Christina June talked with Sandya Menon on Friday. Menon said that From Twinkle With Love had existed as a darker book that she had already written and then when When Dimple Met Rishi sold and was happier rom-com there was the idea to make the stories match tonally. She also said her agent had suggested that a nice unifying thing was the fun names in the title and she said she made a whole list, thinking there are tons of Indian American names like this. Apparently people (non-Indian generally) have accused her of making up such names, and actual Dimples, and Twinkles, and so on have shown up to explain that no, these are real names.
Menon said one of her favorite scenes is where Dimple throws the coffee. Menon watched a lot of movies as part of her research for Twinkle, and found some great stuff. She also mentioned that her next book will feature Rishi's brother which sounds like a lot of fun.
