Book Launches, Readings & Literary Events in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (Bangalore) is a city of bookshops and readers. Church Street's bookshops draw browsers every weekend, Atta Galatta in Indiranagar hosts launches and readings most weeks, and Champaca, with shops in Vasanth Nagar and Indiranagar, runs a children's library. The Bangalore International Centre holds author conversations that are free to attend, and Urban Solace near Ulsoor Lake hosts Tuesdays with the Bard, a weekly poetry evening. The year's main event is the Bangalore Literature Festival, whose 15th edition is on 11 to 13 December 2026, with free entry; the Book Brahma Literature Festival, focused on south Indian languages, was held at St John's Auditorium in Koramangala in August 2026. Reading groups also meet in Cubbon Park at weekends. This page lists book launches, readings, poetry and spoken-word nights, book clubs and literary festivals across the city.