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Tara Menon

Tara Menon was born in India, grew up in Singapore, spent a decade in New York, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she is an assistant professor of English at Harvard University. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, the Nation and the Paris Review.
Under Water

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Under Water

Live Inspired with Compendium: Now Available from PRH!

Exciting news! Compendium has joined the Penguin Random House family, bringing a proven line of bestselling, sentiment-driven gifts to our extensive and ever-growing catalog. Since 1985, Compendium has been creating meaningful moments with beautiful, thoughtfully made gifts that center connection and celebrate occasions both big and small. From greeting cards to inspirational books to impulse-friendly add-ons, Compendium

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Title Wave Spotlight: UNDER WATER by Tara Menon

PRH Sales Spring/Summer 2026 Title Wave Selection An intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic events. Named a most anticipated book of the year by Time, NPR, Oprah Daily, Kirkus Reviews, Debutiful, and more! After Marissa loses her mother at six, the most intimate relationship of

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