Swahili Literature Festival
SWAHILI LITERARY FESTIVAL 2021: CELEBRATING WOMEN The third edition of the Swahili Literary Festival kicked off from 5th to 8th of March 2021 at the Kilindini Cultural Center, Mama Ngina Waterfront, Mombasa. The emphasis was on women with an intention […]
Themina Kader – Exploring four Decades of Art
by Lorna Likiza Themina Kader has an impressive résumé and it only keeps getting better. She holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in Art Education specially, Cultural Anthropology. As a result, Kader is best described as an Artist, Poet, Cultural Anthropologist […]
The Perilous Journey To Beyond My Nose from Michael Onsando – Book Review
by Faith Linyonyi ‘When did you realise that you were a violent person?’ Perilious Journey There’s a TikTok that asks people what piece of literature lives in their mind rent free. If I was a TikToker, this would definitely be […]
James Murua – Archiving African And Black Literature
from Lorna Likiza James Murua Literature Blog is a platform reporting on books, launches, literary festivals, author profiles and more started in 2013 by James Murua (pictured) in Nairobi, Kenya. Beginnings and Growth Murua first started keeping up with the […]
Authors of the Book Fair
AUDREY SHIPP Audrey Shipp is an essayist, poet and educator from Los Angeles, California. Her Literary Works have appeared in A Gathering Together, Litro-NY, Linden Avenue Literary Journal among others. She holds a BA in English, Masters in Education from […]
A Tour of Old Town Mombasa
by Lorna Likiza A TOUR OF OLD TOWN MOMBASA Guide: Najeeb Juma Bhalo Charges: $20 plus photos by Najeeb, $10 with your own photos Brief History of Mombasa Mombasa was originally known by several names in history as highlighted below; […]
The Program of the Fair
HEROE BOOK FAIR 2021 [PROGRAM] Dates: March 22-26, 2021 Theme: Belonging Venue: Alliance Française Mombasa Monday 22nd March 2021 9am – 10am: Welcome speeches and video Speeches: Vincent Padaré – Director, Alliance Française Mombasa Lorna Likiza – Founder, Heroe Book […]
Partners of the Heroe Book Fair
French Embassy in Nairobi The offical representation of France in Kenya. La représentation officielle de la France au Kenya. Die offizielle Vertretung Frankreichs in Kenia. Alliance Française The Alliance Française is an association founded in Paris in 1883 with the […]