With both Njoki and I having a shared love of books, you would assume that this would be the topic that got us interacting on bookstagram. However, this was not the case – music was what made us start talking. […]
As a bookstagrammer, I can attest to the fact that our community is made of 90% ladies. Reading is generally perceived to be a feminine hobby and as such, it comes as no surprise that more ladies are inclined to […]
It is impossible to talk about bookshops in Kenya and not mention Prestige Bookshop. This is one of the household bookshops in Nairobi. I grew up with my mom buying me a number of books from this bookshop and here […]
Meet Kerril. Can we start by admiring her name? It is one of those names you do not hear too often here in Kenya. But what really drew me to Kerril’s page is the aesthetic that she has there. I […]
Today, I want to introduce the amazing Wambui to the world. Wambui is one of the most anonymous bookstagrammer on these Kenyan streets but at the same time, she also happens to be one of the most engaging. Her disposition […]
In Swahili, there is a saying: “Chema chajiuza, kibaya chajitembeza.” Translated, this means that good things sell themselves while bad things have to make themselves known, or something along those lines. When I got to Bookstop Ltd store, this is […]
Lexa is one of the most patriotic readers I have encountered so far. I was looking for some Kenyan books to read and a friend recommended me to her page. I was intrigued by her page and her YouTube channel […]
About the book… Genre: Fiction – Drama Synopsis: Meet the man of the house: plump and prosperous, he has seven children, but his desire for more might just be his undoing. Then we have the wives: the first will stop […]
My first thought when I first saw Faith’s Bookstagram page was, ‘Wow, how pretty is this page!’ Little did I know that behind the beautiful page was someone with an even more beautiful soul. I cannot pin point the exact […]
Nuria The Honest Store is one of those bookshops that deserves more recognition. I found out about the store earlier this year through the amazing Bookstagram community. Founded in 2015, this was the first online bookshop in Kenya to be […]
