Announcement
On June 19, 2026, from New Delhi, HarperCollins Publishers India issued a press release via PRNewswire announcing the publication of People We Love, a new collection of three long prequel stories by bestselling author Preeti Shenoy.
Book Details
People We Love offers intimate, truthful portraits of characters that previously appeared in Shenoy’s bestsellers It’s All in the Planets and The One You Cannot Have. The narratives follow Aniket, a coder yearning for Trisha; Nidhi, who leaves corporate life to teach pottery; Aman and Shruti, whose quiz‑competition romance confronts parental disapproval and class divides; and Anjali, a journalist preoccupied with chasing stories. Set against contemporary India, the stories examine the tension between duty and desire, family and freedom, and the evolution of personal identity.
Author Profile
Preeti Shenoy is among India’s highest‑selling authors and was featured on the Forbes longlist of the most influential celebrities in India. Her bibliography includes titles such as When Love Came Calling, Wake Up Life, Life Is What You Make It, The Rule Breakers, A Hundred Little Flames, It’s All in the Planets, Why We Love the Way We Do, The Secret Wish List, and The One You Cannot Have. Her works have been translated into multiple Indian languages. Shenoy is also a motivational speaker, fitness enthusiast, and artist specializing in portraiture and illustrated journalling, and she resides in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Publisher Profile
HarperCollins Publishers India releases roughly 250 new books each year across ten imprints, maintaining a diverse catalogue of more than 3,000 titles in both print and digital formats. The house has published award‑winning authors, including The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (Booker Prize 2008) and Girl in White Cotton by Avni Doshi (shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020). HarperCollins India has been honoured as "Publisher of the Year" multiple times and represents global publishers such as Harvard University Press, Lonely Planet, Oneworld, Nosy Crow, Usborne, and National Geographic Children. The company has also been certified as a Great Place to Work for two consecutive years, reflecting its workplace culture and values.
Quotations
Preeti Shenoy described the collection as a set of prequels that reveal the origins of beloved characters, noting that writing them felt like returning to a home she hadn’t realized she missed. Associate Publisher Rashmi Men praised Shenoy’s ability to capture the “heartbeat of ordinary lives,” calling the book warm, wise, and deeply humane, and expressing excitement about sharing it with readers.
Press Contact
For media inquiries, contact Nandini Tripathi, Manager – Marketing (Commercial), at nandini.tripathi@harpercollins.co.in or +91 9718928839.
Disclaimer
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