Megha Majumdar

Megha Majumdar is the author of the forthcoming novel A Guardian and a Thief. Her first book, the New York Times bestselling novel A Burning, was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal. In India, it won a Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar. It was named one of the best books of the year by media including The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Vogue, and TIME Magazine. Her work has been supported by the Whiting, Civitella Ranieri, and Hawthornden foundations. Born and raised in Kolkata, India, she now lives in New York. 

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Email me: megha.majumdar.author@gmail.com

I am represented by Eric Simonoff at William Morris Endeavor: esimonoff@wmeagency.com

For speaking engagements, please contact Eleanor Rummell at the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau: erummell@penguinrandomhouse.com

At Knopf, Emily Reardon leads publicity for A Guardian and a Thief: ereardon@penguinrandomhouse.com

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