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S.J. Sindu

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Born

Sri Lanka

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http://sjsindu.com

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Gay & Lesbian

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SJ Sindu is a Tamil diaspora author of two novels, Marriage of a Thousand Lies and Blue-Skinned Gods, as well as the hybrid fiction and nonfiction chapbook I Once Met You But You Were Dead. A 2013 Lambda Literary Fellow, Sindu holds a PhD in English from Florida State University, and teaches at the University of Toronto.

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Book deal!!

Aaaand for my 28th birthday, the universe gave me a book deal! Super excited to announce that my debut novel was just picked up by Soho Press. Special thanks to my agent, Connor Goldsmith, for believing in me and in the book sometimes even when I didn’t. More details to follow!

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Average rating: 3.82 · 9,574 ratings · 1,768 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Blue Skinned Gods 3.89 avg rating — 3,566 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marriage of a Thousand Lies 3.72 avg rating — 3,678 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakti: A Graphic Novel by S.J. Sindu (Goodreads Author), Nabi H. Ali (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 776 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be Gay, Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos by Molly Llewellyn (Editor), Kristel Buckley (Editor), Venita Blackburn 3.50 avg rating — 693 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Girls Marry Doctors: South Asian American Daughters on Obedience and Rebellion by Piyali Bhattacharya, Ankita Rao (Contributor), Ayesha Mattu (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 551 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goth House Experiment 3.44 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tall Water by S.J. Sindu (Goodreads Author), Dion MBD (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forward: 21st Century Flash Fiction by Megan Giddings (Editor), George Abraham, Reem Abu-Baker 4.47 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dominant Genes 4.38 avg rating — 47 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Once Met You But You Were Dead 4.38 avg rating — 42 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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S.J. Sindu made a comment on Meena’s review of Blue Skinned Gods " I'm so glad you caught the gandhi reference! It means the world to me to have readers like you who really SEE my work in all its dimensions. ...more "
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“Most people think the closet is a small room. They think you can touch the walls, touch the door, turn the handle, and walk free. But when you're inside it, the closet is vast. No walls, no door, just empty darkness stretching the length of the world.”
― S.J. Sindu, Marriage of a Thousand Lies

tags: closeted, lgbt, lgbtq

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“Grief is an impossible meal, so we cut it up into little pieces, dress it in ritual, and take it like a pill.”
― S.J. Sindu, Marriage of a Thousand Lies

tags: funerals, grief

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“Even if the gods are real, I don't think they can liberate us.”
― S.J. Sindu, Marriage of a Thousand Lies

tags: religion

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