US comic-book powerhouse DC Entertainment said Tuesday it has secured “worldwide rights” to adapt Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium thrillers into graphic novels. In a statement ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany, the publisher…
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BOOK REVIEW: A Million Little Pieces
(Kui Gitei) James Frey, if this book is to be believed, is superhuman; a super-human with quite the lucky streak. A Million Little Pieces, when first published, was listed as a memoir; a collection of…
Moran Publishers snaps up Macmillan Uganda
June 2, 2011 – Just about six months after taking over Macmillan Kenya, Moran Publishers Limited is in the process of increasing its surface area to Uganda. International publishing business, Macmillan, has completed the sale…
Memories are forever: Wall Art In Kenya
May 27, 2011 – Long before the invention of billboards and advertising on neon boards there was something called wall art.Wall art was found in a certain number of key establishments that formed the heart…
Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize
SYDNEY, May 18, 2011 (AFP) – American novelist Philip Roth was on Wednesday announced as the winner of the fourth Man Booker International Prize, beating off competition from 12 other authors. The award is presented…
Portraits of Nairobi by street boys
April 20, 2011 – A book documenting photographs and drawings by Nairobi street children is finally up for sale in Kenya. More than four years after the project was initiated in the Kibera slum, Kenyans…
Awakening the reading culture in Kenya
April 7, 2011 – Today, we are in a global age and the world has become a global village thanks to technological advances in communications and other human endeavours. Being a global citizen can foster…
Book review: Chasing Harry Winston
February 21, 2011 – If you liked The Devil Wears Prada, chances are you will also like “Chasing Harry Winston.” Chasing Harry Winston is Lauren Weisberger’s third bestselling novel after “The Devil Wears Prada” and…
Macmillan Kenya is now Moran Publishers
December 24, 2010 – The international publishing business, Macmillan UK has completed the sale of its interest in Macmillan Kenya. The balance of the equity is being bought out by the business’ existing Managing Director,…
Kenyan webcomic “Emergency” issue #4
December 21, 2010 – The fourth edition of Kenyan webcomic “Emergency” is out and this issue “The Snake in the Grass” looks at the role of the Catholic Church during the emergency.