of the dystopias that have been written aboutoutside of dystopian and speculative fiction i think there is much to be mined here perhaps even spawning subgenres like lockdown romance lockdown drama and lockdown crimei am sure there will also be no dearth of nonfiction that will reflect this age and perhaps not always directly or exclusively for example i think books on business politics economy healthcare and infrastructure will certainly have to update themselves for the postpandemic world by adding layers and dimensionsbut we may need the benefit of hindsight which will take a few years to truly understand what we are faced with today and when that happens i look forward very much indeed to reading some comprehensive nuanced and detailed works of narrative nonfiction that may help us at long last to come to terms with this gokhale told iansconcurring mitra of harpercollins said we might see a fair number of nonfiction works dealing with different aspects of the pandemic from medical economic or human interest perspectives but i think we will also see new fiction emerge out of the pandemic experience and the global lockdown since the covid onslaught is most certainly a lifechanging event like the holocaust or 911and yet there will be continuitywe can expect or hope the postpandemic world to be a little quieter and more selfreflective which might mean that people will turn to literature to make sense of the world more than they did before himanjali sankar editorial director at simon and schuster told iansbooks that help us understand ourselves a little better might be what we prefer going forward selfhelp and healing medicine and healthcare or if it all seems too overwhelming one might turn to fiction that takes us completely away from our present reality thrillers fantasy romance sankar addednonfiction books dominated the indian market before the pandemic and while these are seen as more dependable with a definite audience what we most likely will see is a growth spurt in certain genres within the category milee ashwarya publisher ebury publishing vintage publishing at penguin random house india toldi feel books related to self help mind body spirit health lifestyle popular science parenting and business will be sought after by readers we are already seeing these trends emerging and i feel it will develop further in the coming months ashwarya added