The Shelf Life: Champaca Bookstore Blog
On Circularities, Genre, and Alien Intelligences: An Interview with author Martin MacInnes
In this, Booker-longlisted author Martin MacInnes discusses the recurring themes in his work, beginnings and endings, and his literary influences.
Imaginations of the Future: Part Three — Social Futures
These books show us a future where new social orders can emerge, grow, change, die, be replaced by something new. The limit is really only our imagination.
Imaginations of the Future: Part Two — Technological Futures
What kind of technology will become widespread by 2100? What kind of social order will exist?
Imaginations of the Future: Part One — Ecological Futures
What kind of technology will become widespread by 2100? What kind of social order will exist? What will the natural world look like?
Recap: Champaca Book Subscription Year One – Translations
Read on for a quick recap of the books we sent out in year one of the Champaca Book Subscription: a year focused on translations from around the world.
Recap: Champaca Book Subscription Year Two — Travel
Before we begin our new subscription, we wanted to take some time to look back and reflect on all the travelling that we’ve done in this past year.
Book Review – Calvin Kasulke's “Several People Are Typing”
This month, Nirica recommends Calvin Kasulke's Several People Are Typing, a satirical WFH comedy about a character who finds his consciousness stuck in Slack.
Book Review — Patrik Svensson’s “The Gospel of the Eels”
This month, Nirica Srinivasan reviews Patrik Svensson’s The Gospel of the Eels, a unique natural science memoir.
Book Review — Carolina De Robertis' “Cantoras”
This month, Nirica Srinivasan reviews Carolina De Robertis' Cantoras, a novel about resistance, love, and the power of the sea.