Infinite Jest? More like Infinite quest...

Stubborn Reads is 3 hours of distraction-free reading time, specifically for those who are attempting to read hard, difficult-to-get-through books.

Some books are once-in-a-lifetime reads, and while you maybe able to get through a beach read in afternoon, that big fat book on the Roman Empire ain't gonna read itself and now's your chance to sit down, once a week and truly attempt to get through it.

Back in the day, people used to have home libraries and studies to dedicate to reading books, but these days in our 1.5BHKs, it is hard to find the time and place to read like a scholar, like a university professor, or read books that truly challenge us.

Bring your densest bucket list books, 7-part-fantasy series, historical deep-dives, obscure non-fiction, scientific papers and anything you have trouble getting through, meet other people who attempt to read hard books and carve out a part of your week to finish a few chapters in 3 peaceful hours on a Thursday evening. No distractions, no phones and no more excuses!

Stubborn Reads is based on the following reading principle: Read widely and read deeply.

People will have the freedom to pick their own difficult reads, we welcome every genre. But if a few people want to read the same book, and others jump on the bandwagon to form a reading circle, we encourage that as well. Stubborn reads will also have a small selection of hard books people can borrow and read.

After every session, we will be discussing how we have progressed, what are our reflections and learnings based on some questions and discuss different ways of getting through our reads, or getting the most out of our reads. We will track our progress and learn how to abandon books when they don't fit our tastes anymore. Through this, we hope to grow as readers and find a community of like-minded readers who venture beyond the norm.

Come read at Stubborn books and become the reader you've always wanted to be.

Who is Sahana Srikanth?

Sahana Srikanth is a multidisciplinary practitioner working at the intersection of arts, community, and cities. She is the founder of Bengaluru Bus Reads, a reading community that reimagines public transport as a shared cultural space. Sahana has worked across exhibitions, festivals, and museum programmes, collaborating with artists and organisations in making art accesible. She runs a blog called 'Art and the City' and writes for the The Artist Society podcast.