It is both his story and the history of Kenya; it's a memoir, but also a practical political science tome; on another reckoning, a journey of a deceptively simple, quiet and humble civil servant.
The thoroughness of the writing and editing of this book puts to rest the oft-expressed fears about the quality of self-published books.
A good leadership trait is the constant need to learn and improve. Manuals that seek to improve leadership skills are dime a dozen, but most tend to be round pegs in square holes, or vice versa.
This might come as a surprise but the rest of the publishers cannot wait to see the back of Sirkal, only they cannot say it aloud for that would be bad manners.
Kenyan writers, who distribute their books through Nuria, have a more convenient outlet for their books. The Naivas chain of supermarkets has branches all over the country.
Moraa’s story is a powerful reminder to the society that women’s reproductive health is a topic that needs to be addressed with the utmost urgency.
The criminalisation of a people’s culture is inimical to national security. Criminals who hide behind culture should be arrested and arraigned before a court. Culture is innocent here.
What social media has done for books is a bit like what Equity Bank did for banking; reaching out to the unbanked, who in effect catapulted Equity to the top of the pile in local banking.
Anyone who attended the Hop Skip and Jump book launch at the Alliance Française, last Saturday, will attest to the fact that the Nairobi literary scene is alive and well.
In 1980, word spread that Chakava was about to publish Ngugi’s book, Caitani Mutharabaini (Devil on the Cross), written in detention, and he started receiving threatening phone calls.
His book Sibiloi, is a fictional story of a group of scientists, who set up camp among the Amalek, a community found in Northern Kenya, where they make a discovery.
The theme of this year’s book fair is ‘25 Years of Excellence and Innovation in Publishing’.
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Though she is a published poet and an award-winning short story writer, Moraa had never attended the NIBF until last year.
The struggles of Maina ka Ngoma, sum up the double-faced and exploitative nature of Gikuyu benga music; the dark underbelly everyone wishes to keep well hidden.
The idea of Uli and Tata Nursery Rhymes was birthed by accident in 2020. Then, the whole country was under lockdown, due to Covid-19.
For a 91-year-old woman, Rebeka is surprisingly in good shape. Apart from a walking cane, nothing else betrays her advanced age.
This illuminating conversation took place on the sidelines of the public reading of Sibiloi, a book written by Kairo.
From September 20 till 29, Nairobi will play host to Macondo Literary Festival and Nairobi International Book Fair
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