‘The Barefoot Bookseller’- the ultimate residency role

The first-ever pop-up bookshop of Ultimate Library in the Maldives was in 2018 at Soneva Fushi. Along with it came the residency job of ‘ The Barefoot Bookseller’, a listing that goes viral every year when booksellers pass on their batons. Since its initial installation in Soneva Fushi, the bespoke library curated by passionate book experts has found its place in other premium properties in the nation, including Soneva Jani. As far as dream jobs go, barefoot bookselling is unrivalled in comparison to the usual, mundane desk jobs.

Ultimate Library’s individualised services take care of every distinctive feature of the library, from design, curation, logistics, installation and tactical optimisation. Book collections are cherry-picked to emphasize the values and sustainable ethos of the place and to cater for cultured guests looking to be intellectually stimulated. To meet every brief, the curation is meant to educate, entertain and inspire avid readers amid the synchrony of nature.