Dear Reader,
We hope you’ve been enjoying our monthly Readathons so far, and enabling accountability for yourself and your reading habit through them.
Congratulations! If you’ve been following through, you’ve now finished reading Vol. 1 of the 42 Good Reads zine with us. Look forward to Vol 2 starting April 1 :)
If you’re new here - feel free to explore our archives by scrolling through and mark your calendars for the next Readathon.
Today’s edition of the Letters to the Reader takes a look at what’s gradually becoming our favourite format of Reader Experiences to host: the Kunzum-Biblio Bash!
Kunzum is one of our favourite bookstores in Delhi/NCR, and we decided to curate this monthly event at their beautiful stores in the city, for anyone who loves to read or wants to read more. We started in December last year, and love how it’s been shaping up.
For those who missed it, or want to know more, we’ve put together some of the moments that stood out for us there :) we hope to see you at the next one!
Before you scroll on:
The Kunzum-Biblio Bash at Kunzum, Mega Mall, Gurgaon
On 24th Feb, 2024, we hosted the third edition of the Kunzum-Biblio Bash: a mixer for book lovers in Delhi, bibliophiles and those curious about reading as an activity.
We’re working towards building spaces and opportunities for book lovers and readers to get together and experience reading in a whole new way.
From book discussions and recommendations in a candid way, to a Guided Reading Meditation and surprises from our Readers, it was a lot of fun.
Take a peek at all that went down during this edition!
The Kunzum-Biblio Bash is a monthly affair, and so far, we are hosting our Readers (our paying members) and others alike, to experience the magic of reading with us at one of our favourite bookstores. It’s also an opportunity to know more about the Readers of 42 and our mission and to sign up :) If you haven’t already, here’s your chance.
When you come to our event, we will have all 4 of our zines ready for you for the year.
If you’d like to attend - the next one is happening on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2024.
It also coincides with a special milestone: stay tuned for details on our Instagram and here :)
Book Recommendations from our Attendees:
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
All this Twisted Glory by Tahira Mahfi
The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixie
Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
A History of the Sikhs by Khushwant Singh
Insatiable by Shobaa De
The Voice of Kali by Ekta Bajaj
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
It’s All in Your Head by Manjiri Indurkar
Us Against You by Frederik Backman
Off the Shelf by Sridhar Balan
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
Stories by Nasira Sharma (this is a recommendation to read her stories; it’s not the title)
लिट्टी चोखा और अन्य कहानियाँ: Litti chokha and Other Stories by Geetashree (Hindi)
A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee
Metamorphosis by Kafka
Letters to My Father by Kafka
Do Epic Sh*t by Ankur Warickoo
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Anxious People by Frederik Backman
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The works of Khaled Hosseini
The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
The Outsider by Albert Camus
The works of Kafka
The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources by Jack Farchy and Javier Blas
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Wellness Sense by Om Swami
Kundalini by Om Swami
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Happy reading :)
Until next time,
Your friendly neighbourhood bibliophiles,
Nitin and Nandini