If blind dates make you nervous and your idea of a perfect evening is curling up with a good book, this might just be the thing for you. Here's introducing one of the most unique literary shindigs yet in the city — a blind book date with zines.

Plot twist

What are zines, you may ask. Short for magazines or fanzines, they refer to independently published booklets of stories and images that often break free of traditional publishing norms in both form and content. And how is it a blind date? Each of the booklets will be wrapped in brown paper, giving no clue to the author's identity, the cover art or title, but will only list a few hints about the content. On Saturday, head to The Den in Bandra for a tryst with zines with a focus on narratives from the LGBT+ community, in a first-of-its-kind event hosted by Gaysi Family in collaboration with The Blind Book Date (TBBD).