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Hints of Baba: Tendo’s ‘Rough Silk’ wins TBC runners-up award
Spanning 69 years, Rough Silk traces the life of George Auko—a man whose very birth feels steeped in myth. When Achieng Nyongalo gives birth beneath the Otho tree, her blood feeding into the soil as she takes her last breath, Auko’s life begins as hers ends. It is a moment that feels less like coincidence and more like design—an intervention of Juok, the unseen hand that shapes destiny in Luo cosmology.
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The world that Empress Ciku explores so well in her book is one in which leaders of the underworld make the rules, prostitutes lure their clients to robbers, and law enforcers—far from fighting crime—hire out their guns for criminal activities.

Diana Mosoba joins the impressive and growing list of young writers who are giving book lovers good value for their money and who are making the visit to the bookstore a pleasant experience.

For many, the idea that men can be victims of workplace harassment or domestic violence is far-fetched. Despite evidence proving otherwise, men often don’t report these incidents.

Judging from the excitement at the book fair, gone are the days when children with special needs were rejected and treated as outcasts.

This book is a courageous exploration of the highs and lows of love, written with raw honesty and emotional depth. Moraa gives voice to those who have loved too much, given too much, and yet found themselves empty-handed.

Nigerian men have long been a thorn in the side of many Kenyan men, often accused of “stealing” their women with their reputation for being exceptionally romantic. They’re also frequently in the news for all the wrong reasons.

