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...
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......
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....
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....