Writing is a painful labour of love
Despite the challenges facing the local publishing industry, writer Onduko bw’Atebe prefers to see it as a half full glass rather than half empty.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 9 years ago
Writing is a painful labour of love
The art piece Uhuru gave George Bush
While President Uhuru was visiting the US recently, greater focus was, understandably, on the details of the trade talks as well as the fact that Kenya was trying to mend fences with cousin Barry's country, seeing as 'choices have consequences.'
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 9 years ago
The art piece Uhuru gave George Bush
Writer David Maillu: Ngugi wa Thiong’o praised for what I started
Writer David Maillu cannot countenance the constant reference to his early sex-themed books. He believes Kenyans should give him more credit for his general contribution to literature in the country.
By By Mbugua Ngunjiri 9 years ago
Writer David Maillu: Ngugi wa Thiong’o praised for what I started
Author’s poor bid to revise Kenyan liberation history
Reading through RL Collins’ book, Kenya: The Evolution of Independence, one gets the disturbing feeling that the author had a particular audience in mind. This is especially so when it comes to his treatment of the topic of the Mau Mau and the run-up to Kenya’s independence.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Author’s poor bid to revise Kenyan liberation history
Mbotela was set to testify in Jomo Kenyatta’s Kapenguria trial
A new book in the history of Kenya says that Tom Mbotela, for whom Mbotela Estate in Nairobi is named, had been slated to be the star witness against Mzee Jomo Kenyatta during the Kapenguria Trial.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Mbotela was set to testify in Jomo Kenyatta’s Kapenguria trial
Kenya-Uganda railway: Tale of hopes deferred, estimates unfulfilled
RL Collins’ book, Kenya: The Evolution of Independence, is the latest addition to an already huge pool of literature about Kenya’s history.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Kenya-Uganda railway: Tale of hopes deferred, estimates unfulfilled
Binyavanga: I locked myself in dad’s house and started writing
Binyavanga Wainanina is an evangelist, and it does not matter whether or not you believe in his gospel – of books and writing – he delivers his message forcefully and convincingly.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Binyavanga: I locked myself in dad’s house and started writing
Inside Raila’s new book
Kenyans have not heard the last of Raila Odinga if his new book is anything to go by.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Inside Raila’s new book
Inside Raila’s new book
Memoir written by staunch ally of the Cord leader gives a fresh look at former PM’s life in politics, and is highly expected to be explosive
By By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Inside Raila’s new book
Rev Njoya set to launch his memoirs
The Kenyan literary scene is set to be enriched by the launch, sometimes in October, of Rev Timothy Njoya’s autobiography, curiously titled We the People.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Rev Njoya set to launch his memoirs
New digital wave holds sway in book fair
The Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF), which is organised by the Kenya Publishers Association (KPA), will have a digital pavilion, where visitors “will be taken through the digital experience.”
By By MBUGUA NGUNJIRI 10 years ago
New digital wave holds sway in book fair
Grim picture as artists told JKIA fire burnt paintings
Artists are waking up from the reality that the JKIA fire might have consumed their prized collections.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Grim picture as artists told JKIA fire burnt paintings
Writer tackles ‘Villains of Molo’
When Kinyanjui Kombani’s manuscript for The Last Villains of Molo was accepted by a publisher, he had big dreams – in his own words, he saw himself crossing the poverty line.
By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago
Writer tackles ‘Villains of Molo’
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