MAISHA YETU
Let us go on literary excursion down memory lane, shall we? Here we find Pacesetters Series that mesmerised readers in English speaking Africa, from the seventies all the way to the late 90s.The series were published by Macmillan, a UK multinational, with offices in Eastern Africa, Western Africa and some representation in Southern Africa.Heinemann, another […]
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has barred the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) from demanding Factory Levy from publishers.Kebs had, in what looked like a fishing expedition, written to a number of publishers demanding payment for factory levies.In March 2024, Kebs wrote to Moran Publishers demanding Ksh52 million in levies and penalties dating […]
Towards the end of May, I could not help but eavesdrop on the excited chatter of two workers of the Kisii County Library as they awaited the official handover of books donated to the institution. Just like excited toddlers that had just received brand new toys from a visiting relative, the two workers could hardly […]
Kinyanjui Kombani: Wueh! How time flies! First, it is an opportunity to reflect on my own writing and publishing journey. Life moves so quickly that we forget about how far we have come. When I wrote the book, all I wanted was to see it on a shelf at a bookshop — specifically, at the […]
TITLE: A Body Made for Sin AUTHOR: Alexander Nderitu PUBLISHER: Self REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILABILITY: Nuria Bookstore Real is how I would describe this collection. A Body Made for Sin is a carefully put together collection of ten stories based in Africa. Although most of the stories are based in Kenya, they would have well […]
TITLE: Best Before ‘09 AUTHOR: Sharon Gwada PUBLISHER: Self REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILIBITY: Nuria Bookstore ‘There are two endings in life…; the ending you want and the ending you get’ Grief is that thing people tell you to handle. That time will heal all wounds. Grief is that thing we all experience at some point […]
TITLE: Daring AUTHOR: Rehema Malemba Kiteto GENRE: Memoir PUBLISHER: The Writers Guild-Kenya REVIEWER: Kelvin Jaluo Shachile Coming of age novels must be among the best books we recommend to teenagers and young adults. My assumption for this has always been that coming of age novels are books and stories that allow these young people to […]
The tracking system of a truck ferrying textbooks to Nyamira County was interfered with before it was stolen and books dumped in a forest. The Grade 8 books that were abandoned in Kaptagat forest belong to Moran Publishers. “Moran Publishers further indicated that the driver of the truck ferrying the books and the truck itself […]
The 2023 edition of the regional book fair, organised by the Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) ended on Saturday in Eldoret. The event, that was held at the Eldo Center Car Park, kicked off on Wednesday. It brought together a number of publishers and booksellers, who sold books at discounted prices to members of the public. […]
Five little known facts about Prof Kithaka wa Mberia. 1. He teaches Linguistics at the University of Nairobi and not Kiswahili, as widely believed by many. One of the many Vice-Chancellors he has served under, at UoN, long held the belief that Prof Mberia taught Kiswahili. 2. His book Kwenzi Gizani, which won the Jomo […]