Wachuka

Purveyor of fiction x funk | Co-Founder at @TheBookBunk | Co-Director at @nbolitfest| Publisher at @BunkBooks #NRBLibraries

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

@MaikaNyongesa @KetebulMusic Via @KetebulMusic

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

Yet another fantastic immersion into KE's music by the good people of @KetebulMusic w/this ode to Benga. Gerrit!!! #CreativeKE

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

@Nanjala1 Samesies

[BRITTLE PAPER @brittlepaper]

This year's @NBOLitfest lineup is incredible! The 2024 #NBOLitfest will feature a star-studded cast of African authors including @BernardineEvari, @TaiyeSelasi, @AminattaForna, and more!

🗓️ Attend the festival June 27-30, 2024 in Nairobi! Details here:

https://t.co/JTxeVLjcwL

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

My cofounder @ShiroKoinange will be in convo with @TroyOnyango tomorrow night.

Londoners, do your thing! 💫💫💫

[Jacaranda Books @JacarandaBooks]

Happening Tomorrow!

Wanjiru Koinange (@TheBookBunk) in conversation with @TroyOnyango to discuss the seminal, political novel, The Havoc of Choice.

Tickets: £4
📍Carmelite House, Blackfriars
⏲️ 6:30pm

https://t.co/WdArVli6iw

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

#bocas2024 was EVERYTHING!!!
Thank you @bocaslitfest! 🙌🏾

(All hail Litfests!)
Ps: #NBOLitfest soon come (27th-30th June). Follow @nbolitfest for updates

[Caribbean Girl Experiencing The World @BookOfCinz]

Met @SisterKilljoy in Nigeria 🇳🇬 for @akefestival , we didn't cross paths while I was in Kenya 🇰🇪 now look at us... both in Trinidad 🇹🇹.

Love that is out here @akefestival connecting us ❤️

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

Library patronage at the #NBOLibraries being restored by @TheBookBunk is on the rise, with 60,199 users at Kaloleni, Eastlands & McMillan Memorial Libraries last year (a 32% increase from the previous year).

Tune in to @Monocle_Radio w/@georginagodwin for more library gospel 🙌🏾

[Monocle Radio @Monocle_Radio]

Meet The Writers: Founders @SisterKilljoy and @ShiroKoinange of the Nairobi-based nonprofit @TheBookBunk talk to @georginagodwin about how the regeneration of public libraries can heal divides and “map a new way to explore” the city. #MeetTheWriters https://t.co/0M0uYrriUw

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

@georginagodwin Thank you Georgina! {winks in new byline*}

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

#NBOLitfest returns with an exciting partnership between @TheBookBunk x @hayfestival this June! 🥳

[Hay Festival @hayfestival]

A new chapter begins!

Hay Festival Global has partnered @TheBookBunk as co-hosts of NBO Litfest in Nairobi, Kenya. The next edition takes place 27–30 June.

More at https://t.co/ZBgSlVG8Ez and watch this space for more news soon.

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

@Zoe_Flood @TheBookBunk @AJafricadirect @BigWorldCinema @RayyWambu @ShiroKoinange Thank you for sharing Zoe xx

[Zoe Flood @Zoe_Flood]

Great profile of the wonderful work of @TheBookBunk restoring and transforming some of Nairobi's oldest public libraries – as part of the @AJafricadirect series @BigWorldCinema.

Film by @RayyWambu, featuring @SisterKilljoy and @ShiroKoinange:

https://t.co/6Ds7rw9OMz

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

24th-27th August: This year’s #NBOLitfest at McMillan Memorial Library x Kaloleni Library x Eastlands Library! ✨ Sign up here for updates > https://t.co/yr6zyDMzru

[Book Bunk @TheBookBunk]

Attention all literature enthusiasts- SAVE THE DATES!🗓️
The much-awaited #NBOLitfest 2023 edition is coming in hot! We're thrilled to curate an unforgettable experience centred around this year's theme, "Mtaa Narratives."
#Literature #Festivals #LiteraryFestival

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

Ama Ata Aidoo forever 🖤🕊️🖤

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

100 (yaaaas!) of #100DaysofAfricanReads:Our Sister Killjoy, by @AmaAtaAidoo| Published in 1977 http://t.co/AMbVE5pUkm

[Book Bunk @TheBookBunk]

Hey Bunkers, we are 4 episodes into season 2 of #APalaceForThePeople podcast. The season deep dives into what Kenya's past can tell us about the present, informed by archival finds at McMillan Memorial Library, and their connection to key moments in Kenya’s history.

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

Relatedly, we're seeking people who interacted w/McMillan Memorial Library bet. 1930s-1990s. Images, documents, memories, experiences, and any other kind of mementos welcome!

Sign up here https://t.co/HsT1MUXGrw

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

Fab to share @TheBookBunk's work crowdsourcing archives at a session on the politics of preservation + access. Thank you @WitsWiSER x @UofMAfrica x @MellonFdn!

42,297 items were added to the #NBOLibraries archives platform in 2022. Access is free https://t.co/scKt6ZU0tu

[Derek R Peterson @Unseen_Archive]

@WitsWiSER @UofMAfrica @MellonFdn @Monument_Lab @nbeesee 2/
Session 2 was about archives, digitization & access. Featuring talks from @ModArchivesUCLA, @SisterKilljoy about @TheBookBunk, my colleague David Wallace and others.

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

✨✨✨ #NBOLibraries

[Scott Liddle @ScottDRLiddle]

Amazing day in Nairobi visiting 3 public libraries being lovingly restored by @TheBookBunk with Nairobi County Gov @047County. Thank you Angela @SisterKilljoy. Pride, a sense of place, somewhere quiet to study, beauty.

[Headstrong Historian @ChaoTayiana]

Many places in Nairobi and wider Kenya derive their origins from Maasai words. But what do these names reveal about the history, geography and history of Kenya?

What do they teach us about the importance of language for historical preservation? Let’s dive in.

THREAD

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

💜💜💜

[Lọlá Shónẹ́yìn @lolashoneyin]

Thank you my sweet sisters @SisterKilljoy and @ShiroKoinange who sent me this gorgeous care package to welcome me to Nairobi. See you later on. Very excuted about the @TheBookBunk Gala tonight.
Much love ❤️

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

#NBOLibraries Aye!

[Gisa Tunbridge @gisa_tunbridge]

Wrote for the @FT about the McMillan library in Nairobi, which ⁦@ShiroKoinange⁩ and ⁦@TheBookBunk⁩ are trying to revamp.
https://t.co/FoSjSOx2Nn

[Wachuka @SisterKilljoy]

New programme stream at #NBOLibraries: Free tutoring from 11th October 2022 under @TheBookBunk’s Hepa Jam umbrella! We now have extended hours (5-8pm on week days and 1-4pm on Saturdays) at Kaloleni Library, Eastlands Library x McMillan Memorial Library on Banda Str. Karibuni!

[Book Bunk @TheBookBunk]

1/2 On #WorldTeachersDay2022, we've got some fantastic news! Starting 11th Oct, we'll have extended library hours and academic support at the 3 libraries as part of our #HepaJam programming. Library users can receive tutoring from certified #teachers at the library! #NBOLibraries