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Neel Patel
Neel Patel is a first-generation Indian American who grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His short stories have appeared in Indiana Review, The Southampton Review, Hyphen Magazine, The American Literary Review, and on Nerve.com.His first book, If You See Me, Don't Say Hi, will be published this summer, July 10, 2018, by Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan. He lives in Los Angeles, where he is at work on a novel.
In addition to writing, Neel enjoys cooking, dancing, traveling, and entertaining his friends. He spent his childhood in the Midwest—and often sets his stories there.
In addition to writing, Neel enjoys cooking, dancing, traveling, and entertaining his friends. He spent his childhood in the Midwest—and often sets his stories there.
Genres: Romance
Neel Patel recommends
Goddess Complex (2025)
Sanjena Sathian
"Sanjena Sathian's Goddess Complex is brilliant, audacious, and funny as hell. In a voice reminiscent of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Miranda July, Sathian writes about young adulthood with wit, heart, and aching precision. This isn't a novel about a character stuck between two worlds, but a woman stuck between the world and herself. And that's why I loved it."
The Bad Muslim Discount (2021)
Syed M Masood
"Syed M. Masood brings something new and necessary to the immigrant story: a sense of humor. Surprising, provocative, and damn funny, The Bad Muslim Discount is the story we always needed but never had."
White Ivy (2020)
Susie Yang
"Bold, daring, and sexy, White Ivy is the immigrant story we've been dying to hear. Rather than submit to love, Ivy seeks it out, sinks her teeth into it, and doesn't let go. A stunning debut."
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