The Required Assembly is Shivani Mehta's second book. She is also the author of Useful Information for the Soon-to-Be Beheaded. Her poems have appeared in numerous literary journals. Originally from Singapore, Shivani moved to New York to attend Hamilton College. She later earned her Juris Doctor from Syracuse University. Shivani lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children, where, along with her husband, she owns and manages a business.
