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Massive congrats to my beloved author @NickMakoha for being shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 for his extraordinary collection THE NEW CARTHAGINIANS. What a ride.
Honoured to be shortlisted for the 2025 T. S. Eliot Prize. Huge thanks to judges, my agent Aparna at DGA, and Penguin for their faith. Join us for the Shortlist Readings, 18 Jan 2026, Royal Festival Hall. Deepest condolences to Chris Holifield’s family. #TSEliotPrize2025
It’s definitely going to be one hell of a party. Tix for the launch of this masterpiece on the Coronet Theatre’s website. Come if you like the sound of it x
What was a dream is now reality. Thank you. Now the real work begins. @obsidianfoundation crew come through. If you’re like, this seems fun come through. My uncle used to celebrate every big moment with a party. So in the spirit of Uncle Mike, the party is at @thecoronettheatre
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Really excited about this book. Can’t wait to share with you. Thank you @PenguinUKBooks and @DGALitAgents @AparnaKumar95 for believing in my writing. Thank you to my first readers for going with my ideas. The New Carthaginians is about to take flight. #poetlife #makethetea
So excited about this brilliant book by @pratinavanil. What a breath of fresh air to finally read a counter-narrative of India’s history! Rich and nuanced, this one is going to be a masterpiece.
Quite pleased to announce that I've signed a contract with Allen Lane for my new book, Gandhi’s Tomb: A History of India since Independence, 1947-2025
Colossal thanks to my agent @AparnaKumar95 and soon-to-be editor Chloe Currens
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@PenguinUKBooks @DGALitAgents
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Join us in celebrating @EkowEshun's "The Strangers" where he will be in conversation with @afuahirsch about how the book locates Ira Aldridge, Matthew Henson, Frantz Fanon, Malcolm X, and Justin Fashanu within Black art, history, culture, and politics!
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Not in my wildest dreams! Landed In Turin, Italy to talk about #TheIncarcerations to find the book being waved in PARLIAMENT in India! What more gratification could a writer want? Thanks @manojkjhadu @BhattRohin. Free BK-16, Umar Khalid and all those unjustly incarcerated.
Bhima Koregaon, and other political prisoners including Khalid Saifi, Umar Khalid find mention in Prof. Jha’s speech. Also books by @alpashah001 and Ajaz Ashraf!
I’ve long held that @manojkjhadu is one of our most erudite and eloquent Parlaimentarians.
So excited about this one! @NickMakoha you’re brilliant. And most of all, you’re an amazing person. I’m so happy to have played a role in bringing your masterpiece out in the world.
@PenguinUKBooks signs @NickMakoha '‘exhilarating’ second collection The New Carthaginians @AparnaKumar95 @DGALitAgents Just read this with my son. His smiley nod was worth it. thebookseller.com/rights/pen…
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Wow. To all those who have helped me complete this, I have nothing but love for you. Still a lot of work to do but can't wait to see you all on the book tour. Special mention to my wife and kids @JMBKingPleasure @PenguinUKBooks @DGALitAgents @AparnaKumar95
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My #nonfiction @thebookseller Editor's Choices for August: books by Sarah Moss @circleofpines Shahnaz Habib @CallumGRobinson @meerasodha @SamuelWright78 @crossmansusanna Miriam Gold @rahulabhatia & @HoratioClare
Hello @octopuswatch_1, been trying to reach out to discuss something related to your writing. Please DM with your email ID if interested thank you!
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Aparna Kumar is joining David Godwin Associates (@DGALitAgents) as a literary agent on 2nd October. thebookseller.com/news/kumar…
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We have big news - DGA is expanding as of Monday.
We're thrilled to have Aparna joining our team!
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Today, I'm starting a new journey with editorially.org
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My only goal is to write and edit so well that one day @AparnaKumar95
gets excited to commission it.
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#MeetThePoet
A master of the short lyric, #ArvindKrishnaMehrotra is one of India's finest poets in the English language.
Meet him and other brilliant poets in #ThePenguinBookofIndianPoets, edited by #JeetThayil. Go to your nearest bookstore or visit: amzn.to/3M3PoMv
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'A dazzling, authoritative, and, I suspect, instantly canonical anthology in which brilliant new voices are in fruitful dialogue with older eminences. A delight to read.' That's @SalmanRushdie on THE PENGUIN BOOK OF INDIAN POETS, edited by Jeet Thayil.
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Jeet Thayil has compiled the definitive anthology of Indian poetry in English. This monumental undertaking has been two decades in the making. It includes lost, uncollected and out-of-print poems and essays which provide cultural contexts.
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THE PENGUIN BOOK OF INDIAN POETS -- just look at it!!
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This #WorldPoetryDay, we're ecstatic to present – The Penguin Book of Indian Poets, edited by #JeetThayil.
Home to the works of 94 poets, this anthology carries lost and out of print poems of major poets as well as the poetry of the young poets of today!
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