Book-o-Box (2024)

08/03/2018

“Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.”
Happy International Women’s Day to all you lovely ladies out there 💕

04/03/2018

February box highlights ✨
▫️Book - Winter by Ali Smith
▫️Custom notepad
▫️Literary badge
▫️Art work by
▫️Tea sachets from
▫️Book-o-Box newsletter

22/02/2018

BOTM February Reveal (World Fiction) . .
▫️Theme: Scottish
▫️Book: Winter
▫️Author: Ali Smith
▫️Published by
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Winter? Bleak. Frosty wind, earth as iron, water as stone, so the old song goes. The shortest days, the longest nights. The trees are bare and shivering. The summer's leaves? Dead litter.
The world shrinks; the sap sinks.
But winter makes things visible. And if there's ice, there'll be fire.
It's the season that teaches us survival. Here comes Winter.
Have you read the second novel in Ali Smith's seasonal cycle yet?

07/02/2018

Promising debuts, interesting themes, and long-awaited publications—the year seems to have started out pretty good. Here are a few notable titles published in January. . .

P.S. What are your picks of the month?
📖Red Clocks by Leni Zumas
In this ferociously imaginative novel, abortion is once again illegal in America, in-vitro fertilization is banned, and the Personhood Amendment grants rights of life, liberty, and property to every embryo. In a small Oregon fishing town, five very different women navigate these new barriers alongside age-old questions surrounding motherhood, identity, and freedom.
📖The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next five decades.
📖The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana’a by civil war.
📖Peach by Emma Glass
“Emma Glass's fictional debut – a novella-cum-prose poem – packs one hell of a punch … Glass's commitment to the visceral is like nothing else I've read … Peach inhabits a strange, horror-story realm of the hyperreal, and Glass's vision goes a long way towards portraying an experience that's near-impossible to articulate” – Observer
📖The Infinite Future by Tim Wirkus
An exhilarating, original novel, set in Brazil, Idaho, and outer space, about an obsessive librarian, a down-at-heel author, and a disgraced historian who go on the hunt for a mystical, life-changing book–and find it.
📖The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson
Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved and important writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves.

02/02/2018

Highlands and lakes, monsters and legends, whiskey and short bread—Scotland is one of the most beautiful places to be. Our second read this year is some great writing from the country which boasts of Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott, Muriel Spark and Irvine Welsh.
P.S. February subscriptions are open, so hurry up and place your orders now. Boxes will be dispatched by February 15.

30/01/2018

January box highlights ✨
▫️Book - Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
▫️2018 calendar
▫️Scented candle
▫️Art work by .n.menon
▫️Tea sachets from
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Good things come in small packages! My first box from . Absolutely brilliant. Can't wait to start this month's read. 📖

26/01/2018

BOTM January Reveal (World Fiction) . .
*Theme: Turkish
*Book: Three Daughters of Eve
*Author: Elif Şafak ( )
*Published by . .
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Peri, a married, wealthy, beautiful Turkish woman, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground -- an old polaroid of three young women and their university professor. A relic from a past -- and a love -- Peri had tried desperately to forget.
Three Daughters of Eve is set over an evening in contemporary Istanbul, as Peri arrives at the party and navigates the tensions that simmer in this crossroads country between East and West, religious and secular, rich and poor. Over the course of the dinner, and amidst an opulence that is surely ill-begotten, terrorist attacks occur across the city. Competing in Peri's mind however are the memories invoked by her almost-lost polaroid, of the time years earlier when she was sent abroad for the first time, to attend Oxford University. As a young woman there, she had become friends with the charming, adventurous Shirin, a fully assimilated Iranian girl, and Mona, a devout Egyptian-American. Their arguments about Islam and feminism find focus in the charismatic but controversial Professor Azur, who teaches divinity, but in unorthodox ways. As the terrorist attacks come ever closer, Peri is moved to recall the scandal that tore them all apart.
Elif Shafak is the number one bestselling novelist in her native Turkey, and her work is translated and celebrated around the world. In Three Daughters of Eve, she has given us a rich and moving story that humanizes and personalizes one of the most profound sea changes of the modern world.

