✨ IG Live Events + BIIIG NEWS! 👀
June will bring conversations with SO many amazing authors!
Holy motherforking shirtballs, we’re 21 days into May. Like… WHAT?
I can’t wrap my head around how my debut romance novel, Match Me If You Can, comes out in just TWO WEEKS. June 4th is right around the corner, folks. Wow.
And on that note, I’m thrilled to share the schedule for my Instagram Live series with three incredible romance authors who will be helping me celebrate the launch of Match Me If You Can! Here’s the full schedule:
June 1st, 10 am EST: I can’t wait to chat with Hannah Bonam-Young, author of Out on a Limb (also out June 4th!!), about release day anxiety, being non-US authors, and our experience writing our marginalized identities in romance novels.
June 4th, 9 pm EST: Join me and Naina Kumar, USA Today bestselling author of Say You’ll Be Mine, as we talk all things romance, Bollywood movies, and how being desi shapes our author journey.
June 5th, 9 pm EST: I’m excited to talk to fellow debut author Mae Bennett about her romance novel, Barely Even Friends (also out June 4th!!!) and gush about writing retellings of classics and tales as old as time—and, of course, Taylor Swift.
I hope to see you at these IG Lives! Follow me on Instagram so you get notified when we start.
Aaaand now, for my big news…
My queer YA romance novel, As Long As You Loathe Me, comes out Spring 2026 with Delacorte/PRH! Click here to add it to your Goodreads shelf.
I might have more events lined up, so I’ll keep you updated on that front as and when I know more. Don’t forget to preorder Match Me If You Can if you haven’t already—preorders help debut authors immensely and I would be forever grateful to you.
Love hard & dream big,
Swati 💛