Books of the week: From Jeet Thayil's Low to Nandita Das' Manto and I, Indian books to look forward to in 2020

Our roundup of 10 Indian books releasing in 2020 that should be on your radar. For more of our weekly book recommendations, *** – FICTION Low By Jeet Thayil Faber & Faber | Rs 599 | 320 pages Musician, poet, and editor Jeet Thayil’s upcoming novel Low follows Dominic Ullis, who has escaped to Bombay, following the death of his wife. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line By Deepa Anappara Penguin Random House India | Rs 499 | 320 pages Journalist and writer Deepa Anappara’s debut novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line follows nine-year-old Jai, who excessively watches reality police shows and considers himself smarter than his friends Pari and Faiz. The Lion of Kashmir By Siddhartha Gigoo Rupa Publications | Rs 295 | 268 pages Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner Siddhartha Gigoo’s upcoming novel follows Zooni, a human rights activist, who has returned home upon learning that her father Commandant Abdul Aziz has disappeared. – NON-FICTION Out of Line and Offline: Queer Mobilizations in ’90s Eastern India By Pawan Dhall Seagull Books | Rs 499 | 152 pages Queer rights activist and writer Pawan Dhall’s Out of Line and Offline focuses on queer people grouping and gathering in the 1990s and early 2000s, before the internet had reached most of India and when the community was still criminalised.