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 […]
Bookshop tours
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 […]
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 […]
If I could use one word to describe Between The Lines bookshop, it would be ‘beautiful’. Honestly this is one of the most beautiful spaces a book lover could ever experience. The aesthetic of this bookshop is like no other […]
Did you know that the Swahili word for shelf is rafu? I am ashamed to say that at my big age, I had no idea! My Swahili teacher would be disappointed to hear this, given that it was one of […]
Back when I was in campus, buying brand new books was a luxury that I could not afford. My only reprieve was walking in the streets of the city and if I was lucky, I would score one or two […]
As an avid reader, I am ashamed to say that I only discovered Educate Yourself Bookshop this year. I was scrolling through some bookish accounts on Instagram a few weeks ago when I saw a book I had been looking […]
As soon as I decided that online bookshops would be featured as part of the #bookshoptours, I knew Booked_ke would be my first online shop to review. Found exclusively on Instagram at the moment, Booked_ke came about as the brainchild […]
When I contacted Text Book Centre and explained my wish to do a #bookshoptour, they immediately agreed to my request to visit their flagship store at Sarit Centre, Westlands, for the tour. Despite being a regular shopper at Text Book […]