What is Bookstagram and how is it shaping readers' engagement with books? What are the strategies for maintaining a healthy reading habit amidst COVID-19 pandemic? Is the term ‘African literature’ a form of self othering? We discuss these and more in today's episode with Muthoni Muiruri, a Kenyan researcher and literary activist.   Muthoni is the founder SomaNami.co.ke, a blog where she promotes and reviews books by Continental and diaspora African writers. She is the co-founder of The African Review, and the recently launched Things Fall Together vodcast that explores the intersection between literature, life, culture and community. She hosts Bookish Pipo Book Club a monthly in-person book club based in Kenya. Follow Muthoni on Twitter and Instagram   Listen to playlist of the songs referenced in this episode on Spotify, Deezer and YouTube   Tweet your thoughts on this episode by tagging us @BooksAndRhymes Tag @booksandrhymes on Instagram   Books referenced:   -      Americanah - Chimamanda N Adichie RThings Fall Apart -      No Longer At Ease – Chinua Achebe -      Arrow of God – Chinua Achebe -      The Concubine - Elechi Amadi -      Efuru - Flora Nwapa -      The DragonFly – Yvonne Adhianbo -      We Need New Names – NoViolet Bulawaiyo -      What it Means When A man Falls from The Sky – Lesley Nneka Arimah -      The Secret Lives of baba Segi’s Wives – Lola Shoneyin -      Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo -      Kintu – Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi -      The Havoc of Choice – Wanjiru Koinange Songs Refernced:   -      Therapy – India.Arie -      All Night - Beyoncé -      Extravaganza – Sauti Sol -      Read All About It – Emeli Sande -      Africa – Yemi Alade ft. Sauti Sol -      Emotional Rollercoaster – Vivian Green -      What Now– Rihanna -      Brown Skin Girl – Beyoncé ft. Wizkid -      Run The World - Beyoncé Listen to the full paylist on Spotify, Deezer and YouTube   The song you heard in the intro and outro of this podcast is titled: Reset by Meakoom (Meakoom) link to her music is available on Bandcamp     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.