Novelist. Otherlives: filmmaker, comicsperson, columnist, childrens writer. Out soon, The Pictures of Darpan Ray (HarperCollins India)
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Samit Basu retweeted
Set in a Bollywood transitioning between the multiplex and AI eras, this is a layered, dark, and wickedly funny story about friendship, ambition, and the monstrous machinery of modern stardom.
@samitbasu's highly anticipated new novel, a contemporary reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic - The Pictures of Darpan Ray - is officially arriving on the 5th of November, and you can you can preorder your copy right now!
PRE-ORDER today: amzn.in/d/09UG7O1B
Somewhere alone in an underground luxury bunker Modi is scrolling Neha Bora accounts and whimpering in fear
Really enjoying this series!
youtu.be/hZqXPKRHe4s?si=lBV8…
The 2nd episode of Musafiri has dropped! It’s about the oldest thing in Mumbai !
Samit Basu retweeted
What if Dorian Gray lived in today’s India? Dark, wickedly funny, and deeply unsettling—Samit Basu’s The Pictures of Darpan Ray brilliantly reimagines The Picture of Dorian Gray for a world obsessed with youth, beauty, art, and conformity. #ComingSoon
Thank you for making it possible!
We’re delighted to announce that @samitbasu’s dazzling work of contemporary fiction, ‘The Pictures of Darpan Ray’ will be out in October 2026 by HarperCollins India, and we absolutely can’t wait for the world to read it.
New novel alert!
Out soon (by which I mean next month) from HarperCollins India. This is the cover, designed by the amazing Ramnika Sehrawat.
Should be on shelves in a few weeks! Please spread the word, and I’ll share links and more as soon as they arrive. For more, please visit my newsletter.
So happy to see Simoqin in this list aol.com/news/greatest-sci-fi…
Popping up to remind you that the writing workshop's application deadlines are May end. Ok, return to your doomscroll. open.substack.com/pub/samit/…
Congratulations and happy book birthday Lavanya!!
INTERGALACTIC FEAST is out in North America!
It’s the sequel to Interstellar MegaChef, with more Serenity Ko shenanigans, more secrets sneaking up on Saras… and all the food in the galaxy 🍩🚀
I’m super excited to be sharing this book with you!
A 🧵 of gratitude! But first…
ALT I’m standing against a plain light wall, holding a copy of Intergalactic Feast at chest height so the colorful space-themed cover faces the camera. I’ve got long, dark hair, and I’m wearing a navy lace top, light jeans, and red lipstick, looking directly at the camera with a small smile.
Samit Basu retweeted
解説し、サミ・アフマド・カーン氏とSF評論家の海老原豊氏がSFの検討をします。SF小説家でNetflix映画でも知られるSamit Basu氏が、SF作家藤井太洋氏 @t_trace と対談します。週末の夜のインドSF対談。ぜひぜひご参加くださいませ！ keio-sfrdc.jp/archives/630
new newsletter: Future Tense short story link and a quick novel workshop update. samit.substack.com/p/new-nea…
Had a really great time working with the editors at Future Tense on a new short story: What Would Akanda Do? out now in issues .org . It's a near-future story about a Bollywood star who signed away his likeness to AI, and now has some thoughts: issues.org/futuretensefictio…
Also, Moira Shourie's response essay to What Would Akanda Do? It's called The Dividing Towers of Mumbai. issues.org/futuretensefictio…
Samit Basu retweeted
Set in a vividly imagined Delhi, the novel by @samitbasu blends speculative fiction with social commentary- exploring identity, surveillance, friendship, and resistance in an age of hyper-connectivity.
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I'm starting an independent writing workshop! samit.substack.com/p/writing…
