Name: The Urban Solace Book Lovers' Club
Start: 2025-03-09T23:30:00+05:30
Location: Urban Solace Cafe: Bengaluru

ABOUT THE URBAN SOALCE BOOK LOVERS` CLUB: The Urban Solace Book Lovers` Club for started in 2010 as a result of a meet-up of writers whose stories were published in the book "Chicken Soup for the Indian Teachers Soul" inspired by the energy of this experience "The Urban Solace Book Lovers` Club was born. From there it has grown from strength to strength hosting its monthly meet on the second Sunday of every month. Over the years the club has hosted over 50 published authors to discuss their writings, and these writers were the best from Bangalore, India and around the world who have sought us out to experience this dynamic of our club. Today The Urban Solace Book Lovers` Club has a set of loyal supporters and a sterling reputation of being the longest running book club in the city in a cafe setting and is sought after by several writers from Bangalore and across the country to be featured in our experience. ABOUT THE BOOK: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was a finalist for the National Book Award and has been made into two feature films, a play, and is the basis of a Netflix series. The book is dedicated to Leonard Brown, Jackson`s English teacher at Syracuse University. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: SHIRLEY JACKSON Shirley Hardie Jackson (14-6-1916 – 8-8-1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories. ABOUT THE CURATOR: KUNAL LAL Kunal Lal has 18 years of experience in engineering and telecommunications. He currently works for Synaptics Incorporated. He is an *omnivorous reader enjoying history, psychology, science and all genres of fiction.