5. Marching into March.
One day at a time
Dear Reader
It's been a challenging month for us on the personal front. Thank you for bearing with our absence. We have been dealing with a family health emergency, and although the situation is still not fully back to normal, fingers crossed that it will be, soon enough.
Nonetheless, these letters to the reader will continue to arrive on the first and third Thursday of every month this year.
Before we continue, a note.
In our last full-length letter posted six weeks (or 42 days) ago, we had stated our word for 2023 as ‘reflection’. In 21 days, Project Bibliotherapy will complete three years of its existence. While our dream venture has evolved beyond our dreams to this point, we have arrived at the sobering realization that depending solely on revenue from Readers of 42 subscriptions may not be feasible, at least at this stage.
So while we continue the hunt for our first 10,000 Readers of 42, we are figuring out other opportunities to diversify our streams of income. If you’ve enjoyed what we’ve been up to so far and got any suggestions, please feel free to reach us at project.bibliotherapy@gmail.com. Thank you.
To our 121 Readers of 42 (as on date), we thank you for your support. We will be mailing each one of you individually this month. Keep an eye on your inbox.
If you’re new here, here’s all you need to know about our mission.
Update #1 - New Zine coming soon!
The history of this project so far can be divided in two eras: pre-zine and post-zine.
We invite you to scroll through this wrap-up post from the archives containing all experiments from the pre-zine era (March 2020 - July 2021) in one place.
On August 8th, 2021, our zine 42 Good Reads of the Internet: Volume 1 made its debut and made it easier for people to access some of our favourite free online reads through a single click or QR scan.
Till date, Volume 1 has had a golden run. New readers have been introduced to some of our most recommended authors and publications. More than 3000 physical copies are in circulation - distributed at festivals, book meets and bookstores across cities by us.
Later this month, we will be commemorating the third anniversary of this 'sanity project’ by (finally!!) releasing Volume 2 for our Readers of 42. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, you can download your digital copy of Volume 1 here
We would love to know your favourite reads!
Update #2 - Instagram
After this break, we’ll get back to basics - more carousel posts showcasing our latest reads along with a few nudges for you to pick them up. We hope they help you choose your next read.
Why read books in the first place? Here you go.
Update #3 - PSA for Delhi folks
Please treat yourself by visiting the New Delhi World Book Fair, on till 5th March at the revamped Pragati Maidan. We are unable to head there, so do say hi on our behalf.
Don’t miss the Penguin store in collaboration with Kunzum.
Also, here’s a handy guide to go thrifting at the book fair, courtesy Aditya Mani Jha.
Till next time. Thank you for reading.
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Note: This edition was written by Nitin (@dont.panic.dont.try)