In Conversation with Author P.S. Surya Srinivas, Author of Between Us and Beyond

Q. How did you come up with the title of your book?

Love is just one part of what brings two people together. But to truly go the distance, something deeper is needed. This title beautifully captures the essence of the story, a journey into the depths of love between two souls and everything that lies beyond.

The title chose itself; I simply gave it a name.

Q. What inspired you to write this book?

Love is both a promise and a paradox. It brings us closer, yet sometimes, it is the very thing that takes us away. I have always been haunted by the thought: It is so sad to see that so many people are in love but not together, and so many people are together but not in love.

This book is for those who have loved deeply, for those who have lost, and for those who still carry love in the quietest corners of their hearts.

Q. Among all themes and topics, why did you choose this one in particular?

Because love is the only story worth telling. Everything else is just an echo of it.

Love is not just about two people. It is about time, history, longing, fate, silence, distance, and the spaces where words fail. This book is my way of capturing all those invisible threads that hold love together and sometimes pull it apart.

Q. What personal experiences have shaped your writing the most?

Every stranger I have met, every goodbye I have said, and every moment that felt like forever but wasn’t. Some people leave, but their words stay. Some moments pass, but they keep returning in different ways. My poetry is a collection of moments that refused to be forgotten. Q. What does being a published author mean to you, beyond seeing your words in print?

It means giving a voice to the unsaid, a shape to the formless emotions that people carry in their hearts but never speak aloud. It means that someone, somewhere, will read a line and whisper, this feels like me. It means I am no longer alone in my thoughts.

Q. What can we, as readers expect from this book?

Expect a book that will not comfort you, but understand you. Expect poetry that feels like a long-lost letter you never received but somehow already know by heart. Expect to find pieces of yourself in places you never thought to look.

Q. How do you expect your readers to use this book optimally?

Do not just read it. Feel it. Live with it. Carry it, Open it randomly on sleepless nights. Read it when you miss someone. Gift it to the one person who would understand. This book is not just mine anymore. It is yours now, to hold, to revisit, and maybe, to heal.