Aruna Nambiar's Blog
November 14, 2025
Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say?
Aiyyo, I'm so excited! My new book, Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say?, a collection of humorous, twist-in-the-tale short stories, is out on Amazon and coming soon to bookstores. The Kindle edition will be out soon as well.
Here's what the publishers (Readomania) had to say about it:
If you’ve ever found yourself trapped in a family WhatsApp group debate about the afterlife, been part of a tour group that made you reconsider your life choices, or seen your parents discovering Instagram filters, Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say? is the book you didn’t know you needed.
Aruna Nambiar, the queen of tongue-in-cheek storytelling, is back, and this time, she’s serving thirteen stories that are as hilariously relatable as they are deeply insightful. Everyday moments—an argument, a bad mood, a forgotten toy—become deliciously absurd and unexpectedly moving in her hands. With her signature humour and razor-sharp observation, Nambiar dissects the drama of middle-class India with warmth, wit, and a twinkle in her eye.
The book takes you from living rooms to travel tours, from social media misadventures to nostalgic rediscoveries—where the people are nosy, the emotions are messy, and the outcomes are delightfully unpredictable. Each story ends with a clever twist, sometimes leaving you giggling, sometimes sighing, and always thinking, “Oh no, this could totally happen to me!”
And just when you’re convinced you’ve moved on from one story, a familiar character pops up in another—like that neighbour you can’t seem to escape—binding the collection together in a witty web of human follies and affections.
A former banker turned chronicler of Indian quirks, Aruna Nambiar is no stranger to the art of observation. After her hit novels Mango Cheeks, Metal Teeth, The Monsters Still Lurk, and The Weird Women’s Club, she brings her signature comic precision and affectionate satire to short fiction for the first time.
So, brace for Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say? Read it with your evening filter coffee or your midnight cup of chai—and prepare to laugh, cringe, nod in recognition, and perhaps, glance nervously at your own WhatsApp chats.
Because let’s face it—if Aruna Nambiar’s stories have taught us anything, it’s that behind every respectable curtain and curated selfie lies a tale waiting to go spectacularly, hilariously wrong.
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Hope you all enjoy reading it, and looking forward to your reviews!
Here's what the publishers (Readomania) had to say about it:
If you’ve ever found yourself trapped in a family WhatsApp group debate about the afterlife, been part of a tour group that made you reconsider your life choices, or seen your parents discovering Instagram filters, Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say? is the book you didn’t know you needed.
Aruna Nambiar, the queen of tongue-in-cheek storytelling, is back, and this time, she’s serving thirteen stories that are as hilariously relatable as they are deeply insightful. Everyday moments—an argument, a bad mood, a forgotten toy—become deliciously absurd and unexpectedly moving in her hands. With her signature humour and razor-sharp observation, Nambiar dissects the drama of middle-class India with warmth, wit, and a twinkle in her eye.
The book takes you from living rooms to travel tours, from social media misadventures to nostalgic rediscoveries—where the people are nosy, the emotions are messy, and the outcomes are delightfully unpredictable. Each story ends with a clever twist, sometimes leaving you giggling, sometimes sighing, and always thinking, “Oh no, this could totally happen to me!”
And just when you’re convinced you’ve moved on from one story, a familiar character pops up in another—like that neighbour you can’t seem to escape—binding the collection together in a witty web of human follies and affections.
A former banker turned chronicler of Indian quirks, Aruna Nambiar is no stranger to the art of observation. After her hit novels Mango Cheeks, Metal Teeth, The Monsters Still Lurk, and The Weird Women’s Club, she brings her signature comic precision and affectionate satire to short fiction for the first time.
So, brace for Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say? Read it with your evening filter coffee or your midnight cup of chai—and prepare to laugh, cringe, nod in recognition, and perhaps, glance nervously at your own WhatsApp chats.
Because let’s face it—if Aruna Nambiar’s stories have taught us anything, it’s that behind every respectable curtain and curated selfie lies a tale waiting to go spectacularly, hilariously wrong.
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Hope you all enjoy reading it, and looking forward to your reviews!
May 6, 2022
The Weird Women's Club
Delighted to announce that my new novel, The Weird Women's club is now out on Amazon - for instant download on Kindle and preorder for paperbacks. It's a wry, irreverent tale of love, loss, second chances, strange bedfellows and finding your own peculiar tribe, and poses questions about society's time-worn beliefs about women's lives and identities.
Jane Borges, journalist and bestselling author of the delightful Bombay Balchao, describes it so:
'Uplifting and hopeful, the weird club in Aruna Nambiar’s novel reminds us why sisterhood matters. This is a story about reclaiming life after hitting rock bottom, and about learning to live through grief. Her characters, as real as they are, remind you of people you probably know. No wonder, you end up rooting for them.'
Get your copy today!
The Weird Women's Club
Jane Borges, journalist and bestselling author of the delightful Bombay Balchao, describes it so:
'Uplifting and hopeful, the weird club in Aruna Nambiar’s novel reminds us why sisterhood matters. This is a story about reclaiming life after hitting rock bottom, and about learning to live through grief. Her characters, as real as they are, remind you of people you probably know. No wonder, you end up rooting for them.'
Get your copy today!
The Weird Women's Club
