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Our book of the month is ‘Strength and Sorrow’ by Oyunga Pala. In Strength and Sorrow, Oyunga Pala takes readers on a de...
05/10/2026

Our book of the month is ‘Strength and Sorrow’ by Oyunga Pala.

In Strength and Sorrow, Oyunga Pala takes readers on a deeply personal journey through grief, loss and healing following the death of his elder sister, Nyangi.

As he gathers stories of death and dying from family, friends and strangers, Pala discovers that listening to the grief of others also forces him to confront his own. Memories resurface, old wounds reopen, and the stories of strength, resilience and brokenness begin to reveal his own relationship with loss and life.

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What are you reading this week?
14/09/2026

What are you reading this week?

We are OPEN! Get these nonfiction titles from our store. 📍Alpha House, First Floor, Door 17, Oginga Odinga Street. Call/...
07/09/2026

We are OPEN! Get these nonfiction titles from our store.

📍Alpha House, First Floor, Door 17, Oginga Odinga Street.

Call/Text/WhatsApp us on 0702850522 to order.

Happy new month! Our book of the month this September is ‘Promises’ by Goretti Kyomuhendo.Promises are like tilapia from...
01/09/2026

Happy new month!

Our book of the month this September is ‘Promises’ by Goretti Kyomuhendo.

Promises are like tilapia from Lake Victoria— glittering, evasive… slippery.

‘Promises’ charts the joys and tribulations of Ajuna and her fiancé, Kagaba.Young, highly skilled, and ambitious, both are caught up in financial hardship in their native Uganda. When Kagaba leaves for the UK as an economic immigrant, Ajuna’s happy, fulfilling relationship is under threat. And in the indifferent UK, Kagaba must battle the cold,and the cold shoulder of London.

‘Promises’ exposes the shadow world of illegal immigrants, and the creativity with which people in the legal margins rise to meet an inhumane system. But for both Kagaba and Ajuna, a glimmer of hope comes from unexpected quarters. Populated with an expansive array of vibrant characters, Goretti Kyomuhendo’s novel examines the promises we keep and those we break when relationships are profoundly tested by circumstance and twists of fate. It is a vivid tapestry of Ugandan family life, and catches the universal emotions of love, death, and betrayal.

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21/08/2026

The weekend is here, what are you reading?

Our book of the month is ‘Even If the Stars Should Fall’ by Natasha Omokhodion.Mid 1950s. Northern Rhodesia.Angie is dev...
03/08/2026

Our book of the month is ‘Even If the Stars Should Fall’ by Natasha Omokhodion.

Mid 1950s. Northern Rhodesia.

Angie is devoted to Prophetess Alice Lenshina. She dreams of a country where women take their rightful place as leaders. A world where everyone is treated fairly.

Luka, her husband, fights for equality and justice in a segregated society. His love for Angie is rivalled only by her daughter’s. But the colony churns in turbulent times. A Federation between Rhodesia and Nyasaland has formed, and the African majority fear apartheid from the South will grip them. Forever.

Will Angie and Luka’s love survive the struggle?

‘Even if the Stars Should Fall’ is an intimate portrait of a family from an era since erased. A story about the triumph of love when caught in the crossfire of religion and politics, colonisation and freedom.

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‘Deportee’ by Wanjiku Gitagia.Kim’s pursuit of the American Dream does not go as he had planned. He is deported to Kenya...
23/07/2026

‘Deportee’ by Wanjiku Gitagia.

Kim’s pursuit of the American Dream does not go as he had planned. He is deported to Kenya in disgrace and returns home to a cruel mother, a hostile country and a hopeless life.

But nothing – and no one – is as they seem.

Clinging to an old family photograph, Kim reunites with his two friends to embark on an unexpected journey of discoveries. Everything he knows about his family is unravelled – appearances are shattered, lies are exposed, secrets that lay buried for years are brought to light.

Is Kim ready to face the shocking truth of who he really is?

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Instances of Exceptional Moments of Hunger edited by Eghosa Imasuen. This anthology contains nineteen stories, speaking ...
21/07/2026

Instances of Exceptional Moments of Hunger edited by Eghosa Imasuen.

This anthology contains nineteen stories, speaking across recurring human pressures: longing, hunger, faith, violence, tenderness, shame, desire, survival, memory. Hunger takes many forms here, and these writers show the restraint and courage to leave a wound open on the page and trust the reader to feel it.

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The Perilous Journey To Beyond My Nose by Michael Onsando. The Perilous Journey To Beyond My Nose is for you. This is yo...
02/07/2026

The Perilous Journey To Beyond My Nose by Michael Onsando.

The Perilous Journey To Beyond My Nose is for you. This is your book if the last time you saw a poem was during KCSE; if you are a casual Sunday poet; if you only read newspapers; if you can recite several poems on demand; if you, like Michael Onsando, have several published books to your name. This is a work of lyrical prose, an eternal poem, modest epic, and an example of dedication to craft by a writer who is truly a wordsmith, yaani fundi wa maneno. It is Onsando’s first collaboration with fellow poetic thinker and illustrator: Roseline Olang’; and it taps into a distinctively Nairobian sensibility, contributing to a growing canon of East African writing.

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We are OPEN! What are you reading this week?
22/06/2026

We are OPEN!

What are you reading this week?

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