Penguin India Won't Publish Sonia Gandhi's Memoir After She Rejects Modifications to Text: Report
Penguin Random House India dropped the memoir after Sonia Gandhi rejected requested edits, while HarperCollins is reported close to a deal.
- On Friday, August 28, 2026, Penguin Random House India decided not to publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, after a disagreement over editorial changes to the manuscript.
- The disagreement centered on proposed "editorial changes and deletions" to a part of the manuscript that Gandhi rejected, prompting the publisher to withdraw from the project.
- Global release plans remain on track for November 10, 2026, with US-based publisher Alfred A. Knopf planning an initial print run of 100,000 copies.
- Several other publishers are now competing for the Indian rights, with HarperCollins India reportedly close to finalizing an agreement to publish and distribute the memoir in the country.
- The publisher has faced prior controversies, including the shelving of Joe Sacco's book on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots and disputes over General Naravane's Four Stars of Destiny.
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Penguin Random House India has clarified that it is not the publisher of Sonia Gandhi's memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," in India. This statement follows reports suggesting the publisher backed out due to Gandhi's refusal of editorial changes. The company maintains it was willing to publish but has a prerogative to fact-check authors. The book's India distribution remains uncertain, though an e-book version is available for pre-order from…
Penguin Random House India has clarified that it is not the publisher of Sonia Gandhi's book "Belonging" in India. This statement came after a media report stated that the publisher had abandoned publication of the book after the author refused to agree to changes. The company denied this and stated that it was always willing to publish the book.
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