20 November: Publication Day in the US and Canada. The pre-publication reviews have been wonderful, and the book has featured in several lists of essential reading, including TIME and WASHINGTON POST . It has also been listed in Bustle , Entertainment Weekly , The Millions , LitHub , Afar , and Shelf Awareness , among others. Book Riot 's quirky Horoscopes and Book Recommendations for November recommends it especially for Librans! "Roy’s skillful blending–of fact and fiction, of personal and political, and of suspense and reward–creates a rich and layered read. But the modern resonances of rising nationalism, in India and beyond, ensure that Roy’s story of what happened in Muntazir transcends its own pages. “Once the letter was read,” Myshkin says, “it would be over and I would have to start waiting again.” It’s a feeling readers may well share." Naina Bajekal, Time "Lyrical, subtle, [and] finely observant... A novel of history, both global and
