About Champaca: We are writing to you from Champaca Bookstore, an independent bookstore and children's library in Bangalore. At Champaca, we curate our books and events to enable the discovery of diverse narratives. We are a community of readers. We have experienced the world differently thanks to the stories we've read and shared—they enrich us like nothing else, and we’re excited to share that with you! Until you can make it to our much-loved, quiet, green space in Bangalore, we can bring the books to you—we ship across India.
This April, a lot of our time has gone into repairs at the store, with the most exciting results—we have new bookshelves! Did you notice them on your last visit? They are packed with graphic narratives, cookbooks, short stories, and Champaca favourites. Browse them when you come by, or on our online store.
If you’re in Bangalore, come pick up a pile of books and say hi! We’re hosting a few events in and around our space on Edward Road. Come by on the 7th of May to hear Naveen Kishore, publisher at Seagull Books, talk about his new collection of poetry, ‘Knotted Grief’. If you’re not in Bangalore, no worries—we’ve got some online events lined up too! We hope to see you there.
Last month, over on Instagram, we recently asked our community for their latest binge-watch so we could recommend books you would love. We had a blast doing this! In case you missed it, all our recommendations are up on Highlights for your browsing pleasure.
And as always, you can find us and our book recommendations on our website, Instagram, and Twitter!