Arundhati Roy to Publish Memoir in 2025

Arundhati Roy, the Booker Prize-winning author, is set to release her first memoir, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me', on September 4, 2025, published by Penguin Random House. The memoir reflects on her complex relationship with her late mother, Mary Roy, who passed away in September 2022, and chronicles Roy's life from childhood in Kerala to her present in Delhi. In her poignant account, Roy expresses feelings of being 'heart-smashed' by her mother's death and discusses the emotional journey of writing the memoir, stating, 'I have been writing this book all my life.' Roy, who is renowned for her novels 'The God of Small Things' and 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness', describes her mother as both a shelter and a storm, highlighting their intricate dynamics. The memoir is expected to be a mix of humor, love, and loss, and has been characterized as 'astonishing, often disturbing, and surprisingly funny' by Scribner. Roy's work continues to draw attention, especially amid recent controversies over her political commentary.