Podcasts by Nairobi Book Love

Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask: In Conversation with Shiko Nguru from 2022-11-05T07:19:16

Fantasy, Kenyan mythology and the power of representation: Shiko's debut novel takes young (and older!) readers on an incredible ride, celebrating and giving life to our stories. The Intasimi Wa...

Soma Nami: In Conversation With Muthoni and Wendy (Part 2) from 2022-10-25T20:09:17

Part 2 of the conversation, exploring our favourite African reads.

Soma Nami: In Conversation with Muthoni and Wendy (Part 1) from 2022-10-09T21:16:10

You can't really talk about the literature space in Nairobi and not talk about Soma Nami...more than a bookstore, Wendy Njoroge and Muthoni Muiruri have managed to create a movement that champio...

Dance of the Monkeys: In Conversation With Ciku Kimeria from 2021-09-24T20:18:21

Ciku loves a good whodunnit, and her latest novel, Dance of the Monkeys, is a testament to her love of all things Agatha Christie. This conversation is a master class for writers, based on her o...

Things I Will Tell My Daughter: In Conversation with Joan Thatiah from 2021-09-24T19:57:39

When Joan started writing over five years ago, publishers told her they didn't think she had anything worthwhile to say, so she self published. Book stores then told her they had already reached...

The Last Villains of Molo: In Conversation with Kinyanjui Kombani from 2021-06-04T21:43:08

Kinyanjui's debut novel The Last Villains of Molo was so raw that when he first wrote it, no publisher was willing to touch it, feeling that Kenyans were not ready to confront the horrors of Mol...

Hum If You Don't Know the Words: In Conversation with Bianca Marais from 2021-04-30T21:01:26

The Soweto Uprising of 1976 was a turning point for the fight against apartheid in South Africa, and the events of that tumultuous time set the background for Hum If You Don't Know the Words, Bi...

The Havoc of Choice: In Conversation With Wanjiru Koinange, Part 2 from 2020-10-10T17:59:42

Part 2 of this episode explores the local publishing journey, as well as the inspiration for the novel's title.

The Havoc of Choice: In Conversation With Wanjiru Koinange, Part 1 from 2020-10-10T17:13:48

Author, publisher and library restorer Wanjiru Koinange discusses her debut novel, The Havoc of Choice, set before, during and immediately after Kenya's historic 2007 national election. Love, ha...

The Book that Changed Radio in Kenya: In Conversation with G Money from 2020-09-27T14:16:18

The Moment of Meditation was a feature on G Money's popular radio show G Money in the Morning, where each day he would read a passage from Iyanla Vanzant's book Acts of Faith. That feature became t...

Episode Zero: Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself from 2020-08-22T17:24:44

This inaugural episode details the journey to creating the podcast and offers snippets of upcoming episodes in Season 1.

Song credits: 'Nairobi' by Mayonde

Produced by: Brian 'Ace'...