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Discover Botswana. Eswatini. Kingdom of Lesotho. Namibia. South Africa through it's bold new fiction.
A 2-month guided Story Circle.
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Follow our journey from exploration to longlist to
the Final Three books, we select.
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by A Box of Stories.
Explore Southern Africa
through its stories
Discover Botswana. Eswatini. Kingdom of Lesotho. Namibia. South Africa through it's bold new fiction.
A 2-month guided Story Circle.
the Box - Digital
Follow our journey. From exploration to longlist to the Final Three books, we select.
Join our 100+ members on the Story Circle.
Not a Subscription. Takes less than a minute..
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What do I get?
It gives you access to a region, through its stories.
You follow how we discover stories.
How we narrow them down,
And how we arrive at the final selection.
You don’t receive the books.
You experience everything that leads to them.
Don't like the experience? Cancel in 60 days. Get a full refund.
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the Box - Digital .
What you get.
2-month guided Southern Africa Story Circle.
Exploratory Content. Longlists. (For Life)
Online Events. Q&As.
Private online community.
Shared reading experience.
Join our 100+ Members through the Southern Africa?
the Journey.
Content. Longlists. Events. Community.
Week 1 (Opens May 2) - Exploration
We introduce the region, themes, and context.
Week 2 (Opens May 9)- The Longlist
A wide set of powerful, lesser-known books.
Week 3 (Opens May 16)- Curated Shelf
6 standout titles. Carefully shortlisted.
Week 4 (Opens May 23)- Final Three
The stories that stay.
Week 5 (Opens May 30) Local Artists
A visual lens into the region.
Week 6 (June 1 to June 30)
- Book Club Begins
Read, reflect, discuss.
Book not included in membership.
Read the World. Differently.
Most books that reach us come filtered through a narrow lens.
At the Box, we explore and read differently.
Stories from the lesser known world. The Majority World.
Emerging voices. Under-travelled narratives.
Not what’s popular.
What deserves to be discovered.
The Journey.
Step by step.
Content. Longlists. Events. Community.
Week 1 (Opens May 2) Exploration
We introduce the region, themes, and context.
Week 2 (Opens May 9) - The Longlist
A wide set of powerful, lesser-known books.
Week 3 (Opens May 16) - The Curated Shelf
6 standout titles. Carefully shortlisted.
Week 4 (Opens May 23) - The Final Three
The stories that stay.
Week 5 (Opens May 30) - Art
A look at emerging artists.
Week 6 - 8 (June 6 to June 30) Book Club & Events
Read, reflect, discuss.
Book not included in membership.
Read the World. Differently.
Most books that reach us come filtered through a narrow lens.
At the Box, we explore something else entirely.
Stories from the lesser known world. The Majority World.
Emerging voices. Overlooked stories.
Not what’s popular. What deserves to be discovered.
This is for you if
You want to read beyond bestsellers.
You’re curious about different cultures.
You enjoy slow discovery, not instant picks.
You like understanding the “why” behind books.
Why we exist
85% of the world lives outside the traditional publishing spotlight.
Yet most of what we read comes from the same few places.
We believe stories should travel further.
The Region Pass is how that begins.
Why we exist
85% of the world lives outside the traditional publishing spotlight.
Yet most of what we read comes from the same few places.
We believe stories should travel further.
The Region Pass is how that begins.
Anticipated by our Early Readers
Your membership impacts the world
Each edition of the Box supports
The People Behind the Box
Dev has stamps of 40 countries on her passport. Dhruv wants to match that number in the next 2 years by exploring bookstores in at least as many countries as a part of the Box.
Small town kids, they can now be spotted around coffee shops, indie bookstores and libraries in London, plotting how to get the Box to change the publishing world but mostly pfaffing.
Dhruv Bonnerjee is an award-winning journalist turned entrepreneur and Co-founder of A Box of Stories. Dev Kothari is a management consultant turned writer & poet. Her debut novel, Bringing Back Kay-Kay, was listed for many awards including the Jhalak Prize and Branford Boase award.
They share a conviction: exciting stories exist everywhere - and they want to look in places the world doesn’t always look.
Dev has stamps of 40 countries on her passport. Dhruv wants to match that number in the next 2 years by exploring bookstores in at least as many countries as a part of the Box.
Small town kids, they can now be spotted around coffee shops, indie bookstores and libraries in London, plotting how to get the Box to change the publishing world but mostly pfaffing.
Dhruv Bonnerjee is an award-winning journalist turned entrepreneur and Co-founder of A Box of Stories.
Dev Kothari is a management consultant turned writer & poet. Her debut novel, Bringing Back Kay-Kay, was listed for many awards including the Jhalak Prize and Branford Boase award.
They share a conviction: exciting stories exist everywhere — and they want to look in places the world doesn’t always look.
FAQ'S
Do I get physical books?
When does it start?
The Story Circle opens on 10 June. The journey unfolds over 2 months.
Do I need to read everything?
No. You explore freely and choose what interests you.
Is this a subscription?
No. One-time purchase.
Will there be other regions?
Yes. Every 2 months we explore a new region in the lesser known world.
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