Kittiphol “Yo” Saragganonda and Wichuta “Vicky” Lohityotin

Co-owners, Books & Belongings

Industry : Business

Some bookshops satisfy a familiar appetite; Books & Belongings is more interested in awakening a new one. As co-owners of the independent Bang Chak bookstore, Kittiphol “Yo” Saragganonda and Wichuta “Vicky” Lohityotin have emerged as perceptive literary tastemakers, building a space around curiosity, discernment and conversation.

Their international selection moves across literature, philosophy and specialised works, favouring titles that reward reflection over instant consumption. The shelves possess a clear intellectual character without feeling prescriptive: an invitation to venture beyond bestseller lists and discover writers or ideas that might otherwise remain outside the mainstream. Together, Yo and Vicky approach bookselling as an act of thoughtful introduction, creating encounters between readers and works they may not have known to seek.

That curatorial instinct extends well beyond the stock. Through book discussions and workshops for people working in publishing, the pair have developed Books & Belongings into a meeting point for readers and creative communities. Here, a book is not the conclusion of a transaction but the beginning of an exchange.

Their contribution lies in understanding that an independent bookstore can be intimate in scale yet expansive in influence. By combining considered selection with a genuinely engaged readership, Yo and Vicky have created more than a distinctive retail identity. They have given Bangkok’s literary landscape a place where discovery feels personal – and where belonging grows naturally from a shared life of the mind.