Five bookstores that are the heart of the Kunzum Book Club - a community that loves everything books, art & culture. Over coffee. Sign up! WhatsApp 8800200280
That’s Theatre Kunzum. In GK2, New Delhi.
Designed for book launches and readings, tango, music, plays, standup comics, talk shows, art, film shoots, conferences and other events. With a flexible seating of over 125.
Connect with us to attend events or organize your own.
I am personally inviting you to Kunzum. If you read books, & even if you have been off them for a while. You will be glad.
Browse the carefully curated collections, enjoy a cuppa of freshly brewed coffee, sign up for our upcoming events & even join our various book clubs.
@jsaideepak
is bringing his second book, India Bharat and Pakistan, in the Bharat Trilogy. The new book continues from where the first, India That is Bharat ended.
Come down to Kunzum Vasant Vihar to meet the author and get the signed copies of his books. ✒️📖
#kunzumbooks
Tinder, Bumble or Hinge not being too helpful? Well we have got you covered with our blind dates (only with books)!
Come to Kunzum GK2, pick a book, look at their mysterious profile and swipe right for a blind date!
This is what we launched last evening - an exclusive store highlighting the best of Penguin from across the world. More importantly, the space has been designed where creativity flourishes, and writers and readers interact over stories and coffee.
#PenguinatKunzum
Coming soon - our own mag of reviews, recommendations, features, interviews and more!
And we have positions available. For a full time editor and freelance contributors.
Kunzum is setting up pop-up bookshops in residential neighbourhoods, schools and corporates if there is a sizeable relevant audience. Authors can also be invited for interactive sessions.
If you would like us to schedule one with you, we would be happy to consider it.
Kunzum Book Club is back with another exciting event! Translator
@shreedaisy
will be in conversation with author
@tanujsolanki
on the International Booker Prize-winning novel, Tomb of Sand. Get a chance to meet the translator and author—and take home signed copies of their books.
Our 1st buyer, Shaan Malhotra. So Shaan just walks in a day before Kunzum opened. Minutes later, we're handing over a book to him & requesting him to return to collect the receipt; we didn't have the billing systems in place yet. To the readers of the world!
#books
#reading
Finishing touches being given to Kunzum Jorbagh.
It's being designed as a bookshop-cum-lounge; open only by invitation/appointment. It will be a place for creative folks - writers, artists, editors - to think, ideate & exchange ideas. Will be a venue for special events too!
Tamil author Perumal Murugan's book, Pyre, just got longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize!
Get this book from your nearest Kunzum store or place an order on WhatsApp! (no. in bio)
Kunzum is place to buy books. Coffee / tea with our signature brownie cookies are served on the house. When you buy a book!
A purchase entitles you to a coffee coupon - to be redeemed on the spot or at a later date!
You cannot pay for a coffee at Kunzum! 😀
The story of Kunzum - captured in this feature in the Hindustan Times. Coverage like this is a reminder and an encouragement that we did the right thing by investing in the world of books.
The Paradise of Food just won the JCB Prize for Literature! Originally written by Khalid Jawed in Urdu, and translated by Baran Farooqi, the book tells the story of a middle-class Muslim joint family over a span of 50 years—with a sharp focus on their dinghy kitchen.
Jerry Pinto's latest book, Citizen Gallery, is now on Kunzum's shelves! The book unravels how an art gallery shaped India's modern art scene.
Grab this newly arrived book by walking into our stores. You can also place an order on WhatsApp (no. in bio).
The original Kunzum - in Hauz Khas Village. New look, same spirit. Officially opening this weekend but come over for your books during the pre-launch phase.
How beautifully you penned down in your book the heartwarming tales of Indian women united under one fact: love for
@iamsrk
, through which they redeemed themselves. How about a book talk at
@kunzum
@BShrayana
where readers of
#Kunzum
also can share their SRK stories with you?
Gear up for a power-packed panel on literature in translation. In association with Centre for Translation, Ashoka University, Kunzum presents a Book Talk on 'Landscapes of Translation'.
Come & meet all these amazing authors and translators at Kunzum GK2 on Jan 24 from 4:30 PM!
