Wanjiru Koinange (author)

Wanjiru Koinange is a Kenyan writer, and social entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of the Book Bunk, a Nonprofit organization non-profit organization that is dedicated to restoring and revitalizing Nairobi's public libraries. Her debut novel, The Havoc of Choice, was a national bestseller in Kenya and the United Kingdom. Quotes Last year we had 600 kids walk into a public library. We fed them, gave them clean water, and books to read. That is what keeps me going. Employment is everybody’s responsibility. If you can, you have to hire and spread the resources around. Wanjiru Koinange, 38, Co-Founder, Book Bunk Trust Make it happen. Yeah, because on a personal level, I’m a writer first, and I’ve always said this. I don’t write more than anything else, but I am a writer first. It was very difficult for me to be someone who has been born in the city, I’ve lived in Nairobi all my life – I have gone outside for school, but always come back – and I know what books cost in the city, and I can’t afford to buy books as often as I want to. Rebuilding and Reimagining Kenya’s Libraries Interviews with Wanjiru Koinange & Angela Wachuka External links Category:Novelists from Kenya Category:Women authors from Kenya Category:Living people