Tara Menon

About The Author

Tara Menon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Harvard University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Nation, Paris Review and Public Books, where she co-edits the Literary Fiction section. Tara was born in India, grew up in Singapore, spent a decade in New York, and currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Books by Tara Menon

Under Water

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026

By Tara Menon

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2026

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

A VOGUE BEST DEBUT 2026

‘Stunning’ Sunday Times

‘Profoundly moving’ Elif Shafak (on Instagram)

'A wonderfully heartfelt debut’ Ma...

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