Book shopping in Colombo
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Barefoot
Designer Barbara Sansoni’s beautifully laid-out shop, located in an old villa, is justly popular for its bright hand-loomed textiles, which are fashioned into bedspreads, cushions, serviettes and other household items (or sold by the metre). You’ll also find textile-covered notebooks, lampshades and albums, and a large selection of stylish, simple clothing.
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Vijitha Yapa Bookshop
Stocks a comprehensive collection of foreign and local novels, magazines and pictorial tomes on Sri Lanka. The branch in Crescat Boulevard shopping centre in Kollupitiya, Col 3 is smaller.
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Bibliomania
Jam-packed with a random selection of second-hand fiction and a mixed bag of magazines, educational books and more. Most are in English. Prices are often the best in the city.
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MD Gunasena Bookshop
Gunasena's ambitious-looking outlet is opposite Majestic City; it carries a decent selection of titles.
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Lake House Bookshop
Has an extensive range of books, along with foreign and local magazines and newspapers.
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Bookland
Offers the usual range of books about Sri Lanka, plus English titles and magazines.
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Buddhist Book Centre
Filled with books on Buddhism; about a third of the stock is in English.
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