The Havoc of Choice by Wanjiru Koinange is a beautiful but heartbreaking story built against the backdrop of the Kenya post-election violence in 2007 which claimed the lives of over…
Trumpet (1998) by Jackie Kay a Scottish writer is a startling, surprising read about Joss Moody, a successful trumpet player with a secret that threatens to end his career therefore…
Happy New Year!! Have you set your 2023 reading goals yet? I am not sure yet that I want to set a reading goal. I read all the time and…
Mugabi Byenkya is an award-winning writer, poet and occasional rapper. His writing is used to teach High School English in Kampala and Toronto schools. He won the Discovering Diversity Poetry…
Lucie Chihandae is a storyteller and journalist with over 13 years of experience. She is also a podcaster and runs 2Sistars a media business that she and her sister co-founded…
I had the pleasure of hosting Congolese writer and poet Loic Ekinga during season one of the Meet Your Author Series between June and July on Twitter Spaces. We discussed…
Rebecca Kisakye Makyeli is new to the writing scene but it’s like she has been here all her life. The radio personality and actress released her debut memoir WOMAN FIRE…
Meet Your Author Series started in 2021 when I hosted Botho Lejowa from Botswana. Below is a transcribed account by Daniel Amanya of our conversation held on 1st August 2021…
The World is Ours is a coming-of-age story following the lives of Ameena, Shenzi and Kevin. It is set in four countries: Uganda, Kenya, Congo and the USA which gives…
WOMAN FIRE GRACE is a story of redemption, grace and restoration for Rebecca Kisakye Makyeli from a life of addiction to drugs, alcohol, sex and homelessness. The book is divided…