Popular and serious literature are two sides of the same coin

One of the hottest literary issues of my youth was the supremacy war between two types of fiction writing in Africa.

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EA golden age of popular fiction lives on, beautifully reimagined

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Books whisper nuggets of wisdom to people you have never seen – and who will probably be living in a world that would be alien to you.

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Unified learning shows 'town games' for what they really are

Linguists have differed on many things, but they are unanimous that no language is primitive or superior to another.

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Mirror, lamp and why those broken souls in books are us

One of the oldest and most enduring debates in world literary thought concerns the role of literature in society.

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Cyborgs, advertising men and how poets could buy Ferraris

Sudanese poet and literary scholar Taban lo Liyong is one of the earliest and most virulent African critics of the consumerist world we live in today.

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Crafting compelling children's storybooks is no child's play

There is a whole mystical world in the minds of children that gradually gets lost as we age.

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Socials, BookTok and resurgence of the novel in today's digital age

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Let's tap into passionate efforts of those who carry the beauty

Makumi Njue has a number of reggae songs to his name, has a group that re-enacts traditional Embu music, carrying on the work done by the late historian, Prof Mwaniki Kabeca.

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Spare a thought for that writer with a dream and not much else

Most Kenyans I’ve met seem to harbour fond memories of their high school days – especially the set books they studied for their final-year exams.

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It's time we accept, appreciate the world's new oral artforms

It is said that, in Africa, stories grow on trees. There could be a million interpretations for this aphorism, but for me it captures the centrality of stories in the African cosmos.

By 4 months ago

Literature is a dancing mask, not one story bound in a cultural straitjacket

For me, and I take this line unapologetically, it is ignorant to rank African and indeed world writers by their perceived greatness.

By 4 months ago

Popular and serious literature are two sides of the same coin

One of the hottest literary issues of my youth was the supremacy war between two types of fiction writing in Africa.

By 27 days ago

EA golden age of popular fiction lives on, beautifully reimagined

Every generation has its passions. And every generation in East Africa has had its own literary watershed

By 1 month ago

Of heroism and the Odingas' rich literary legacy

Books whisper nuggets of wisdom to people you have never seen – and who will probably be living in a world that would be alien to you.

By 1 month ago

Unified learning shows 'town games' for what they really are

Linguists have differed on many things, but they are unanimous that no language is primitive or superior to another.

By 1 month ago

Mirror, lamp and why those broken souls in books are us

One of the oldest and most enduring debates in world literary thought concerns the role of literature in society.

By 2 months ago

Cyborgs, advertising men and how poets could buy Ferraris

Sudanese poet and literary scholar Taban lo Liyong is one of the earliest and most virulent African critics of the consumerist world we live in today.

By 2 months ago

Crafting compelling children's storybooks is no child's play

There is a whole mystical world in the minds of children that gradually gets lost as we age.

By 3 months ago

Socials, BookTok and resurgence of the novel in today's digital age

Imagine sending a 48,000-word script for a novel, short story collection, or another literary work to a publisher.

By 3 months ago

Let's tap into passionate efforts of those who carry the beauty

Makumi Njue has a number of reggae songs to his name, has a group that re-enacts traditional Embu music, carrying on the work done by the late historian, Prof Mwaniki Kabeca.

By 3 months ago

Spare a thought for that writer with a dream and not much else

Most Kenyans I’ve met seem to harbour fond memories of their high school days – especially the set books they studied for their final-year exams.

By 3 months ago

It's time we accept, appreciate the world's new oral artforms

It is said that, in Africa, stories grow on trees. There could be a million interpretations for this aphorism, but for me it captures the centrality of stories in the African cosmos.

By 4 months ago

Literature is a dancing mask, not one story bound in a cultural straitjacket

For me, and I take this line unapologetically, it is ignorant to rank African and indeed world writers by their perceived greatness.

By 4 months ago

Popular and serious literature are two sides of the same coin

One of the hottest literary issues of my youth was the supremacy war between two types of fiction writing in Africa.

By 27 days ago

EA golden age of popular fiction lives on, beautifully reimagined

Every generation has its passions. And every generation in East Africa has had its own literary watershed

By 1 month ago

Of heroism and the Odingas' rich literary legacy

Books whisper nuggets of wisdom to people you have never seen – and who will probably be living in a world that would be alien to you.

By 1 month ago

Unified learning shows 'town games' for what they really are

Linguists have differed on many things, but they are unanimous that no language is primitive or superior to another.

By 1 month ago

Mirror, lamp and why those broken souls in books are us

One of the oldest and most enduring debates in world literary thought concerns the role of literature in society.

By 2 months ago

Cyborgs, advertising men and how poets could buy Ferraris

Sudanese poet and literary scholar Taban lo Liyong is one of the earliest and most virulent African critics of the consumerist world we live in today.

By 2 months ago

Crafting compelling children's storybooks is no child's play

There is a whole mystical world in the minds of children that gradually gets lost as we age.

By 3 months ago

Socials, BookTok and resurgence of the novel in today's digital age

Imagine sending a 48,000-word script for a novel, short story collection, or another literary work to a publisher.

By 3 months ago

Let's tap into passionate efforts of those who carry the beauty

Makumi Njue has a number of reggae songs to his name, has a group that re-enacts traditional Embu music, carrying on the work done by the late historian, Prof Mwaniki Kabeca.

By 3 months ago

Spare a thought for that writer with a dream and not much else

Most Kenyans I’ve met seem to harbour fond memories of their high school days – especially the set books they studied for their final-year exams.

By 3 months ago

It's time we accept, appreciate the world's new oral artforms

It is said that, in Africa, stories grow on trees. There could be a million interpretations for this aphorism, but for me it captures the centrality of stories in the African cosmos.

By 4 months ago

Literature is a dancing mask, not one story bound in a cultural straitjacket

For me, and I take this line unapologetically, it is ignorant to rank African and indeed world writers by their perceived greatness.

By 4 months ago

Let's tap into passionate efforts of those who carry the beauty

Makumi Njue has a number of reggae songs to his name, has a group that re-enacts traditional Embu music, carrying on the work done by the late historian, Prof Mwaniki Kabeca.

By Henry Munene 3 months ago

Spare a thought for that writer with a dream and not much else

Most Kenyans I've met seem to harbour fond memories of their high school days - especially the set books they studied for their final-year exams.

By Henry Munene 3 months ago

It's time we accept, appreciate the world's new oral artforms

It is said that, in Africa, stories grow on trees. There could be a million interpretations for this aphorism, but for me it captures the centrality of stories in the African cosmos.

By Henry Munene 4 months ago

Literature is a dancing mask, not one story bound in a cultural straitjacket

For me, and I take this line unapologetically, it is ignorant to rank African and indeed world writers by their perceived greatness.

By Henry Munene 4 months ago