286 titles
Faith & Spirituality
Bibles in English and local languages, prayer books, study guides and Christian living.
Uganda Bookshop · Plot 4 Colville Street, Kampala · since 1927
Free Kampala delivery over UGX 100,000
From our shelves in Kampala to your doorstep across Uganda.
Reader favourites
Chimamanda, on our shelves.
Love, war and belonging, from Lagos to Philadelphia. Two novels readers pass from hand to hand.
Shop Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie2,237 titles on our shelves
1927 to 2027
Incorporated on 14 May 1927, we turn 100 on 14 May 2027. Bigger book clubs, a limited centenary collection and a year of reading are on the way.
207 days until Uganda Bookshop turns 100 on 14 May 2027.
Find your shelf
Our booksellers' shelf
A shelf set out by the shop, with a note from our booksellers where they have written one.
A.M. Kirunda-Kivejinja
M. M. Mulinge, M. Getu
Laban Erapu
Emmanuel Ahabwe
Laban Erapu
Mary K. Baxter, Dr. T. L. Lowery
Miles Kelly
This week at the shop
This week's theme: Religion and Spirituality.
Our story
Novels, school books, Bibles and children's books, sold from our counter on Colville Street since 1927. The same shelves are now online, and we bring them to you.
Visit the shopRead together. Think deeper. Belong.
Reading circles hosted by Uganda Bookshop. Marafiki means friends in Kiswahili. Circles meet in person in Kampala and online.
Choose the circle that suits what you like to read.
A monthly book, with weekly prompts to read along to.
Join the discussions and events, in person or online.
Reading circles
African Fiction
Stories from across the continent, about home, history and ourselves.
Faith & Meaning
Books that ask the big questions: belief, purpose and how we live together.
Leadership & Growth
Memoirs and ideas about how we lead, decide and grow.
Ugandan Authors
Writers from Uganda, past and present.
Young Readers
A shorter, gentler pace for younger readers finishing books together.
Classics & Big Ideas
Lasting books and the ideas that stay in the room.
UGX 30,000 initially, then UGX 5,000 monthly. Free reading updates are also available. See this month's book and upcoming events on the clubs' site.
From our customers
Bought a book from us? Review it on its page, or tell us how we did.
Tell usNew to the shop?
Search by title, author or ISBN, or browse by section. Not listed? Ask us to find it.
Browse the shelvesCard, MTN Mobile Money or Airtel Money at checkout. No account needed.
Payment questionsUGX 8,000 in Kampala, free from UGX 100,000. Set fees for 14 towns, or collect free.
Delivery and collectionPrefer to order by message?WhatsApp 0779 550 877
From the shop
School reading1 min
What to include when you send a list, how we price it, and how the books reach you.
23 September 2026
Reading together1 min
How Marafiki Book Clubs helps a group of readers get going, and what to send us first.
23 September 2026
From the shop1 min
What we will write about here, and how to tell us what you would like to read.
22 September 2026
Tell us the title, and we will find out whether we can get it and what it costs.
Ask for a bookSend your book list and the quantities, and we will reply with a quote for the whole order.
Send a book listMonday – Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm, Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm. Messages sent after hours are answered the next morning.
One short email when new books reach the shelves. Leave with one click, whenever you like.
