![]() When the editor emailed me to make the offer, I refused to open the email because I had heard that you get The Call on the phone and I believed that if he had sent me an email that meant it was a rejection. Finally, when I had run out of agents to submit to and faith that anyone would take my book on, I sent it off to my editor and got an offer within a week. But I really wanted an agent, so I continued to submit and be rejected by agent after agent, revising nonstop for two years. But the short version is that I pitched my book to my editor in the middle of a publisher spotlight at a conference and ended up with a request. Not only was the prose so seamless and beautiful that I fell into the story body and soul, but for the young writer in me, finding a book in a store that was populated by the kinds of characters that inhabited my own stories turned an impossible dream possible in my mind.ġ2-Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published) It was the first mainstream English language book I read that had Indian protagonists who lived and acted like me. Often within one chapter.ġ1-Is there a book that changed your life? No one makes me laugh and cry as hard as she does while also making me ponder life and the true nature of love. My actual office is filled with books and pictures and is never fully tidy. But I like a sunny spot in my sunroom the most. I write a quick and dirty first/discovery draft, but I do make minor edits as I find my way through it.Ĩ-What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?īiryani, spiced long grain rice slow cooked with meat (usually lamb or chicken). That childhood trauma strikes deep roots and that every character however dark is redeemable with love and has light inside.ħ-Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? ![]() ![]() Exactly my favorite kind of person.ĥ-What are three words that describe your hero?Ħ-What’s something you learned while writing this book? ![]() Naina is a badass who suffers no fools and sees the world with incisive clarity. I wanted to explore privilege in the immigrant South Asian American community and the San Francisco Bay Area gave me a lot of layers to explore.Ĥ-Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?Ībsolutely. The book is set in a family that’s descended from Indian royalty where the oldest son is running for California governor. They both believe they can save the world (or a little piece of it), but only if they can find a way to work together despite the fierce sexual chemistry that can ruin everything.ģ-How did you decide where your book was going to take place? He believes love is the only truth there is. 1-What is the title of your latest release?Ģ-What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? ![]()
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