# One of our publications featured in ‘Notes on Book Design’ curated by Formal Settings, published by niggli

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2026/03/19/one-of-our-publications-featured-in-notes-on-book-design-curated-by-formal-settings-published-by-niggli/
- Published: 2026-03-19T17:14:53+00:00
- Author: shuktara

A **Writers Workshop** publication has been featured in _**Notes on Book Design**_,
published by **niggli**, co-authored by **Amanda-Li Kollberg** and **Siri Lee Lindskrog**,
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studio, **Formal Settings**. Kollberg and Lindskrog over the course of conversations
with **Siddhartha Lokanandi**, founder-proprietor of the independent bookstore, **
Hopskotch Reading Room** in Berlin, came up with the idea of featuring 50 books 
that have found their way through its doors.  _Notes on Book Design _describes the
store as “dedicated to non-western and diasporic perspectives” and our publication,_**
Dear Father and Other Poems**_ by **Balesh Jindal** (1994) found pride of place 
in Hopskotch and now, within the pages of this beautifully designed book. 

> “We draw parallels between the book as a design object and the cultural, historical
> and political circumstances under which it was created.”
>  
> _ Amanda-Li Kollberg_

The first edition of _Notes on Book Design _appeared in 2023 and this updated edition
with niggli in 2026.

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Poems'. The cover appears on the left (bound in a navy blue sari) and the title page on the
right.⌉[