Am trying to build a listing of bookshops around Goa. Could anyone help me, with your pointers and comments? Also do inform if any on the list are no longer in business. Thanks, FN
Panjim * Singbal's Panjim 2425747 Old world charm, near the church square. Known for textbooks in the past. Has a good Goa collection too. I bought a Portuguese primer, pre-1961 published, for a few rupees here, not many years ago. * Broadways, Panjim At the end of 18th June Road, though they like this address for the prestige value it adds. Also claims to be Goa's largest bookshop, with a wide range and special discounts. They'll let you browse as long as you wish. Open Sundays and uptil 9 pm almost. http://www.goabooks.com * Varsha , Panjim 2425832 My favourite hole in the wall. Near Cafe Prakash/ Azad Maidan. Mostly magazines. Will let you browse into their narrow bookshop. * Jeevit Bibles and Bookshop 2438638 Patto Center - 2nd Floor/No.8 Patto Plaza (Next to Paulo's) Panjim. Tel: 2411201. Run by ex-Britto's former Merchant Navy man Tino Nazare and his Brazilian wife Mara. Religious. [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Sardesai's Book Shop, between the religious hotspot of the Goan capital, on the road leading from the church to the masjid (that goes on to Mahalaxmi Temple). Mostly known for textbooks. * Hotels like Nova Gova and others have their own bookshops, in-house. Margao * Golden Heart 2732450 Advertises itself as Goa's largest. Impressive spread of books. You'd get some books not available in Panjim here. Busy and active. * Book Mark 2711796 * Jesus Encounter, Gogol 2724544 * Kitab Book Store, Pajifond 2731493 * Printz Plaza, Margao 2743337 * The Bookmark, Margao 2711796 Mapusa * Other India Bookstore 2263305. Great alternative books, NGOish, environmental focussed, run by Norma and Claude Alvares. Check their occasionally published, elaborate and annotated catalogues. otherindiabookstore.com I could claim to have a 2% role in pushing OIBS to start a (now well-stocked and elaborate) Goa book shelf. * Living Word, Altinho, Mapusa 2252470 Religious texts. Calangute * Literati. Very unusual cafe-bookshop. Lot of high-profile book readings (sometimes followed with cheese and wine) run by lawyer-booklover Divya Kapur. This was formerly the home of Anthony Simoes, the Australia- returned cost engineer better known for his role as a number crunching-environmental campaigner in the Konkan Railway campaign and more. E/1-282 Gaura Vaddo, Calangute It was inaugurated in November 2005. Phone +91-832-2277740 * Oxford Bookstore "Offering the best in publishing in an auburn golden-lit ambience, this could just be your best place to relax in town. With an incredible collection of books on fiction, beach reading, Indian writing in English, yoga/tantra/reiki, cookery, travel, religion, new age, business, reference and other popular categories, Oxford Bookstore will simply enamour you. And don't forget to pick up beautiful hand-made eco-friendly gifts for your loved ones!" "Panverica", House No 156, Opp. St Anthony's Chapel, Calangute +91-93260 60647 or 9822382282 earlier. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: http://www.oxfordbookstore.com/ * Acron's bookshop. Location "in the heart of Goa's leisure Riviera at Candolim beach close to Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher villa and the Taj-Fort Aguada." Anjuna * Manali General Stores, Anjuna Beach 2273477 Chicalim * Sankars, Chicalim 2542436 Some other places that stock books: * Sai's, Calangute. Along the main road, near St Anthony's Chapel A general stores. Lots of magazines. Newspapers. * Saligao Super Market. Austin will stock books, preferably with a local author. * Cafe Prakash, Panjim. A noisy, gossipy journo haunt by evening... they will store the rare book or two. Online library * Goa University library is online at http://goalnet.unigoa.ac.in/gulibrary/index.htm * Arte Palmarica. See http://www.divshare.com/download/4088057-e79 * On Goa books http://www.indiamike.com/india/goa-f23/books-from-goa-t58425/ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Software for Kids Blog: http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com
