Arefa Tehsin

Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer. Ex-Hon. Wildlife Warden, Udaipur. Authored 19 books (Penguin Random House, HarperCollins etc).

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

Zai, your support has been as strong as a croc’s tail.
Such a joy to know you enjoyed The Fourth Girl!

Thank you for this kind words about the book.

Available on Amazon and your nearest book store.
#thefourthgirl #mystery #thriller #bookrecommendation @PenguinIndia

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

What a delight to see #TheFourthGirl in @blogchatter Long List 2026.

Did you like this feminist thriller? If so, a review would be much appreciated.

@PenguinIndia #mystery #thriller #bookaward

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

What did you learn today?

[AstroScroll @astroscroll]

This is how the neurons in your brain look when you learn something new. Isn't it amazing?!

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

@storizenmag @PenguinIndia @PeriSwapna Thank you! :)

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

@storizenmag @PenguinIndia @PeriSwapna Lovely to see this! 💚

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

I'll be conducting a workshop on #nonfiction writing on #wildlife around my recent book #WildNextDoor published by @PuffinIndia

Organised by @VarshaSeshan for their Online #CreativeWriting Program.

Pls join if you'd like to.

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

“The Fourth Girl shows Arefa Tehsin's real range, style, and nerve. Her wit is sly, her eye for hypocrisy unsparing
- @saliltripathi

Thanks a ton, Salil, for taking out the time and for this gorgeous quote! Delighted :)
@PenguinIndia #TheFourthgirl #mystery #books @Moutushi2382

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

Thrilled to see The Fourth Girl longlisted for @blogchatter's Book List 2026!

If you've read the book or plan to read it, please leave a review here. Many thanks!

@PenguinIndia #booklist #bookaward #thefourthgirl #mystery #thriller

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@mid_day: In Arefa Tehsin’s new non-fiction book #WildNextDoor (Puffin Books), we learn some wondrous facts about creatures that survive around humans within urban ecosystems

#kidlit @PenguinIndia #wildinthebackyard #childrensbook #illustratedbook #newbook #urbanwildlife #nature

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

@storizenmag: Arefa Tehsin’s “Wild Next Door” is a fun and interesting nature book that helps children discover the amazing creatures living around them.
Illustrated by Canato Jimo
Read the review on: https://t.co/4onuJ2c0o1
@PenguinIndia #childrensbooks #urbanwildlife #nature

[Prerna Singh Bindra PhD 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

"In #Udaipur, once upon a time, hyenas came to feast on Dadijaan’s pots of vinegar and Daddy just went to the perennial stream by our home to catch fish if there were guests at home. Foxes lived in graveyards, peacocks danced in the rain. Now the #Aravalli range are turning arid."
On the #wildlife he had in our cities, what we lost, what we must fight to retain & why.
Beautiful piece in @IndianExpress by @ATehsin (and can i come live in #Colombo too-i want fireflies on my spoon & a monitor or two in my garden..

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

@prernabindra Awww... shukriya! An you are as welcome as the fireflies are, Prerna! <3 <3

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

What if the fox isn’t always sly, the lion isn’t always brave, and the spider isn’t always creepy? What if there’s more to every character than meets the eye?

Join me for the free #writingworkshop organised by Big Red Education

@PenguinIndia #kidlit #creativewriting

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

@IndianExpress: #Bengaluru needs a tunnel and 1,128 #trees must make way...I can't name a single metropolis in India where a firefly lands on your spoon as you are about to serve aloo-gobhi.
Here are the lessons I have learnt from #Colombo's city wildlife.
https://t.co/c6bQFEvKa7

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

It was such fun writing about the wild denizens that inhabit our cities, homes and backyards.

The lovely illustrations by Canato Jimo

#wildnextdoor @PenguinIndia

[Storizen Magazine @storizenmag]

"Wild Next Door" encourages children to look at small creatures with curiosity instead of fear.

https://t.co/etYfp8HKZp

@PenguinIndia @PeriSwapna @ATehsin

#books

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

“A fast paced, suspenseful thriller… building up to a shocking finale!”
•⁠ ⁠@GargiRawat

Bohot bohot shukriya, Gargi! I am glad The Fourth Girl was a good companion during your travels :)

#TheFourthGirl #MysteryThriller @PenguinIndia #bookrecommendations

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

@IndianExpress: Wild Next Door is a good read for children...From using humour generously to quick quizzes through the chapters, (Arefa) keeps the reader on their toes, making them exercise their brains.

https://t.co/Y1mIuVSSwK

#wildnextdoor @PuffinIndia #WildlifeFacts #kidlit

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@saliltripathi @shahidul @AlephBookCo @DGALitAgents Awesome! Many congratulations, Salil! 🥂 Hope the book is a monster success.

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

@RajaSen, I’m happy you enjoyed meeting Q, Raj and Bhair & took out time to write them a word of appreciation!

Readers of #thrillers, #mysteries, #womensfiction, if you haven’t met #TheFourthGirl yet, well, beware of the trapdoors and stumbling in dark...

@PenguinIndia

[Arefa Tehsin @ATehsin]

Glimpses of the launch of my feminist thriller #TheFourthGirl in #Colombo.

A beautiful evening of conversations around women who write, women written & the messy, marvellous territory in between.

Designer Radisi. Video-NilanMaligespe

#booklaunch @PenguinIndia #authorslife