US based author Nayomi Munaweera was hosted by Wild and the Sage, a chic bookstore and cafe in Unawatuna where she read excerpts from her books. Her debut novel Island of a Thousand Dreams won the Commonwealth Book Prize for the Asian Region in 2013 and her subsequent book What Lies Between Us won the Sri Lankan National Book Award for the best English novel and the Godage Award. Wild and the Sage has a comprehensive compendium of books by Sri Lankan and international authors and fills a void for bibliophiles in the South.