Kahini Books, a popup and online bookstore that highlights South Asian fiction, will be at Vienna OctoberFest on October 1, from 11 AM to 7 PM. 📚
Quazi hopes to open a physical store one day but for now will stick with pop-ups at festivals and markets, where she pays vendor fees to set up a booth. She also sells used books, and tries to sell as many books as possible for under $15. “I know sometimes it’s just not possible for people to buy a brand new book for $25,” she says.
South Asians have seen a lot more representation in movies and TV over the past few years, Quazi says, mentioningon Netflix as an example. But books, she says, hit differently than other media, and two books she’s especially proud to have carried areby Monica Ali. “The fact that you’re sitting there for hours, imagining the story in your head, and you’re imagining who these characters are,” she says, “I think it has a different emotional impact on you.
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