“Straying has multiple layers of meaning in the novel.”- Anisha Lalvani (Author, Girls Who Stray)

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Anisha Lalvani, author of Girls Who Stray (Bloomsbury, 2024).

Anisha Lalvani has lived in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and London. She has a Master’s of Arts degree in English Literature from Mumbai University. She has worked in publishing and on various literary projects including the literary television programme Kitaabnama: Books and Beyond, and the Jaipur Literature Festival. She currently works in communications at a leading think tank that engages with the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. She posts on Instagram @anisha.lalvani.54 and on X @AnishaL_Writer. This is her first novel.