The best gift for this Christmas has arrived at Kunzum! Edited by two of India's finest writers, Jerry Pinto and Madhulika Liddle, 'Indian Christmas' is a splendid anthology that captures the distinctive magic of Christmas in India.
When
@thekiranbedi
visits Kunzum, spends hours talking to us, you come out looking at things with new perspectives & thinking differently.
We are all capable of so much good, it only takes a bit of will and an honest intent. Being an avid reader is what shapes such an outlook.
Kunzum is at the DLF City Club 4. With a week long book fair. Over the coming weekend we will also be putting together 'Midnight in a Bookstore', high tea with authors and storytelling with children.
DLF has partnered us to take this program across their clubs & condominiums.
Just a tiny bit of work left before we open the doors to the Kunzum Lounge in Jorbagh, our 'bookshop by invitation'. It's not a walk-in outlet, but you can check with us for the invite!
Each of us at Kunzum are going to read 24 books in 2023. That's two a month. We know we will not be limited to this when we get into the groove.
Who wants to join us in this challenge? It will be like golf - we keep our own scores. But everyone wins here.
Ananth Padmanabhan (
@jilpanz
), CEO of HarperCollins India, came to Kunzum and picked up 5 books from our shelves that are excellent reads!
Get these books from your nearest Kunzum or place an order on WhatsApp (no. in bio)
#NewArrival
: The long-awaited first novel of author and oral historian Aanchal Malhotra (
@AanchalMalhotra
) has launched today. The Book of Everlasting Things is now available at Kunzum!
Kunzum is seeking an editor for its bookzine! Age & experience no bar - you just need to be able to write about books with authority in flawless English.
We know there may be a riot outside our office, but please queue up peacefully. Everyone will be granted a fair interview.
Imagine if you got a book by post every month - carefully selected by our curators. To match your reading preferences. That's Kunzum's Book of the Month for you!
Happy birthday, Haruki Murakami!
Murakami is arguably the most experimental Japanese novelist to have been translated into English. His distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, of the real and the magical continues to enchant readers.
Yesterday, author
@ashwinsanghi
came down to Kunzum to celebrate his new book The Magicians of Mazda! He was with us for two hours—talking at leisure with our patrons, signing books, and revealing stories behind his books.
Get signed copies of all his books by visiting our stores
Mythologist, author, and speaker - Devdutt Pattanaik (
@devduttmyth
) dons many hats. Join him in conversation with Hemal Sodhi(
@hemalisodhi
) as they explore the role of animals in Indian mythology. This is a free-for-all talk which will conclude with an interactive session with
Have all your publishing questions answered! Share your doubts and inhibitions. Listen from the editors themselves as they try to help the budding authors. Join us on 16th July from 11:30 AM to 1 PM at Kunzum GK2 store.
#kunzum
Confused what to read next? Take your pick from the best books of the year, chosen by bibliophiles like you! The 14th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards winners are available at Kunzum.
These bookmarks are handmade by marginalised women who did not get a chance to read themselves but are working hard for their kids to get an education. These sustainable bookmarks are available at all Kunzum stores—and all the proceeds from their sales go directly to the women.
The big day that we have been working for is finally here. Come over with family and friends. This Sunday - or any other day when you can.
More when we meet :)
A
#KunzumBookClub
Mixer is brewing at Kunzum GK2! Next Saturday, December 10, we will host three authors who write vastly different stories: Soumya Bhattacharya — in conversation with Chitra Ahanthem; Gautam Bhatia; and Aashisha Chakraborty. Everyone is welcome!
As
@ravishndtv
leaves NDTV, an era of prime-time TV news seems to be ending. The Free Voice, or Bolna He Hai, presents his take on why the media and other institutions are failing. A City Happens in Love, or Ishq Mein Shahar Hona, is a collection of sparkling stories.
Look in. Do you belong here? Do you see a career for yourself in a world of books? Curating collections to read, organizing events, running book clubs, creating content?
The hours are long & odd, but those who love their books may not want to be anywhere else.
Talk to us!
Meet Kunzum’s ace
#curator
Krishnendu. With him around, we might not need to go digital when it comes to maintaining a profile of
#books
, their publishing histories,
#authors
, covers. Krishna here has a computer for a mind when it comes to books. Here’s at our Gurgaon store now.
