Shelf Love

Czyka Tumaliuan wants everyone to fall in love again with physical books through

Interview by Danielle Austria

Kwago is an independent bookstore that aims to provide authentic and alternative sources of knowledge to people who wants to be smarter and more creative, as well as provide a platform for local authors to share their work and reach a wider audience.

There’s an attempt to “educate” in everything that we do—fiction-inspired cocktails, intimate gatherings for creatives, Komura; Book Fair, and so forth. We have a monthly event called “May Tambay sa Kwago” where people gather and share personal projects they’ve been working on. There, you can receive casual to critical feedback from people who have different backgrounds, and you can learn about yourself and your craft in an authentic way. Kwago seeks to “unschool” as our current educational system is too traditional, career-driven and tends to put us inside a box.

Martina De Vera

Read about Kwago Book Bar on our Unbroken issue.