Gate-side reading fix near T1 departures
Right in Sangster’s Terminal 1 departures zone, Castaway News covers the basics: paperbacks, magazines, and a few kids’ titles to get you through a 2–4 hour wait. It sits airside after security, so you’re already through the lines when you browse. Think small book corner more than full bookstore, but it beats scrolling your phone for three hours.
Selection leans to English-language bestsellers, travel reads, and glossy magazines; prices run a notch above downtown shops, with paperbacks often in the US$15–22 range. You’ll also spot some Jamaica-focused titles and souvenir-style coffee table books mixed in. If you want niche genres or specific authors, this probably isn’t where you find them, but for a quick thriller or an easy beach read before boarding, it works.
Castaway News usually opens by the first wave of morning flights around 06:00 and stays open into the evening departure banks, roughly until the last major T1 departures clear. Stock skews toward mass-market fiction and mainstream magazines; serious non-fiction and business titles are thin. Grab your book here, then hit food further down T1 if you have time, instead of doubling back later.
Tip: stop at Castaway News right after security in T1 and sort your reading before you get pulled into duty-free sampling and last-minute souvenir runs near your gate.