Would you like to be a books curator in a bookshop called Kunzum?
Ordering titles. Displaying them attractively. Helping customers select books. Reaching out to schools, neighbourhoods & corporates to promote reading.
The role is demanding but will gladden your heart!
If you love books, you might like others to read the ones you recommend. Volunteer to work at a Kunzum bookshop for a day. Interact with customers, curate displays, even organize an author event. In other words, be a bookseller for a day.
Talk to us if keen! 🙂
Kunzum Vasant Vihar welcomed author
@VivanMarwaha
as he signed copies of his book 'What Millennials Want: Decoding The Largest Generation In The World.'
There is no dearth of books on the Partition of India but 2022—which marked 75 years of the event—saw a spurt in the publishing of Partition literature, from records of oral narratives to fictional love stories and more.
Full article:
It has barely been 6 months since Salman Rushdie was stabbed on a literary panel. He lost an eye and the use of some of his muscles, but not his knack with a pen. So it's with eager hands and hungry minds that we're devouring his new novel, Victory City — on Kunzum shelves now!
Who says young people are not reading? The ones here came all the way from West Delhi to our GK2 store in south Delhi - and said they had all the time in the world to browse books, have coffee and chat with us because they had made the journey only to be at Kunzum! Wow!
Yesterday at Kunzum GK2, two Bihari literary stalwarts, Abhay K and Amitava Kumar, held a riveting book-talk centred on their books, The Book of Bihari Literature and A Matter of Rats, respectively. Signed copies & conversations were aplenty!
#kunzumbookclub
@amitavakumar
What an evening with
@IamOnir
@Kunzum
Gurgaon. An absolute cracker of an interaction - enlivened by our moderator
@SouniyaKhurana
who ensured the audience stayed focused & engaged.
Do you feel you missed out? Not too late. Onir is with us in Vasant Vihar & GK2 today. Join us.
Kunzum is not just about retailing books. We are here to contribute to a cultural shift to make conversations about reading more mainstream.
And that's what brought the sales & marketing leadership of
@PenguinIndia
to Kunzum - for a roundtable on ideas to make it possible.
In the company of the best of creative minds -
@chetan_bhagat
,
@nehaa_sinha
and
@ashwinsanghi
- at a get-together hosted by
@HarperCollinsIN
.
Being with authors reminds me that I should be more regular with my own writings despite the 'busyness' of the managing Kunzum!
Kunzum's Midnight in a Bookstore is coming up - with a difference. At DLF City Club 4. Open to all. With the usual mix of music, books, authors and games. And a bigger spread of food and drinks (including alcohol). Entry is free - pay for F&B on actuals!
Join us!
Fond of graphic narratives from unlikely places? Kunzum stocks all the parts and editions of Persepolis, the groundbreaking graphic memoir by Marjane Satrapi.
If you know
@DeeptiNaval
, you will definitely want to read her memoir. Actually, no one should miss out on slices of the great actress' life.
So come over and meet her at Kunzum Lounge - Jorbagh and get a signed edition of her book. Can't make it? Reserve your copy with us.
Winner of the
@TheJCBPrize
for
#Literature
2022: The Paradise of Food by Khaled Jawed and translated by Baran Farooqi. A big congratulations from Kunzum.
We are looking for booksellers! Full/part time. To work in Kunzum's outlets. Also reach out to schools, residential neighbourhoods & corporates.
It's hard work. But those who do this love it. Ask us - setting up Kunzum Books is the best professional decision of our lives!
#KunzumBookClub
presents an exclusive
#BookTalk
with Javed Akhtar & Shabana Azmi. They have edited two books, Dhanak and Daaera, featuring 25 nazms each written by their fathers—Urdu poets Jan Nisar Akhtar and Kaifi Azmi. Limited seats available — WhatsApp 8800200280 for a spot!
With the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup underway, Kunzum hosted a talk with author
@aayushputhran
on his book 'Unveiling Jazba: A History of Pakistan Women's Cricket.' The author was in conversation with IVM Podcast director
@Memeghnad
and Westland's
@karthikavk
.
