Writing Africa: Archiving African and Black Literature

Tag: Muthoni Likimani

  • A buffet of Kenyan authors at the Junction Mall

    A buffet of Kenyan authors at the Junction Mall

    If you are following the literature space from out of Nairobi you would probably believe that the only people who have written books in Kenya are Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Binyavanga Wainaina. The truth is that there are many people who have written books in Kenya with less exotic names and the chances to see…

  • Barbara Kimenye’s passing is just sad

    Barbara Kimenye’s passing is just sad

    I woke up this morning to the news that Barbara Kimenye, the author of the Moses Series of children’s books is dead. Very sad. There is hope for children’s literature still though. The Guardian yesterday reported that Barbara Kimenye passed on at the age of 82. It doesn’t state how the grand dame of children’s…