09/01/2018

One of my favourites from the 2017 Book-o-Box reading selections.
What was yours? . .

08/01/2018

Hey guys, meet our subscriber for the month (December) - the talented aka . .
A talented artist, lecturer and bibliophile, Paulami is a popular face on the bookstagram circuit. . .
Paulami speaking:
Hello book world! Paulami here. There was a time when I used to call myself a voracious reader. I still maintain that when I talk about books but it has grown and evolved from being just a fast reader to a more evolved phase which involves sharing recommendations, hoarding books, talking about books with other fellow bookworms and such. I also love to doodle and books have helped me shape how I perceive the art world as well. Stephen King said that books are a uniquely portable magic and I most certainly believe in that. Let's read and let's grow. . .
Top 3 recommendations:
1. Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto
2. ‎Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
3. ‎Hunger by Roxane Gay . .
Current read: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden . .
Fav quotes:
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. -C.S. Lewis
Books are a uniquely portable magic.
- Stephen King . .

05/01/2018

Culturally rich and politically turbulent, Turkey is home to some great literature. From Nazim Hikmet, Sait Faik, Yasar Kemal, to the popular Orhan Pamuk, Turkish authors have always been a delight to read. . .
Let’s start this new year with another great read from the Middle East. . .

29/12/2017

December box highlights ✨
▫️Book - The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
▫️Bookish themed tote bag
▫️Quote cards
▫️Art work
▫️Tea sachets from
2017 saw a lot of promising new writers, experimental themes, and brilliant ideas. Happy that we were able to bring you atleast a small slice of that. Promising to bring you more of these gems in 2018 as well. . .

26/12/2017

Cold weather, hot cocoa, cozy blankets and a book to go with it. Can’t get more perfect than this. . .
Season’s greetings to all my lovely readers. Hope you all had a great Christmas.
Few more days left for the year to wind up; how are you planning your New Year’s Eve?
For me, it’s usually a quiet one, binge watching the tv specials and ordering in. What about you? . .

04/12/2017

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Here I am, showing off my 'Professional Bookworm' totebag and memo pad from . I am loving them. 🌼💫

01/12/2017

November box highlights ✨

▫️Book - Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
▫️Library card themed coaster
▫️Quote cards
▫️Art work
▫️Tea sachets from Olinda Tea

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The BoTM for the Nov box (World fiction, as I keep pointing out...they have a poetry and short story box choice too) is Conversations with friends by Sally Rooney which has been nominated for the 2017 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award and the book jacket blurb gives me a toe curl feel in the anticipation of reading it. The Nov box came with two sachets of Olinda Green tea, a library card designed coaster, an art print mirroring the theme of female friendship in the BoTM and two book quote cards. The BoTM is never unveiled except for a few hints and keeping the shroud of secrecy, it comes wrapped in brown paper complete with a string...the old fashioned way (swipe for the second picture)
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And what's not to love about the response from as and when I get to them with queries, concerns or just chat about books over the DM. Those who have not tried out the folks, look them up....based in Chennai, their book choice is pure gold and I can't recommend them enough ❤❤❤❤❤

29/11/2017

Nordic noir or gritty crime thrillers, Norwegian fiction always make for a fascinating read.
Our next BOTM is an interesting literary debut from the Land of the Midnight Sun. . .

24/11/2017

BOTM November Reveal (World Fiction) . .
*Theme/Country: Irish
*Book: Conversations with Friends
*Author: Sally Rooney
*Published by
*Shortlisted for the 2017 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year . .
“The book of the summer…the wider issues underscoring her book – including race, s*x and gender – which in her careful treatment, emerge far more complex and often funnier, than we could have ever imagined.” - Refinery29 . .