Eminent author, poet, painter and art critic John Berger is best-known for Ways of Seeing. Unfortunately, his other amazing works haven't received as much attention as they deserve. Kunzum has the full range of his writing!
Milan Kundera passed away today in Paris at the age of 94. His sexually charged novels captured the suffocating absurdity of life of the workers’ in his native Czechoslovakia.
@FaberBooks
Proustians, here's a stunning new deluxe edition of the novella, Swann in Love!
A part of Swann's Way, the first volume of 'In Search of Lost Time', this is also a self-contained story about the love affair between Charles Swann and Odette.
#proust
#marcelproust
Author and former journalist Nilanjana S. Roy (
@nilanjanaroy
) talks to Kunzum about the many facets of Delhi, her latest book, the biggest literary influences on her craft, reading habits of the current generation, and her next novel!
Read:
Been hearing good things about
@DeeptiNaval
’s memoir. And now I have my copy signed by the star herself at Kunzum. Limited signed copies available if you want.
Kunzum is available for events.
Book launches / discussions, music, films, theatre, poetry, talks, meetups, pop-up stores, press / influencer conferences, networking mixers, workshops, art exhibits and more - we are happy to consider hosting you.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Geetanjali Shree’s novel
#TombOfSand
, translated by Daisy Rockwell, has become the first Hindi-language novel to be awarded the International Booker Prize.
Pick up your copy in Hindi / English at
@Kunzum
!
Renowned economist and writer Amartya Sen's newly released book deals with the question: where is 'home'? For Sen, home has been all around the world - from Dhaka in modern Bangladesh, to Shantiniketan, Calcutta, and Trinity College in Cambridge.
Kunzum Book Club is proud to host a book talk between Vineet Gill (
@vineetgill
) and Ashutosh Bhardwaj on Gill's debut novel. 'Here and Hereafter: Nirmal Verma's Life in Literature' delves into the life of one of Hindi literature’s pioneers!
NOV 20, 5.30PM at Kunzum Jorbagh.
In your book, you interconnect 12 unknown people in a nameless city. How amazing and thoughtful! Let us sit over a cup of chai
@Kunzum
and share the stories that went behind writing this beautiful piece
@anniezaidi
😊📚
#cityofincident
#kunzumbooks
Midnight in a Bookstore is back! Come over to Kunzum to browse books, play games, win prizes & interact with other book lovers & creators over snacks and drinks. Late into the night!
At Jorbagh on June 3 & in Gurgaon on June 17. Limited spots - don't miss out on yours!
After her first novel Quiet,
@susancain
in her second novel Bittersweet explores why we experience sorrow and longing. Through her well-researched memoirs and insightful storytelling, Cain fills us with the profound meaning of melancholy & longing.
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Get your copies from Kunzum!
Join us at Kunzum Vasant Vihar on Nov 26 for a discussion on Himalayan Histories and Futures. Amish Raj Mulmi's book, 'All Roads Lead North', will take the centre stage on the day with a long view on Nepal's foreign relations as well as the story of China as a global power.
Kunzum reopened in its new avatar post-pandemic, and has become the place to reconnect with old friends like
@gurujee13
- over to moderate a discussion on 'unstartup' by
@NisthaTripathi
. That's why brick-and-mortar bookshops matter.
Delhi's foggy winter mornings demand warm mugs of coffee & a heartwarming book like Everything The Light Touches by Janice Pariat, which takes you on a journey across centuries & continents with four memorable characters & lyrical prose.
#BookTwitter
#BookRecommendations
#booktwt
The big day is here, a watershed moment for the world of books and readers. Join us for the opening of the Penguin at Kunzum exclusive store. At M60, M Block Market, GK2, New Delhi TODAY (Feb 18) from 5-9 pm.
“An original collection of testimonies from British Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus about the transformative era of India's partition”
@guardian
@kavpuri
, your hidden interviews got tears in a lot of eyes. Visit us for a reading that will be a learning experience for our readers.
When I decided to pivot brand Kunzum into a chain of bookshops (with coffee as usual), I knew this would be a good space to be in.
What I did not expect was such an overwhelming show of love and support.
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