Wednesday, February 19, 2014

On the Loose!

One of the first things I asked about when I arrived in Port Harcourt was the location of a good book store/shop.  I was directed to some place that shares the building with Silverbird Cinema; I don't remember the name.  It was sparse.  Then I was told to go to Chapters, which was ok and best of all in my neighbourhood.  

Back in December, some students at my school were awarded gift certificates to a place called Books on the Loose.  I was unfamiliar with this book store and decided it was a place that I must visit.   I had a few days off from work this week, so I decided to take a morning to find and explore this new-to-me book store.

The address for Books on the Loose given online is:  1st Floor, Riz Plaza, Plot 19 Stadium Road, Rumuomasi.  I almost had my driver turn around, thinking we had passed the place.  I looked up 19 Stadium Road on Google Maps and it indicated that 19 was in the opposite direction we were heading; however, then he saw the sign for Books on the Loose outside of Riz Plaza.  




My visit made me happy.  Here is a taste of what I found.


The African authors' section included Tropical Fish by Doreen Baingana!!!  Funny that I find it easier to find her book here than I did in Uganda, the author's home.



They almost had the entire Artemis Fowl series, all but the first one.




And how apropos was it that I was wearing this shirt when I bought the Dungeons and Dragons dvd set?



I got some prizes for some friends as well!


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