It is also interested in the cultivation of a reading culture across the country by way of teens programmes and regular sessions for the training of self-publishing authors or authors-to-be. “We could aim to get 50,000 people to attend the book fair next year," she said. Muthoni shared that as a faith-based book organisation, they seek to use literature to empower communities. This is being done through the facilitation of self-publishing, authors’ collaboration (club) and print-on-demand programme. Her advice to those with the ambition of becoming writers is that self-publishing and e-book world are not short-cuts to quick riches and fame.

Source: The Star October 11, 2019 18:56 UTC