08/11/2017

Hey guys, meet our subscriber for the month (October) - the lovely .
An avid reader and a dedicated bookstagrammer her picture perfect shots are worth fawning over. Read on to know more. . .
Rijuta speaking:
I grew up with books and then made books my living. It has been ten years now from my undergraduate to my PhD where I have been involved with literature. And now I am working as an English teacher surrounded by books that I love and admire. Books are not just an escape from reality. What they are to me are companions and open worlds that I can journey into. At any given time, you can find me buried in the pages of a book either for pleasure or for work. You will also find that I am a little too enthusiastic. Other than that, I love cooking up a storm. When I am not teaching or reading, I usually love experimenting with new recipes.

▫️My Top 3 Book Recommendations
1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
2. The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
3. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
▫️My current read - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
▫️My Favourite quotes:
"In vain have I struggled. This will not do. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you" - Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
"Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels' hierarchies? and even if one of them pressed me suddenly against his heart: I would be consumed in that overwhelming existence" - Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino
"I always imagined that paradise will be a kind of a library" - Jorge Luis Borges . .

05/11/2017

Looks like our memo pad has become a favourite among the artists ❤️
.n.menon ()
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Finally started drawing in the memo pad that came with . Such a lovely size.
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02/11/2017

October box highlights ✨
▫️Beautiful and haunting artwork by
▫️Customised notepad
▫️Set of quote cards
▫️Tea sachets from
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This month brings in this very intriguing French book Based on a true story by Delphine De Vigan with some refreshing apple spice tea from ☕️ and artwork by ahh can’t wait to indulge in the thriller!

01/11/2017

From Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Bram Stoker, to Hugo Hamilton and Emma Donoghue, the Irish have always been know for their poetic, and masterful storytelling.
This rainy season, snuggle in with a cup of delicious Irish coffee and this interesting read by an emerging young talent from Dublin. . .

27/10/2017

BOTM October Reveal - World Fiction . .
*Theme/Country: French
*Book: Based on a True Story
*Author: Delphine De Vigan
*Published by . .
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What would you do if your best friend tried to steal your life? 'Combining the allure of Gone Girl with the sophistication of literary fiction, Based on a True Story is a creepy but unapologetically clever psychological thriller'. . .
Started reading yet? . .

25/10/2017

Cheers and love to all those who participated in the . Thanks for being such a sport ❤️

Here are the winners:

▫️1 month subscription of our World Fiction plan -
▫️1 month subscription of our Short Stories & Poems plan -
◽️A collection of the Book-o-Box bookish merch - . .
Congratulations to all the winners. Please DM your addresses. The gift boxes will be dispatched along with our November boxes next month. . .

20/10/2017

In the spirit of the inktober initiative, we decided to join the revelries. We are not artists here, but we love those who can draw magic with their pen.
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If you love to draw and read, here's your invitation to our challenge. The theme - *when art meets literature*.
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Tag us in your entries/ email them, if you wish to partake. Selected illustrations will be a part of the inktober special postcard set going out in our boxes next month. . .

18/10/2017

Hello folks, meet our artist for the month (October), the talented Anvita Gupta. She is a freelance artist based in Pune, a graduate in architecture and content editor by profession.
Hey style of work usually reflects intricate narratives of tribal and other cultural art forms. . .
You can check out her work . .
Btw, October boxes have already being shipped. Waiting to see your unboxing posts in the coming days :) . .
A colourful and happy Diwali to all my lovely readers :) . .

10/10/2017

[Art in Focus] 🎨 . .

28/09/2017

Wine & cheese, Asterix & Obelix, Camus & Hugo—our next book is from the land of the romantics, France.
Described as the "next Gone Girl", the October BOTM is a best seller from an award winning French novelist. . .
Sounds intriguing? Book your October box now! . .

25/09/2017

BOTM-September Reveal . .
*Theme/Country: Pakistan-UK
*Book: Home Fire
*Author: Kamila Shamsie
*Published by
*Longlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2017 () . .
“A contemporary reimagining of Sophocles' Antigone, Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love and politics collide." . .

