Ugandan publisher and literary advocacy organisation Sooo Many Stories has opened a children’s library in Bugolobi, Uganda. Sooo Many Stories was introduced to many followers…
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Uganda Book Market rocks Kampala literary scene.
The Uganda Book Market, a new initiative bringing together the Ugandan publishing and reading community, is rocking the Kampala literary scene. The Uganda Book Market…
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Maktaba Awards 2017 set to celebrate Kenya’s top libraries
The best libraries in Kenya will be feted at the Maktaba Awards 2017 at a ceremony at the Kenya National Museum on Friday 22nd September…
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African Flavour Books makes its entry to Braamfontein, Johannesburg
African Flavour Books, a store that sells books by Africans, opened its second branch on September 2, 2017. The South African literary industry is one…
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Kenya’s best libraries feted at Maktaba Awards 2016
The best libraries in Kenya were feted at the Maktaba Awards 2016 ceremony at the Kenya National Museum on September 30th, 2016. The best library…
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Kenyan rap star Frasha to help expand library in Nairobi
Kenya’s top rapper Frasha is looking at supporting young minds by finding sustainable ways to build capacity for a Mathare based kids library under his…
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Petina Gappah honoured by Harare City Library
The Harare City Library honoured Petina Gappah, one of the most well-known African writers in recent times, by naming its children section after her. Gappah…
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The Christmas holidays are upon us ladies and gentlemen. Like any good bibliophile, you will probably be giving books to your family and friends. If…
View More Three spaces to get your Christmas book ordersNana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Hawa Jande Golakai books now in Nairobi
Hawa Jande Golakai and Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond are two West African writers whose books are available in Nairobi’s Bookstop Bookshop. Golakai is a Liberian writer whose…
View More Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Hawa Jande Golakai books now in NairobiZimbabwean Bryony Rheam’s The September Sun now in Kenya
Bryony Rheam was born in Kadoma, Zimbabwe and became a world traveller ending up in Ndola, Zambia, where she still lives with her partner, John,…
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Siphiwo Mahala is a South African writer who has two books to his name; When a Man Cries and African Delights. His short stories appear…
View More South African Siphiwo Mahala’s African Delights now in NigeriaCaine Prize signs with Nigerian publisher Lantern Books
There’s great news for all of you who will be at the Ake Festival in a few days. The good folks at the Caine Prize…
View More Caine Prize signs with Nigerian publisher Lantern BooksWhat is happening with Bookpoint in Nairobi?
Bookpoint is one of the most iconic bookshops in Kenya having being with us for decades. The book shop, situated on Moi Avenue, has been…
View More What is happening with Bookpoint in Nairobi?Kenya’s Maktaba Award (Library of the Year Award) 2014 in September
The 5th edition of the Maktaba Award (Library of the Year Award) in Kenya organised by the Goethe-Institut Kenya, the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation and the…
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6 options for buying and selling by Kenyan and African books online
They say that it has all gone digital. If you want to get the books you can also go online and buy the books in…
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