Megha Majumdar

Megha Majumdar is a highly acclaimed writer and former editor-in-chief of Catapult Books. She moved to the United States for her higher education, earning degrees in social anthropology from Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. Her debut novel, A Burning, was a New York Times bestseller and received widespread recognition, including a Whiting Award. Her second novel, A Guardian and a Thief, has further cemented her reputation, earning honors such as the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Her work is often praised for its riveting storytelling and its deep, empathetic exploration of social struggles and the human condition.