The longlists for the Godrej Literature Live! Mumbai LitFest Literary Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction and Business have been announced. The winners will be named at the Festival’s finale on November 9. The LitFest will be held from November 7 to 9 the NCPA at Nariman Point.

Here are the shortlisted books in each category:

Fiction: Book of the year

Island , Sujit Saraf

Rising Sons , Kavery Nambisan

The Last Knot , Shabir Ahmad Mir

Fiction: Best first book

Hot Water , Bhavika Govil

The Dead Know Nothing , Kishore Ram

The Fertile Earth , Ruthvika Rao

Nonfiction: Book of the year

Golwalkar: The Myth Behind the Man, The Man Behind the Machine , Dhirendra K Jha

The Identity Project: The Unmaking of a Democracy, Rahul Bhatia

The Undying Light: A Personal Hist

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