From the counter
The Pagewise journal
Reading lists, school-season notes and conversations with the writers on our shelves.
Ten books for a long train journey
Bengaluru to Delhi is thirty-four hours. Here is what we would pack, in the order we would read it.
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How we check a school list before it ships
Every set is checked twice against the school's own list. This is what that looks like in March.
Meera Iyer on writing in a bookshop
The Printer's Daughter was written at the corner table, under the poetry shelf. We asked her why.
Starting a child on chapter books
The jump from picture books to chapters is the hardest one. Six books that make it easier.
The case for hardcovers
When a paperback is the right choice, and when it is worth paying more for boards and cloth.
What arrives in a book club box
One book, a bookmark and a note in real ink. Here is October's Thriller Night box, unpacked.
Keeping books through the monsoon
Damp is a book's worst enemy. Simple habits that keep pages flat and spines straight.
Fountain pens for school, honestly reviewed
Many schools in the city still ask for a fountain pen in Class 5. Here is what survives a school bag.