There’s no denying that the act of reading is a romantic one. Nothing quite fulfills the fantasy as a physical book, paper cuts and all. Drop your Kindles and Kobos, take out your credit card, call a Gojek – this week, we’re heading to Singapore’s best bookstores!
Image from: Woods in the Books
Where: 3 Yong Siak Street
This one’s for the young and young-at-heart. Woods in the Books is an enchanted wonderland of picture and illustrated books for your kiddos. Want adventure books? They’ve got it. Need books on values for younger readers? They’ve got it too.
Image from: Basheer Graphic Books
Where: Bras Basah Complex
Basheer Graphics caters to the visually-driven. Expect titles and magazines related to architecture, design, animation, art and craft, typography, photography – and everything else that will please the eyes. Not an artist? That’s okay! You can still get interesting coffee table books here.
Image from: City Book Room
Where: 420 North Bridge Road
This indie publisher and bookshop is a beam of light in an otherwise grey, nondescript in Bugis. An obvious labor of love from owner Tan Waln Ching, the space sells mostly Chinese books that are “foods for the human mind”, with a small collection of curated titles in English, and other languages from the Nusantara.
Image from: Kinokuniya
Kinokuniya
Where: Ngee Ann City, Bugis Junction, Jem
One of the biggest and oldest surviving bookstores in Singapore, Kinokuniya – or more affectionately known to readers as Kino – has everything from classic literature to Japanese anime merch. Too lazy to browse in person? Kino also has an online webstore for your convenience.
Book cover images from: OpenTrolley
A local answer to BookDepository, OpenTrolley has brand new books at discounted prices, all of which are available online. Delivery is just $4.90 per order – or at a low, low price of $1.95 if you collect from any of the 100 lockers spread islandwide.
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