Book Trends of 2022: A Year that Saw Indian Writing Focus on the Climate Crisis and the Best Guardians of Nature
These 2022 books reminded us yet again of our environment’s beauty, importance, and fragility—and the urgency of protecting it.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Kunzum Book Club Mixer: Come over to GK for a Soirée of Stories
Our second Kunzum Book Club Mixer is brewing at Kunzum GK2—with authors Soumya Bhattacharya, Gautam Bhatia, and Aashisha Chakraborty.
A Kunzum Poetry Reading List: Add Akhil Katyal’s Poetry Recommendations to Your TBR Pile!
Recognising some of the most poignant works of Indian literature, Akhil Katyal offers his poetry recommendations spanning Hindi, Urdu, and English languages. It’s a great starting point for anyone who enjoys reading Katyal’s poetry.
I Enjoy Screenwriting the Most: Poet & Fiction Writer Rochelle Potkar Gets Candid with Kunzum
Rochelle Potkar is an award-winning poet, fictionist, screenwriter, critic, editor, and translator. We sat down with her to understand how these different artistic pursuits come together in her life.