Sheila Yasmin Marikar

A prolific journalist and an avid traveler, Sheila Yasmin Marikar drew inspiration for INCIDENTALS from multiple trips to the Maldives along with the stories and people she has encountered while reporting from far-flung destinations. Her travel writing, culture chronicles and feature-length profiles have appeared in such prominent outlets as The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Economist, and Vogue. She is the author of two other critically acclaimed novels, Friends in Napa and The Goddess Effect. Her New York Times Magazine profile of the chef Gaggan Anand was anthologized in the 2021 edition of Best American Food Writing. A native of New Jersey, Marikar studied history at Cornell University and began her career at ABC News.