Writing Africa founder James Murua was featured on the Kenyan newspaper The People Daily on Friday, May 2, 2025.
The People Daily is a free, ad-supported newspaper based in Nairobi, founded in 1998. On Fridays, they have a regular segment dubbed “Books & Literature,” which shines a light on the people in books in Kenya and what they are up to.
In this Friday, May 2, edition, Wendy Njoroge (of Soma Nami and Narrative Landscape East Africa fame) speaks to our founder James Murua. In the interview, he talks about how he crafts stories about African literature, how he decides what stories, books, or events to highlight, his challenges, the books that influenced him, and any shifts in African literature that he has seen since he started on his journey.
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