unusual powers sets off events that threaten their community and everything they protect.

Recovering from a battle with feral cats, Mara and her companions face winter, dwindling food and new predators in their changing Delhi neighborhood. A motley group of animal allies joins their search for a refuge where they can live safely.

Selections from the influential Modern Review bring together political argument, fiction, poetry and personal essays from India’s independence era. The anthology traces debates over nationalism, self-government, caste and gender through writers and leaders who shaped the emerging nation.

Roy revisits two decades of literary criticism alongside personal essays about a life shaped by reading. Encounters with writers and book lovers illuminate the development of Indian writing in English and her enduring attachment to books.

Indian writers examine the meaning of freedom through essays and stories responding to the country’s contemporary challenges. Edited by Roy, the collection brings together distinct literary and political perspectives on liberty, belonging and the pressures facing public life.

A child’s murder shakes a village near Delhi, where suspicion falls on an itinerant Muslim man. With few resources, policeman Ombir Singh must seek the truth while communal tension and demands for revenge threaten any prospect of justice.