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Kenya
War, Confession, Political Reimagining: Five Essential Books by Kenyan Authors
On the Occasion of Nairobi Litfest Wanjeri Gakuru Recommends Joan Thatiah, Michelle Angwenyi, Billy Kahora, and More
By
Wanjeri Gakuru
| July 11, 2025
The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.
By
Brittany Allen
| May 29, 2025
What Motherhood in Kenya Reveals About the Nature of Family
Abigail Leonard Explores the Intersections of Traditional and Modern Parenting in East Africa
By
Abigail Leonard
| May 9, 2025
Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair
Jessica Powers on the Struggles and Rewards of Bringing African Literature to the Global Market
By
Jessica Powers
| December 4, 2023
Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu on Navigating American Racism as an African Immigrant
“Being Black is not a monolithic experience.”
By
Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
| May 8, 2023
Coming of Age and Questioning Traditional Rituals at a Boarding School in Kenya
Nice Leng’ete on the Teacher Who Led Her to Question the Maasai Practice of Female Genital Mutilation
By
Nice Leng'ete
| September 16, 2021
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
Understanding and Communing with the Forests of Mount Kenya
By
Emergence Magazine
| January 25, 2021
A Brief Contemporary History of Nairobi's Literary House Parties
By
Carey Baraka
| December 11, 2019
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Giant of Kenyan Letters
By
Billy Kahora
| October 9, 2019
In Memoriam: Binyavanga Wainaina
Tributes from Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Aminatta Forna, Malaika Adero, and Others
By
Literary Hub
| May 24, 2019
Billy Kahora on Binyavanga Wainaina's Groundbreaking Work
"Nothing was impossible for a writer like him."
By
Billy Kahora
| May 24, 2019
Binyavanga Wainaina on His Childhood in the Infancy of the Kenyan Republic
From the Memoir of the Writer and Activist, Who Died this Week
By
Binyavanga Wainaina
| May 23, 2019
Meet the Heroic Park Rangers Battling Poaching in Kenya
Rachel Love Nuwer Visits the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
By
Rachel Love Nuwer
| September 28, 2018
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: The College Years
"I was benefiting from a history that had come to negate my history"
By
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
| October 12, 2016
How to Eat a Forest: In Two Acts
Billy Kahora on Disappearing Africa
By
Billy Kahora
| May 4, 2015
Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work
October 23, 2025
by
Stephen King
Are We in the Golden Age of the Audio Thriller?
October 23, 2025
by
Anna Snoekstra
Who is Dora Myrl, Victorian Lady Detective?
October 22, 2025
by
Olivia Rutigliano
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