NAYANTARA ROY’s debut novel, The Magnificent Ruins, was a New York Times editors’ choice, a Los Angeles Times editors’ pick, a Washington Post and People best book, and an Apple best debut book, among other recognitions. The book is currently being adapted for television. In 2018, she won the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prizefor her short story 8C and her plays have been performed internationally in the U.K. and India. By day, she is the senior vice president of television at Sandbox Entertainment, where she acquires and develops original scripted series. Her most recent book is Sisters of a Halved Heart: A Novel (Algonquin Books).