Sandhya Menon is an Indian American author based in Colorado, United States. She is the author of New York Times bestseller When Dimple Met Rishi and From Twinkle, with Love.[1][2]
Sandhya Menon | |
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 Menon in 2017 | |
| Born | India |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young Adult |
| Website | |
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Early life
editMenon grew up in India and is a die-hard fan of Bollywood films. She moved to the US from India when she was fifteen years old.[3] She had a hard-time growing up in two different cultures and says that she always wanted to be a writer, but her family pressured her to study medicine.[3]
Career
editMenon writes young adult fiction for teenagers and rom-coms, often with Indian-American protagonists. Her first book When Dimple Met Rishi was published in 2017. It's a young adult rom-com about two Indian-American teenagers, Dimple and Rishi, whose parents are trying to arrange their marriage. The book was published by Hachette and was a New York Times bestseller.[4][5] The book was adapted into the Netflix series Mismatched in 2020.[6]
Menon's next book, From Twinkle, with Love, about a teenage Indian-American aspiring filmmaker who collaborates on a documentary with her crush's brother, was published by Simon Pulse in May 2018.[7][8] A companion to her debut, called There's Something About Sweetie, about two Indian-American teens and an arranged marriage matched by their parents, was published in 2019.[9]
The first book in her first series, Of Curses and Kisses, centering on a boarding school for royals and a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, will be published by Simon Pulse in 2020.[7]
Her rom-com debut, Make-Up Break Up, about an Indian-American entrepreneur and her matchmaking business, will be published by St. Martin's Press in 2021.[7]
Personal life
editMenon now lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband and two children, a son and a daughter. [10]
Bibliography
edit- When Dimple Met Rishi (2017)
- From Twinkle, with Love (2018)
- There's Something About Sweetie (2019)
- As Kismet Would Have It (2019)
- Love at First Fight (2020)
- 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (2020)
- Of Curses and Kisses (2020)
- Make Up Break Up (2021)
- Of Princes and Promises (2021)
- Three Kisses, One Midnight (2022)
- Of Dreams and Destiny (2023)
References
edit- ^ "Sandhya Menon". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ "Sandhya Menon - Interview". BookPage.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ a b author, Germ Magazine guest (2017-04-07). "The Story Behind 'When Dimple Met Rishi' by Sandhya Menon". Germ Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Micro review: When Dimple Met Rishi is a refreshing YA romance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ Menon, Sandhya (2017-05-30). When Dimple Met Rishi. ISBN 9781481478687.
- ^ "Netflix India announces eight new titles for 2020, including Anurag Basu's Ludo, Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy". Firstpost. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ a b c "Books | Sandhya Menon". www.sandhyamenon.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon. Simon Pulse, $18.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9540-0". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ^ Trombetta, Sadie. "A 'When Dimple Met Rishi' Character Gets The Spotlight In Sandhya Menon's New Book". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ^ "Introducing Debut Author Sandhya Menon". www.sabaatahir.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
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