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TITLE: In and Outside Africa: A Story of the Human Condition in Africa and the West AUTHOR: Dominik Langenbacher PUBLISHER: Mystery Publishers REVIEWER: Mbugua Ngunjiri In the course of his long and eventful diplomatic service, Langenbacher worked in many places around the globe, but it would appear that Africa had the most profound effect on […]
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 […]
TITLE: The Odyssey of the Nubi: From soldiers of the British Empire to Full Citizens in Uganda AUTHOR: Moses Ali PUBLISHER: Jescho Publishing House REVIEWER: Mbugua Ngunjiri AVAILABILITY: Nuria Bookstores Uganda, as a country, has had a chequered history marked by leadership struggles informed by much bloodletting. For Kenyans, the much they know about the […]
TITLES: Should I? and How Much AUTHOR: Florence Bett REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILABILITY: Nuria Book Store If you ask most people about money and investments, you will likely realise that they are clueless about what they are doing and what is going on. If you ask about inflation and investments, most people will fumble, trying […]
TITLE: Confessions of Nairobi Women Book Two AUTHOR: Joan Thatiah REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa There’s something about secrets and confessions that makes everyone’s ears perk up, listen a little harder and be more curious. That is what Joan Thatiah’s books do. They make you crave what is inside the pages. They make you pay attention Confessions […]
TITLE: A Surreal Journey of Discovery AUTHOR: Eric Rugara PUBLISHER: Self REVIEWER: Godfrey Kogie Life is beautiful when its non-linear. No one wants to leave when living is a surreal journey of discovery. A collections of stories coming from the author who is a widely published contributor of short stories, the book is dedicated to […]
TITLE: Tentacles of Crime AUTHOR: Dennis Odhiambo PUBLISHER: African Ink Publishers REVIEWER: Peter S. Okumu It has taken me weeks to write this review, after finishing reading this book. I had to look for convenient time, and draft the review that the book deserves. When we first spoke, Dennis mentioned to me that the book […]
Are you an emerging writer? This is your opportunity to participate in the prestigious International Literary Seminars (ILS), where you will get to improve your writing skills. ILS, a joint venture by ILS and Jahazi Press, is looking for three writers to fill the slots. You have until August 7 to submit your application. The […]
Short story writers have until May 15 to submit their entries to the Kendeka Prize for African Literature. The call out for submission for the 2023 prize was made on Saturday January 28, during the inaugural Kendeka Lecture, held at the Mount Kenya University. The lecture, titled Why Literature Matters and Literary Prizes Matter, was […]
Title: Spare Author: Prince Harry Reviewer: Mbugua Ngunjiri Never, in their wildest imaginations, did players in the British media expect that a member of the royal family would come swinging at them the way rebel Prince Harry has done in his tell-all book Spare. The tabloids took refuge in the fact that the royal household […]