Good morning Monday ,we're hosting our first community event ( Pages& Picnics) later this month and we would love to attend and meet your fellow book lovers.
Come alone. Come with your friends. Come with your book club. Come with your mum.
Karibuni sana 😊
Also don't forget to RSVP , link below;
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Hey guys! Since the weekend is officially here, why don't I show My Shelf saa hii so we can get some swapping going.
If you are tired of corporate buzzwords and hustle-culture manuals, you're going to love this. This is a strictly high-octane, narrative-heavy shelf. Here is the breakdown:
•The Action-Heavy Kickoff: We are starting strong with The Bourne Retribution in , a rare Star Wars: The Crystal Star sci-fi read, and Sleigh Bells for Windy Foot for a classic adventure.
•Adrenaline & Family Picks:Next up, more action with Panic and a great pick for the kids: The Boy in the Dress
•Nostalgia Trip: Remember the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies? We have The Last Straw on the shelf in (not entirely sure if this book was the source material for the second or third movie, honestly 😅).
•The Wild Cards:Mr. Perfect looks like an absolute rollercoaster of an intense romance based on the cover alone. And then there's Survivors in —a rare find based on the Christian concept of the rapture if you want to get in touch with your spirituality.
•Vampire Vibes & Mom's Playbook:Remember the Twilight craze in the 2010s? *The Sweet Scent of Blood in is right in that fantasy-romance lane (wonder if there’s a toxic love triangle in this one too ). We also have Why Men Marry Bitches —which is literally the blueprint moms and their friends use to decode marriage, men, and grown-up stuff.
•History & Fantasy Nerds, We're Eating Good: Got some historical fiction based in the 1940s post-WWII era with South by Java Head in .
Also, remember that terrible Eragonmovie adaptation? You can completely wipe it from your memory and read the original final book, Inheritance in to see how it was actually meant to make sense.
•Cozy Reads & Legal Thrills: A perfect cozy fantasy like Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister in is exactly what you need for a Sunny Saturday afternoon after doing laundry. And of course, John Grisham is present with The Rainmaker.
•The Heavy Hitters: The iconic Malcolm X biography you’ve been meaning to read (or reread since last year) is ready, James Patterson makes his first appearance, and David Baldacci brings pure action with The Target.
•Sci-Fi & Thriller Fever: Space adventure fans can grab The Martian War, and for the thriller addicts, I've got you covered with The Doomsday Conspiracy and a couple of books from the Jack Reacher series.
•The "Accidental" Collectibles: I accidentally acquired two Swedish books because I keep falling for cool cover illustrations 😅. If anyone wants them as unique collectibles, they are waiting for you.
The Tintin Aura: If you grew up loving Tintin, The Murderer's Ape has that exact same adventurous, nostalgic energy.
That wraps up the showcase! Now it's your turn to join the neighborhood exchange.
Hit the link below, sign up, upload your own books, and come swap with me. Challenge accepted? 😎
A few weeks ago I started asking people in my WhatsApp contacts one simple question:
"When was the last time you lent a book and actually got it back in good condition?"
The answers were brutal. Books coming back damaged. Books never coming back at all. People who stopped lending entirely. One person has 300 books she wants to pass to her children — she won't lend a single one because she's lost too many.
But almost everyone said the same thing: "If I knew it would come back, I'd share freely."
So I built BookSwap Kenya.
It's a neighborhood book lending and swapping platform. You list books on your shelf, find readers nearby, and either permanently swap or lend with a return deadline. There's a trust system, condition tracking, in-app chat that unlocks when a swap is accepted, and a book trail that shows you where your book travels after you share it.
We're 28 readers in, mostly Nairobi but we've had signups from Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret — and somehow Uganda 😅
The thing that surprised me most building this: the problem isn't that Kenyans don't want to share books. They do. The problem is they've been burned before and have no system to protect them. Once you solve that, the shelves open up.
If you're a reader in Kenya — or anywhere honestly — come check it out. We're small, scrappy, and building in public.
Happy to answer any questions about what we built or how the interviews shaped the product
So my auntie usually forgets to take out her trash on Wednesdays.
So I used Gumloop to build a tiny automation workflow.
I would like to here your thoughts.
Asante sana 😊