The first Broke Bibliophiles Bangalore Bulletin is here!

Edition #1

Oct 27, 2022

Hello! This is Abhiram from Broke Bibliophiles Bangalore. If you’re receiving this newsletter, the very first edition that I’m sending it, it’s because you expressed interest in receiving it in a form I’d put out a few months ago on the Facebook group/ Twitter account/ my Whatsapp status/ wherever you saw it. Similar to how Radhika and I started the group in Feb 2017 and found our footing slowly over time, experimenting with different models of how the meetups were to be conducted, the newsletter will also possibly see different layouts for a few editions to settle. I’m also experimenting with the cadence of these editions. Some events are announced a fortnight in advance, some a month in advance and some with less than a week’s notice. Sometimes events get cancelled on short notice. So what works for ideal informing? Anyway, these are details for me to figure out. Please bear with me while I do :)

But rest assured, I do not take your email-consent and time in choosing to read this lightly and hope to deliver (no pun intended) value with every edition.

🏃 Bookish events in the city (27-Oct-2022 to 06-Nov-2022)

29-10-2022 (Sat) : 12 PM : Blossom Book House, Church Street

Book launch : The Tenth story written by Manisha Singh at 12 PM . RSVP Not Needed.

29-10-2022 (Sat) : 6.15 PM : Bookworm Bookstore, Church Street

Discussion : Listen to the editors of At the Feet of Living Things (@AparajitaDatta4, @mizoraman) in conversation with Suhel Quader, scientist and birder. RSVP Not Needed.

30-10-2022 (Sun) : 11.30 AM : Champaca Books, Off Queens Road

Discussion : A conversation with Archana Pidathala and Revati Upadhya on food, cooking, identity, women, and culture! Cookies and coffee will be served at the event. RSVP Here - https://champaca.in/products/why-cook-event-rsvp

🎉30-10-2022 (Sun) : Broke Bibliophiles Bangalore September Meetup (Sun) : 3 PM - 6 PM : Bookworm Bookstore, Church Street

Book club meetup : Self-plug for our monthly meetup where we discuss the books we’ve read and drink hot coffee, courtesy - the good folks at Bookworm. Moderated by yours truly. RSVP here - https://www.townscript.com/e/broke-bibliophiles-bangalore-meetups-53-001322

30-10-2022 (Sun) : 5 PM : Blossom Book House, Church Street

Discussion : "Against all odds" The IT Story of India. Written by & In Conversation : Kris Gopalakrishnan, N Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan.

30-10-2022 (Sun) : 6.30 PM : Bookworm Bookstore, Church Street

Book launch & Discussion : Navayana Buddhism , Context Debates and theories. @kuffir will be speaking about the book.

31-10-2022 (Mon) : 6.15 PM : Bookworm Bookstore, Church Street

Book Launch : "GRIT: The Vishwas Story" by champion swimmer Vishwas KS, @VRFerose & Sriram Jagannathan. It will be launched by actor & director, @Ramesh_aravind who has also written the foreword.

01-11-2022 (Tue) : 9 AM - 5 PM : Indian Institute of World Culture, BP Wadia Road

Book Fair : Used Books Fair on various topics - First floor, IIWC

05-11-2022 (Sat) : 4 PM : Bookworm Bookstore, Church Street

Quiz KaTTe : A Bring-Your-Own-Questions format Meetup with the Theme for November : Cuisines of India

30-10-2022 to 10-11-2022 : Indian Institute of World Culture, BP Wadia Road

Exhibition : Exhibition about well-known Kannada Writers

📚 Broke Bibliophiles Bangalore Recommends :

Fiction : The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

I don’t know about you, but to me, Japanese fiction has always felt extremely calming. Like when you’re standing on a beach with your feet in the sand and the waves rush up to meet them, wash them gently and pull away. This book gave me that feeling over and over. The dynamic between the Professor whose memory lasts 80 minutes, the housekeeper who’s trying her best to work with him and her son, Root, is extremely simple and yet, you cannot help yourself from reading all the way. If you’re looking for a good slice-of-life book, this is for you.

Non Fiction : Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

This has been recommended multiple times at our Book club meetups and after personal reading, I see why. Chris Voss, a former FBI negotiator takes us on a journey of his experiences in hostage situations - each of which are different from the rest and surprisingly, the lessons, though not as high-stakes as what they dealt with, can be applicable in our day-to-day life as well.

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