Bookshop Chatter

Discover the latest tales from Wild & the Sage. From reading recommendations to events down south, here’s where we share what’s keeping us busy in the bookshop – including the latest news from in and around our community in Galle. Something you think we should hear about? Send us a message here.

Bookshop chatter

6 Books from Unusual Perspectives

6 Books from Unusual Perspectives

Every great story invites us to see the world through someone else’s eyes. But what happens when those eyes aren’t quite what we expect—when the narrator is a goat, a...

6 Books from Unusual Perspectives

Every great story invites us to see the world through someone else’s eyes. But what happens when those eyes aren’t quite what we expect—when the narrator is a goat, a...

Best Coffee in Unawatuna

Best Coffee in Unawatuna

Fear not! Its exists! Here are our “go-to” coffee spots in Una for consistently decent coffee that meet any international standard

Best Coffee in Unawatuna

Fear not! Its exists! Here are our “go-to” coffee spots in Una for consistently decent coffee that meet any international standard

Bookclub Review: The Story of a Brief Marriage

Bookclub Review: The Story of a Brief Marriage

This month we read The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasm. We covered Arudpragasms second book, A Passage North, in an early bookclub in 2023 when it was...

Bookclub Review: The Story of a Brief Marriage

This month we read The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasm. We covered Arudpragasms second book, A Passage North, in an early bookclub in 2023 when it was...

5 TV Shows Based on Books

5 TV Shows Based on Books

We know its not often you hear a bookseller or reader recommending a screen adaptation of a book! But recently Netflix has produced some gripping TV series' all based on...

5 TV Shows Based on Books

We know its not often you hear a bookseller or reader recommending a screen adaptation of a book! But recently Netflix has produced some gripping TV series' all based on...

Bookclub Review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Bookclub Review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Every month we get together with a few fellow readers to chat about our monthly bookclub book. It's a vastly mixed group - which we love -  and never fails...

Bookclub Review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Every month we get together with a few fellow readers to chat about our monthly bookclub book. It's a vastly mixed group - which we love -  and never fails...

A Book Lovers Guide to Galle Literary Festival

A Book Lovers Guide to Galle Literary Festival

Assuming you are armed, ticket in hand, here are a few tips and tricks on how to get the most out of the long weekend…

A Book Lovers Guide to Galle Literary Festival

Assuming you are armed, ticket in hand, here are a few tips and tricks on how to get the most out of the long weekend…