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Free gift wrapping on every book.

The bookshop

Stay for a chapter

New books, a cafe and a children's corner in Ikoyi.

Browse books
  • Nationwide delivery
  • Free gift wrapping
  • Ordered in on request

New in

New this month

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Salt and Sky

Salt and Sky

₦11,000

A love story set on the Lagos lagoon.

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Salt and Sky

Salt and Sky

₦11,000

The Long Harmattan, Paperback

Book of the month

The Long Harmattan, Paperback

₦12,500

A family saga across three dry seasons.

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African writing

Essays, poems and photographs

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Why we read

A bookshop is a room where you can meet a stranger and leave a friend.

The children's corner

Picture books, chapter books and story time every Saturday morning.

Children

For young readers

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Summer reading

The summer reading challenge

Read eight books over the holidays and win a book token. Example date for this demo store.

Non-fiction

Learn something

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Start Small

Start Small

₦11,500

Running a small business, step by step.

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Start Small

Start Small

₦11,500

Three for two

Build a bundle

Pick any three paperbacks for the price of two.

  • Salt and Sky

    ₦11,000

    0
  • The Night Bus to Kano

    ₦10,500

    0
  • Twelve Short Stories

    ₦9,500

    0

The box costs what its products cost, and each one goes into the cart.

The cafe

Coffee, cake and a good book

Flat whites, zobo and banana cake baked every morning.

Stationery

Write it down

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Book box

A book a month

  • Most chosen

    Book box

    22,000a per month

    • A new book chosen for you
    • A treat from the cafe
    • Free delivery
  • Book club

    5,000a per month

    • One seat a month
    • Coffee included

Prices in naira.

Events

Coming up

Example events for this demo store.

  • 6:30pmBook clubUpstairs

Example times for this demo store.

Staff picks

Our booksellers

Example team for this demo store.

  • Ada, Fiction

    Ada

    Fiction

    Reads crime and long family novels.

  • Tunde, Non-fiction

    Tunde

    Non-fiction

    History, business and cookbooks.

  • Zainab, Children's

    Zainab

    Children's

    Runs Saturday story time.

The shop

  • 6,000

    books on the shelves

  • 1

    book club a month

  • 52

    story times a year

  • 2

    days to order a book in

Example numbers for this demo store.

Visit

The shop

Come in, take a chair and read before you buy.

Address

Ikoyi, Lagos

Opening hours

  • Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm, Sunday 12pm to 6pm

Questions

Can you order a book in?

Yes, usually in two days.

Do you deliver?

Nationwide, two to five days.

Can I read in the cafe?

Of course.

The newsletter

New books, events and staff picks, once a month.