Megha Majumdar is an Indian novelist who lives in New York City. Her debut novel, A Burning, was a New York Times best seller, won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar award in 2021 and a Whiting Award in 2022. From Wikipedia
Selected from 434 submissions, the 10-title slate advances to an Oct. 7 finalist reveal, then a Nov. 19 awards ceremony.