Books

Set books and the value of literary arts

Incoming batch selected by the late Magoha is full of gems

Month wherein black pride is vlogged

Black History month makes one ponder what it means to be African

Where hate searches for love

Between Lodwar and Kapenguria lies tales of cattle banditry

Salute to the women in science fiction

From JK Rowling to Nnedi Okorafor, they have made a mark

Service above self: Tribute to Yusuf Dawood (1928-2023)

My father used to make me read his column out loud before explaining it

The nexus between Yeats, Achebe and Ngugi

Yeats’ poem inspired the title of Achebe’s novel and Ngugi’s essays

Of literary magazines and luminaries of new African writings

Binyavanga, Ntone Edjaba conjured ideas at city meeting decades ago

Micere Mugo receives lifetime achievement award

Mugo was feted the award in 2022 but she was not in the country to receive it at that time.

2023 is the Kenyan Year of the Camel

The camel is an icon of survival, a symbol of resilience and fortitude

Epistle of Your Excellency to Wanjiku on Xmas

Christmas season is alive now despite the drought and hardship

Parable of the child as the motherland parent

Sights and sounds on a search for a familiar face at the Coast

Saga of Wanjiku’s quests for heroism

Ode to Hero's Acre, which cost billions but lies desolate

Inside the eloquence of silence

The womb of a mother is a cathedral

Droplets of love in the time of dry spells

Coming of the rains remains a mirage in Northeastern

Of KDF, graphic novels and our Congo connections

Let's exploit this genre to animate our folk heroes like Lwanda Magere

African Writers Day at a time of drought

Authors gathered in the Horn of Africa for the literary fiesta

Rishi Sunak: Out of Africa, out of Kenya

His rise rekindles the experience of Obama Sr, who sired US President