2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

Book Review

Beyond telling the African story in an all-positive approach, as a continental media outlet, The Scholar Media Africa remains determined and outstanding in reviewing books. Our support for African Literature and Authorship, in general, goes past the continental borders and we are open to receiving more and more books for review, especially around the African Narrative.

We look forward to having your book(s) reviewed. You can always share a soft copy of the book via our email at editor@scholarmedia.africa and then, within a short time, furnish us with the hard copy (complimentary copy) for our library.

You know, as in the words of Jeanette Winterson, “Books and doors are the same things. You open them, and you go through into another world.”

BOOK REVIEW: Arrrow of Destiny

GENRE: Novel AUTHOR: Agatha Rachael Akullu PUBLISHER: Iconic Publications COUNTRY: Uganda REVIEWER: Daniel Tusiimukye K’abaasa Agatha Rachael Akullu wrote Arrow of Destiny at 14 and it is her maiden published book. The story centers around the protagonist- Oumo Cana, who...

BOOK REVIEW: Dispersing Seeds of Discord

AUTHOR: Leo Masore Nyang'au GENRE: Fiction PUBLICATION DETAILS: Lemanya Printers REVIEWER: Zablon Ogutu EMAIL: z.ogutu@scholarmedia.africa Dispersing Seeds of Discord is actually a realistic novel. It depicts what goes on in our contemporary society on a day to day basis. As the title suggests, disbursing means spreading and...

BOOK REVIEW: Korondo-Panic!

BOOK TITLE: Korondo-Panic! (A Satarized Diary of a Kenyan’s Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic) AUTHOR: Joshua Nyang’au Araka Korindo-Panic delivers an entertaining, satirical and interesting reflection of life in Kenya at a critical time when the...

BOOK REVIEW: Peppered Path

AUTHOR: Joshua Nyang’au Araka REVIEWER: Prof. Elizabeth Bosire-Abenga Peppered Path delivers an entertaining account and interesting reflection on life in Nyagenke village three to six decades ago. While editing errors and linguistic absurdities appear to be part of the...

BOOK REVIEW: A Doll’s House

Book Title: A Doll’s House (2018 to 2022 compulsory set book play for F3s and F4s Kenyan Secondary School students). Author:  Henrik Ibsen Reviewer: Dr. George Ngwacho Areba Introduction A Doll's House (Norwegian: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A...

BOOK REVIEW: First Biocultural protocol book for Endorois Community launched

With modernization threatening traditional values and norms of various communities in the country, little known the Endorois community has taken a major step to preserve its rich history. According to the executive director of Endorois...

BOOK REVIEW: Reminiscing Wonderland

AUTHOR: Dr. Mong’are Bw’Onyancha REVIEWER: Nyang’au Araka PUBLISHER: Nsemia Incorporated Publishers PUBLISHING DATE: June 2020 PRICE: Ksh 928 Dr. Bw’Onyancha paints a clear picture of his student life at his alma mater, Kisii High School dubbed Wonderland, in the...

The Kibra I Knew; the book Juma would love to publish

Ahmed Juma, starts us off with how challenging his life was in a community where discipline was instilled to every child. But he feels this often went overboard. Juma paints a picture of a young boy...

BOOK REVIEW: Blossoms of the Savannah

Author: Henry Ole Kulet Genre: Fiction     Publisher: Sasa Sema Publications, Nairobi. An imprint of Longhorn, 2009 Reviewer: Zablon Ogutu The novel Blossoms of the Savannah is a story of harshness and hardships of two girls who are at...