I am beyond thrilled to announce that my new book, "What Remains After a Fire" will be published by @wwnorton and is set to release next year. A massive thank you to my agents Lily Dolin and @agent_luck, and editor Huneeya Siddiqui for believing in my work!

We inherit more than names. We inherit memories, silences, fractured histories, and the longing to belong. On @harperbroadcast, discover some stellar book recommendations that move through generations, borders, family histories and identity, tracing the invisible threads between inheritance, love, exile and selfhood: harpercollins.co.in/editors-… @GhoshAmitav @kmahaj @AanchalMalhotra @MishalHusain @KanzaJaved @VivekShanbhag0 #SrinathPerur @aninditaghose #LindsayPereira #JeetThayil #SarnathBanerjee #SiddharthDhanvantShanghvi #READWithHarperCollins #HarperBroadcast #BooksAboutBelonging #FamilySagas

Thanks to @wwnorton for my copy of short story collection What Remains After A Fire by Kanza Javed, longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2026. Look out for my review as part of the longlist celebration blog tour! @dylanthomprize #SUDTP26 #DylanThomasPrize #books

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Yesterday at Readings ...kanza launching her short story collection . Proud that she was the first author in Residence at the Shireen kunj Creative Writing Retreat 2 years ago .That was an ambitious experiment for me but Kanza supported me.

A thoughtful, compelling discussion you won't want to miss: piped.video/9aS4Ojv-kOA?si=Qo4d… Authors @KanzaJaved and @AanchalMalhotra on Javed’s acclaimed short story collection, #WhatRemainsAfterAFire. #READWithHarperCollins

Here's what the critics/reviewers have said about Kanza Javed's (@KanzaJaved) debut short story collection, 'What Remains After a Fire' (@wwnortonUK) 📚 #SUDTP26

What Remains After a Fire by Kanza Javed (2025) A collection of short stories, this book is praised for its emotionally honest and often painful portrayals of Pakistani women both in Pakistan and abroad—confronting grief, love, displacement and societal restrictions. #BookReview

Honored!!

Congratulations to Kanza Javed (@KanzaJaved) and all at @wwnortonUK for being longlisted for 'What Remains After a Fire.' #SUDTP26

Huge congratulations to @KanzaJaved longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2026! So proud to see What Remains After a Fire recognised among such exciting voices—here’s to powerful writing and well-deserved celebration. #READWithHarperCollins #LongList #Writing #Celebration

📚 Our 2026 Longlist 📚 - 12 fine additions to anyone's bookshelf. 🎉 #SUDTP26 PRESS RELEASE 🗞️: bit.ly/SUDTP26longlist

📚 THE 2026 LONGLIST 📚 We are thrilled to unveil the 12 titles that make up this year's @SwanseaUni Dylan Thomas Prize longlist. What a depth of incredible global talent! 😮 PRESS RELEASE 📰: bit.ly/SUDTP26longlist

Congratulations! 🎉 @LesFugitives, @FaberBooks @SabhbhC, Chatto & Windus, Vintage, Bloomsbury Poetry, @jonathancape, @KanzaJaved @wwnortonuk, @sterlinglordlit, Manilla Press, Bonnier Books UK, Canongate, @GrantaBooks, Bloomsbury Cirus, Dead Ink Books

New review today! telegraphindia.com/books/aft…

Kanza Javed's book, What Remains After a Fire, reveals the ruins of a soul in the aftermath of a major event, writes Rishita Misra. #book #review @leo_mukherjee @KanzaJaved @HarperCollinsIN telegraphindia.com/books/aft…

If 2025 had a reading pattern, it looked like this: finish, recommend, think about it, read again. Some stories simply refused to fade once the last page was turned. They stayed in conversations, resurfaced in memory, and found their way back into readers' hands. Here is our wrap of the fiction readers could not quite move on from! Discover the full list on @harperbroadcast: harpercollins.co.in/blog/edi… #RuchirJoshi #JeetThayil @chetan_bhagat @agarwal_stuti @authoramish #ShreyasRajagopal @rahulpandita @aninditaghose #SanjenaSathian @KanzaJaved #MMukundan #GitaKrishnakutty #AmitabhaBagchi #JissaJose @vivarthaka @ashwinsanghi #MiniKrishnan #Volga @tpurnima #VenkataraghavanSrinivasan #AnanyaBrokerParekh @dpanjana #MohammadNazimUddin #VRamaswamy @akhilpdharmajan #HarithaCK #Perundevi @writetolopa #ManjulBajaj @alkajoshi #VibhaBatra @menakaraman #SukumarRay #CharbakDipta @SatyarthNayak #NimnaVijay #PriyankaPandyaBhatt @debasmita_d @Manik_M_Jolly @stutichangle #READWithHarperCollins #FictionBooks #2025Wrapped #MustReadFiction

In this conversation with @TheWeekLive, author @KanzaJaved reflects on the craft and heart of What Remains After a Fire, her powerful new short-story collection — an unflinching, searing portrait of women bound by their search for love and acceptance in a world governed by men: theweek.in/leisure/society/2… #READWithHarperCollins

Here's what readers had to say! #READWithHarperCollins #WhatRemainsAfterAFire #Praise

Feeling very grateful to see these early responses to 'What Remains After a Fire.' Thank you to the readers, reviewers, and booksellers who’ve taken the time to read, reflect, and share their thoughts.

‘Real, restrained, and resonant! @KanzaJaved’s What Remains After A Fire offers unadorned tales that feel genuine and intimately familiar, dwelling upon the small dilemmas of ordinary people,’ writes Manisha Gangarhar for @thetribunechd. Read more: tribuneindia.com/news/book-r… #READWithHarperCollins