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The Unbirthed Souls
…my body began resenting your touches, filling its surface with goosebumps whenever you breathed near it. Book: The Unbirthed Souls Author: Eunniah Mbabazi Publisher: Self-published Publication year: 2022 Eunniah Mbabazi has published 4 books, including this one. I have never read any of her books before this one, so I didn’t know what to expect.…
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Is it Possible?: H R Ole Kulet
Book: Is it Possible?Author: H R Ole KuletPublisher: Longhorn PublishersFirst Publication year: 1971 (this print 2019) Is it Possible? H R Ole Kulet Book: Is It Possible? Author: H R Ole Kutet Publisher: Longhorn Publishers Publication year: 1971 (Mine is the 2019 reprint) “Is it Possible” is Ole Kulet’s debut novel. The story is set…
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The Havoc of Choice: Wanjiru Koinange
I heard a lot about this book, or rather, saw a lot of IG raves about it before I picked it up. I tend to come skeptically to books with rave reviews; they either don’t live up to the hype, or I read them with expectations that are too high. How did this one do?…
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The Levant Church: Jacob Aliet
If there is one thing about Jacob Aliet that is always awake and in optimum condition, it is his imagination. He spins a yarn that loops and dips in ways I could never have imagined.
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Nairobi Cocktail: Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki
I’m not ashamed to say that I am not above judging a book by its cover. We all do that, don’t we? I must say I wouldn’t have picked this book up on the merits of its cover. The cover design…
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The Cape Cod Bicycle War and Other Stories: Billy Kahora
This collection of 11 short stories centre mostly around youth – the struggle, the striving, the recklessness, the angst and pathfinding of the youth.
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Life is a Gift: Susan Wamucii Kung’u
In my first encounter with Susan Kung’u I had attended a school function where she was teaching the parents a simple song as part of the warm-up session leading up to the main discussion. Standing there, moving to the Kikuyu song that she was fluently singing, her energy was much like is captured on the…
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Dust: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
It took me a while to get around to reading Dust, by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, and am I glad that I did. This book took me quite by surprise; I’m not sure what I was expecting.