It’s been almost six months since my daughter was born. We’re past the baby blob stage and she finally seems to be taking an interest in the books I’m reading to her: crushing the crinkly pages of a fabric book, giggling when I lift a flap to reveal a hiding monkey. Sure, she is as fascinated by her toes as she is by books, but it’s a start, right?This daily exercise reminded me of the thrill of tactile books and has left me longing to sink back into the sensorial luxury that is reading. As a new mum, I do my fair share of doomscrolling, but in an age of AI-outsourced everything, reading a real book — not for self-help or upskilling, but for the sheer pleasure of it — seems almost illicit. Perhaps that’s why I’ve been craving something that engages the senses rather than just the algorithm.Taste is “part art object, part literary magazine”
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Courtesy Juggernaut Books
To me, Taste, an experimental, limited-edition publication by Juggernaut Books, feels both personal and political. Edited by journalist Lakshmi Chaudhry and designed by graphic designer Kriti Monga, this “part art object, part literary magazine” explores the idea of taste through written and visual essays that span music, food, travel, literature, culture, spaces, history, fashion and identity.Taste is edited by journalist Lakshmi Chaudhry
