Champaca Sci-Fi Book Club & Book Box

What's in the box: The site does not describe box contents, but you can expect books chosen by Champaca's staff, with the details of the genre focus not given.

Champaca is an independent bookstore in Bangalore, and its online shop feels like a carefully run indie store more than a dedicated genre box service. The menu has a Subscription section alongside fiction, non-fiction, crime, children's books and a library service. The site does not explain how a science fiction and fantasy box works, how often it ships or how titles are picked. If a sci-fi and fantasy club is what you want, read the subscription page closely before you sign up. What the store does show is a clear curatorial voice. Its new arrivals and staff picks include speculative and literary titles such as A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School and The Elsewhereans. The shop says it aims to stock books that reflect diverse experiences from India and around the world. That suggests a genre box from Champaca would go beyond the usual bestsellers. The store also sends a weekly newsletter, runs a yearly reading challenge, publishes a blog with author interviews and hosts events in Bangalore, so readers get a real sense of community. A loyalty program gives 20% off every fourth order automatically at checkout. The main drawback is the missing genre detail. Champaca is a bookstore first, and the box itself gets little description.