Lost & Found is an in-person book club at Champaca Bookstore, Indiranagar. It will be held once a month in October and November and will follow a single theme across two books: the idea of how literature tells the story of language, belief, and people caught mid-transition—both in English, mediated by a translator.
This series is a direct response to something we’ve been hearing often at Champaca, that readers want to spend more time with a book and to talk about it with others. Lost & Found offers a simple structure to do exactly that: read, meet, and discuss!
How the sessions work
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Two in-person sessions, once in October and once in November
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Each session focuses on one book from the reading list
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Conversations are guided by open-ended prompts
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Space for both quiet reflection and group discussion
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A smaller group for closer, more comfortable conversations
Between sessions, participants will stay connected through an email or WhatsApp group, with reading prompts and gentle reminders.
Here are the details:
Format: In-person book club
Two sessions, once in October and once in November
Venue: Champaca Bookstore, Indiranagar
Duration: 90 minutes per session
Fee for the membership of full three-part series: INR 1999
Includes a Champaca book voucher worth INR 999, which can be used to pick up both the book club titles from our shelves, along with a Champaca notebook!
Reading list:
October: The Gods are Leaving by D.B. Mokashi, translated from Marathi by Shanta Gokhale
November: Spontaneous Acts by Yoko Tawada, translated from German by Susan Bernofsky
Bonus: Herbarium by Sonia Rafeek, translated from Malayalam by Ministhy S.
Who is this for?
- Regular readers looking for structured discussion
- Readers returning to books after a break
- Anyone who wants a small, welcoming reading group
- Open to adults and young adults (above 16 years)
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Someone interested in bookstores and their peculiarities
Seats are limited, so please register to join!