22/09/2017

Here's to another milestone (1K followers) and another giveaway. . .

There will be 3 gifts and 3 lucky winners for this . . .
▫️1 month subscription of our World Fiction plan
▫️1 month subscription of our Short Stories & Poems plan
◽️A collection of the Book-o-Box bookish merch.

The rules are simple:
1. Follow
2. Like this picture and comment once tagging 2-3 people who would like to participate in this. Also, mention which of the prizes you would like to win.
3. Repost this image with the hashtag (please don't tag us in the picture). You can mention us in the caption when you repost.
4. Bonus points to those who can mention this in their stories as well. . .
The giveaway ends on October 20, 2017 and we will announce the winners soon after. This giveaway is not affiliated to Instagram and is for Indian residents only. . .

14/09/2017

Hey folks, introducing to you our artist for the month (September) - . Based in Tezpur, Assam, this Chemistry graduate is currently working as a freelance graphic designer. He is a natural at digital and conceptual art, illustrations, portraits, photo manipulation...the list seems to be pretty long!
Check out his profiles .prince & .boka . .
Meanwhile, the September boxes are getting ready to be shipped tomorrow. Dear subscribers, you can get your hands on them next week :) . .

31/08/2017

August box highlights ✨
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*Artwork by .n.menon. This beautiful artwork is like a treasure hunt for the reader—illustrated using interesting elements from the novel, it is fun identifying them as you start reading.
* A quote memo pad - ideal for scribbling, doodling or sketching your abstract thoughts. . .

30/08/2017

Hello lovely people! Here's some exciting news for you. We are working on a new subscription plan, and it's going live soon. And yes, that means now you will have more to choose from. . .
What genre/plans are you looking forward to? . .
On another note, I hope all my Mumbai friends are keeping safe. Sending some love and warmth to keep you company. . .
Keep tuned for more updates!

28/08/2017

BOTM-August Reveal . .
*Theme/Country: Polish/Poland
*Book: Swallowing Mercury
*Author: Wioletta Greg
Translated by Eliza Marciniak
*Published by
*Longlisted for The Man Booker International Prize 2017 () . .
"What a strange world this is... Before I’ve even had time to blink, they’re already calling me old, when inside I’m like an unripe fruit."
A warm, quirky tale of a girl coming-of-age in the 80s rural Poland that reads like a summer poem. . .
Peeps, have you started reading yet? . .

23/08/2017

Here's some happy news for all the tea connoisseurs out there. We are collaborating with —a gourmet Indian tea brand that uses 100% natural ingredients and offers some unique blends. . .
Excited much? You can sip on some delicious tea while you pick up your book next month. . .
Booked your September box yet? . .

17/08/2017

My lovely readers and their pretty frames :)
The pouch in the picture was part of our July box. I've been getting a lot of enquiries about the bookish gifts that have been part of the boxes, so thought it will be a good idea to set up a Store for them on the website. So yeah, that's in the making and soon these bookish goodies will be available for sale. . .
Btw, the August boxes have been shipped. Looking forward to seeing more of such pretty pictures from you readers :) . .

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Just one more chapter - the eternal war cry of booklovers! When you are eleven and you want to know how everyone reacts to Harry being selected as the fourth champion! When you are fifteen and want to know for sure that Elizabeth is with Darcy or Jane with Rochester! When you are twenty five and you are lost in the labyrinth of War and Peace!
Any age any time when you pick up a book that is so brilliant that you just can't stop reading! And the best part of being a bibliophile - that you know there are so many good books waiting for you!

14/08/2017

Some multi cultural tales hit a bit too close to home. Identity crisises, conflicting loyalties, family love, life and its stark realities are some of the themes that have been beautifully explored by Pakistani writers.
Here's another masterpiece from a celebrated writer from our neighbouring land. . .
Have you booked your September box yet? . .