Books

My words fly up. My thoughts remain below. Words without thought never to heaven go. King Claudius in Hamlet Speak from your heart. Lead from your…

Certain levels of description fill you with awe. Take, for example, this depiction of a hyena from Yann Martel’s Life of Pi: “Its thick neck…

I first met Binyavanga Wainaina – The Binj – in 2006. Coming from a conservative section of Ugandan society, where discussing kissing and sex in…

I have had countless deep, passionate, and heartfelt conversations with my Kenyan friends about Unbowed, the memoir of Professor Wangari Maathai—an inspiring Kenyan social, environmental, and…