Sandhya Menon
{{short description|American writer from India}}
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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Sandhya-Menon/2086619766|title=Sandhya Menon|website=Simon & Schuster|language=en|access-date=2018-05-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://bookpage.com/interviews/21410-sandhya-menon|title=Sandhya Menon - Interview|work=BookPage.com|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en}}
Early life
Menon was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to Indian Malayali parents.{{cite news |last=A Chokhani |first=Priyanka |date=August 31, 2021 |title=As a kid, I struggled with my cultural identity: Menon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-a-kid-i-struggled-with-my-cultural-identity-menon/articleshow/85784696.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=March 3, 2025}} She is a die-hard fan of Bollywood films. She moved to the US from India when she was fifteen years old.{{Cite news|url=http://www.germmagazine.com/the-story-behind-when-dimple-met-rishi-by-sandhya-menon/|title=The Story Behind 'When Dimple Met Rishi' by Sandhya Menon|last=Menon |first=Sandhya |date=2017-04-07|work=Germ Magazine|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}} 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.
Career
Menon 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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-when-dimple-met-rishi-is-a-refreshing-ya-romance/articleshow/60016304.cms|title=Micro review: When Dimple Met Rishi is a refreshing YA romance - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-26}}{{Cite book|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-Dimple-Met-Rishi/Sandhya-Menon/9781481478687|title=When Dimple Met Rishi|date=2017-05-30|isbn=9781481478687|language=en|last1=Menon|first1=Sandhya|publisher=Simon and Schuster }} The book was adapted into the Netflix series Mismatched in 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|title=Netflix India announces eight new titles for 2020, including Anurag Basu's Ludo, Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/netflix-india-announces-eight-new-titles-for-2020-including-anurag-basus-ludo-mira-nairs-a-suitable-boy-8599001.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Firstpost}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sandhyamenon.com/books/|title=Books {{!}} Sandhya Menon|website=www.sandhyamenon.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4814-9540-0|title=Children's Book Review: From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon. Simon Pulse, $18.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9540-0|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-17}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/theres-something-about-sweetie-by-sandhya-menon-is-a-love-story-that-fans-of-when-dimple-met-rishi-will-adore-12587637|title=A 'When Dimple Met Rishi' Character Gets The Spotlight In Sandhya Menon's New Book|last=Trombetta|first=Sadie|website=Bustle|date=17 October 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-17}}
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.
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.
Personal life
Menon now lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband and two children, a son and a daughter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabaatahir.com/introducing-debut-author-sandhya-menon/|title=Introducing Debut Author Sandhya Menon|website=www.sabaatahir.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-26}}
Bibliography
- 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
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External links
{{Commons category|Sandhya Menon}}
- [http://www.sandhyamenon.com/ Official Website]
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Category:21st-century Indian women writers
Category:21st-century Indian writers
Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:Indian emigrants to the United States
Category:American young adult novelists
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