Sona Charaipotra is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist published by major media from the New York Times to TeenVogue. Sona received her MFA in Writing for Children from the New School. Thanks to a Masters in screenwriting from New York University (where her thesis project was developed for the screen by MTV Films), Sona is a strong believer that three-act structure can work in fiction, too. She is the co-founder of CAKE Literary, a boutique book development company with a decidedly diverse bent.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Romance
New and upcoming books
Series
Tiny Pretty Things (with Dhonielle Clayton)
1. Tiny Pretty Things (2015)
2. Shiny Broken Pieces (2016)
1. Tiny Pretty Things (2015)
2. Shiny Broken Pieces (2016)
Novels
Symptoms of a Heartbreak (2019)
The Rumor Game (2022) (with Dhonielle Clayton)
How Maya Got Fierce (2022)
The Rumor Game (2022) (with Dhonielle Clayton)
How Maya Got Fierce (2022)
Collections
Anthologies edited
Magic Has No Borders (2023) (with Samira Ahmed, Shreya Ila Anasuya, Nafiza Azad, Naila Azad, Tracey Baptiste, Tanaz Bathena, Olivia Chadha, Sayantani DasGupta, Nikita Gill, Naz Kutub, Sangu Mandanna, Sabaa Tahir and Swati Teerdhala)
Home Has No Borders (2025) (with Samira Ahmed)
Home Has No Borders (2025) (with Samira Ahmed)
Books containing stories by Sona Charaipotra
Our Stories, Our Voices (2018)
21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America
edited by
Amy Reed
More books
Sona Charaipotra recommends
Sisters of the Snake (2021)
(Ria & Rani, book 1)
Sarena Nanua and Sasha Nanua
"Sarena and Sasha Nanua's charming debut is like an old school Bollywood fantasy brought to life: long lost, star-crossed sisters, snake magic, forbidden romance, and a lush, sinister world that you'll want to revisit again and again. Sequel now please!"
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know (2020)
Samira Ahmed
"Sharp, insightful and full of complex history and connections, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know weaves a tapestry between today and the past, creating a story unlike any we’ve seen in modern YA fiction and cementing Samira Ahmed’s place as a must-read author."
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