Essays
By David Onyango One of the most common questions aspiring authors ask is how long it may take to publish a book in Kenya. The honest answer is that publishing timelines vary depending on the type of project, the quality…
By Miriam Nyandika One of the most common challenges we encounter as publishers is assessing manuscripts without a clear synopsis. As a publishing house, we process numerous inquiries from aspiring authors every week, ranging from children’s stories and memoirs to…
By Elijah Mbalaria Victor Hugo, a former French author, once faced a problem familiar to countless writers today: a looming deadline and a manuscript that was not moving fast enough. Determined to finish The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, he took the…
By Lee Kamutu For many travelers and adventure seekers, an African safari is a once-in-a-lifetime dream. The sweeping plains of the Serengeti, the thunder of wildebeest migrations in the Maasai Mara, and the sight of elephants wandering beneath Mount Kilimanjaro…
By David Onyango Few stories tell the transformative power of resilience, education, and integrity quite like that of Philip Kinisu. In his autobiography, The Interrupted Accountant, Kinisu lays out his remarkable journey from the rural village of Malaha in Western…
By Lee Kamutu Rarely in Kenya does a single book inspire hope in an entire profession. Yet that is precisely what veteran accountant Philip Kinisu’s biography, The Interrupted Accountant, has done among his colleagues. The book has ignited discourse on…
By Risper Atieno In the memoir KENYA: Paradise on Earth, religion emerges as a powerful force shaping identity, decision-making, and family continuity. While the memoir explores migration, entrepreneurship, and family dynamics, it is Islamic faith that provides the moral and…
By Jane Odeny While many Kenyans are familiar with the everyday realities of native Kenyan families, often reflected in television dramas, public discourse, and popular culture, the inner workings of Kenyan-Asian households remain far less visible. Often perceived from the…
By David Onyango KENYA: Paradise on Earth, is a captivating memoir by a widely travelled orthopedic surgeon. The author, Dr. Ashraf Sheikh presents adventure not as leisure or spectacle, but as a defining force behind migration, enterprise, and cultural transformation.…
By Miriam Nyandika In KENYA: Paradise on Earth by Dr. Ashraf Sheikh, education emerges as a central force shaping identity, opportunity, and intergenerational progress. Through the experiences of the Sheikh Nurdin family, particularly the migration from Punjab to East Africa,…