Welcome to Jacaranda Agency
Jacaranda is a boutique literary agency working out of Singapore, India, and the UK. We represent a diverse list of fiction and nonfiction from across Asia, and in particular a growing list of fiction from South East Asia. Our list includes authors from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan. We also represent many authors from further afield, including from the US, UK, Kenya, and Australia, making us a truly international agency. More recently we have begun building a small, curated list of fiction in translation from South East Asia. We also represent a small number of translators.

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Indian Roots Ivy Admits by Viral Doshi and Mridula Maluste is a one of its kind essential handbook for all
aspiring undergrad students to the US. Through a series of essays, that have been
cleverly divided into themes, India's top education counsellor provides advice on how best to tackle
the Personal Essay for the Common App.Read MoreIndian Roots, Ivy Admits
Viral Doshi
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Rivers Remember is a three-year investigative project that doesn’t just document the how and why of the flood
that wrecked the city. It places the 2015 flood and floods bygone against the physical and cultural landscape of
Chennai and desperately worries about its future. It looks at the city of Chennai and those who make this pattinam
their home with affection, wit and exasperation.Read MoreRivers Remember
Krupa Ge
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Synopsis
“It was always the same dream, a dream that began with darkness and blood.”
When Assistant Commissioner of Police Aditi Kashyap is called upon to solve a gruesome triple-homicide in
a Mumbai suburb, she is dragged into terrifying world of the Saimhas – werelions - who have lived alongside
humans, hiding amongst them since ancient times.Read MoreBeast
Krishna Udayasankar
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Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, powerful and
sometimes treacherous family, they've relied on each other for support and confidence. Now, though,
Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor
of Estella's poisoning of their whole family. What in their dark and complicated past has brought them to this point?Read MoreUnder Your WIngs
Tiffany Tsao
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This is the story of Lisa Ray.
Accidental actor. Poet. Writer. Activist. Seeker.
The book is a first person account of a rich and varied life experience, honest and deeply moving. Funny and
charming. And always real. In your face, gut- wrenchingly real.Read MoreClose to the Bone
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The famous dancer Madhavi is at the court of the Chera King for a grand performance. The King’s first son
Shenguttuvan, the crown prince of the Cheras, is getting ready for his engagement to a Velir princess. There is celebration in the air.Read MoreThe Prince
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A Brief History of Humankind is an insight into the ancient history of mankind. According to the author, human
history has been shaped by three major revolutions namely, ‘The Cognitive Revolution’, ‘ The Agricultural Revolution’
and ‘The Scientific Revolution’. He feels that mankind has been empowered to create and connect around ideas
that do not have a physical existence.Read MoreSapiens - A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari

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"Having described Mumbai in a brilliant manner, Rahman’s work is intricate, intense, insinuating as well as impressive." Neelam. Booxoul on Insta.
We are hosting the next #FDC in September.
The guests include: Jayapriya Vasudevan (Jacaranda Literary Agency)
Bestselling author Shatrujeet Nath
Sivapriya R - Publisher at Bloomsbury India
Hindi bestselling author Divya Prakash Dubey
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Thrilled to be working with Norman and @TiffTsao on releasing this excellent story collection stateside! 🎉 https://twitter.com/FeministPress/status/1552384171292729346
We're so excited to announce that we'll be publishing Norman Erikson Pasaribu's HAPPY STORIES, MOSTLY (trans. @TiffTsao)
Coming to a bookstore near you spring 2023 🎊🎊🎊https://tinyurl.com/2a8n5vpc
I want to share about the contract that Norman and I recently signed for the US edition of Happy Stories, Mostly. It took a little more time partly because Norman requested some changes which were radically generous in terms of what the translator usually receives...
We're so excited to announce that we'll be publishing Norman Erikson Pasaribu's HAPPY STORIES, MOSTLY (trans. @TiffTsao)
Coming to a bookstore near you spring 2023 🎊🎊🎊https://tinyurl.com/2a8n5vpc