Marked Pages: a three-part book club at Champaca

Marked Pages is an in-person book club at Champaca Bookstore, Indiranagar. It will be held once every three weeks between January and March, and will follow a single theme across three books: bookshops, and the communities that grow around them.

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. Marked Pages offers a simple structure to do exactly that: read, meet, and discuss.

How the sessions work

• Three in-person sessions, once every three weeks

• Each session focuses on one book from the reading list

• Conversations are guided by open-ended prompts

• Space for both quiet reflection and group discussion

• 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
Three sessions, once every three weeks

Venue: Champaca Bookstore, Indiranagar

Duration: 45 to 60 minutes per session

Fee for the membership of full three-part series: INR 2999
Includes a Champaca book voucher worth INR 1799, which can be used to pick up all three book club titles from our shelves, along with a Champaca tote.

Reading list:

January: The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

February: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

March: A Bookshop of One’s Own by Jane Cholmeley

These books explore bookshops as workplaces and community spaces, and are perfect for readers interested in reading lives and the relationships that form around books.

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). 

Someone interested in bookstores and their peculiarities 

About the facilitator:

Daya is fascinated by how literature in all its forms makes us think, share, and reflect. She loves exploring stories and the conversations they invite, and Marked Pages is her way of creating space for this — a circle where ideas linger, voices are heard, and discoveries ripple beyond the page.

Seats are limited, so please register to join, and start the new year with a shared reading list and a small circle of fellow readers!