Nayantara RoyANTARA ROY is the author of The Magnificent Ruins, which was a New York Times Editor's Choice novel of 2024, an LA Times Editor's Pick, a Washington Post Best Book, a People Magazine Best Book, an Apple Books bet debut, and a Hachette book club pick, amongst others. The book is currently being adapted for television by Universal Television. Her second novel, Sisters of a Halved Heart, is forthcoming from Little, Brown on 2 June 2026. In 2018, Roy won the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award for '8C’. Her plays have been performed in the UK and India. By day, she is the Senior Vice President of Television at Sandbox Entertainment, where she acquires and develops original scripted series. Her television career has included overseeing shows such as Normal People, Nine Perfect Strangers, Mary & George, The Hunting Wives and Outlander, among others. Originally from India, she lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, USA.