Trulycentral, the debut essay anthology by Abish Man Shakya, is releasing on October 15, 2026 at 3:30 pm at Taragaon Next, Boudha.

The self-published book, contains a selection of essays on various personal stories, ideas, opinions and thoughts of the author, his family, friends, acquaintances, idols and strangers.

The writings were originally posted online on a weekly basis from 2023 – 2025 for 150 weeks straight on Substack under the same heading. Individuals are based on real characters under fictional names.

The book mixes reality and fiction to create written pieces that have a story to tell.