Write Your Story in 2023: Learn Creative Writing in a Workshop by The Himalayan Writing Retreat!
Don’t delay your novel dreams. The Himalayan Writing Retreat is coming to Kunzum with a half-day workshop for budding writers!
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Book Trends of 2022: The Partition Revisited, 75 Years On
There is no dearth of books on the Partition of India but 2022—which marked 75 years of the event—saw a spurt in the publishing of Partition literature, from records of oral narratives to fictional love stories and more.
“I’ve written a crime novel because I wanted to read a specific kind in India and wasn’t able to find it”: Tanuj Solanki on his new book
Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar winner Tanuj Solanki answers all our questions about his latest novel, Manjhi’s Mayhem: from his genre shift to doing justice to a Dalit POV and his crime-writing inspirations.
Bookish Epiphanies: How an Introduction to Postcolonial Writing Changed My Reading Choices for Good
A literature graduate comes to terms with her colonial hangover, evident in her bookshelf choices, and urges you to do the same.
Mark your Calendars: Book Launches, Signings, Author Talks & More Coming Up at Kunzum
Here’s the complete list of all events coming up at Kunzum—across our five stores.
Kunzum Staff Picks: Top 3 Books We Loved Reading in 2022
As the year draws to a close, Kunzum’s staff — who doubles as professional book readers — share their top three picks each from 2022.
Children’s Fiction for Grown-Ups: Read The Little Prince and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Recalibrate your Compass
In a world tripping over its convoluted reasoning and rigid rules, children’s fiction can open new doors of thinking. The Little Prince and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are two such books that will turn your adult worldview upside down.
Book Review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Dictionary of Lost Words is a work of historical fiction centred around a girl who finds refuge from life’s tragedies and society’s inequalities in collecting words and their meanings, especially those rejected by a traditional dictionary—the first one of its kind.
An Abundance of Hope Amid Tragedy: How John Green’s Books Transcend the Young-Adult Bookshelf
John Green books have a way of breaching your walls and changing you from within. A Kunzum community manager revisits the novels that most affected him and pulls at the threads that connect them.
Love Reading Poetry on Instagram but Stumped about Books? Let Award-Winning Poet Arundhathi Subramaniam Curate Your Shelf
Many of our patrons enjoy stumbling across poetry on Instagram but don’t know where to start when it comes to picking up books. So, we reached out to multiple-award-winning poet Arundhathi Subramaniam to ask her which books she recommends.