Please send job links (see pinned post) 🌎 Thanks!
LightNews LightNews
100onbooks.bsky.social
Please send job links (see pinned post) 🌎 Thanks!
@100onbooks.bsky.social
370 followers 280 following 1.8K posts
Reader. Writer. Library lover. 📚

Anonymized Person of the Global South 🌍

Support ✨ https://paypal.me/cmutanyi

✉ PO Box 102439, Jamia Posta 00101, Nairobi, Kenya • more: https://linktr.ee/100onbooks

No means to donate currently 💔
Posts Replies Media Videos
100onbooks.bsky.social
NICE
screenshot from Wordpress showing a notification that says "You're on a 69-day streak on Mike's 100!"
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Here's the November schedule 📚🏊🏾

Get your ticket (free, for the purpose of knowing who’s coming) here: lapsandlivres.eventbrite.com

#BookSky #SwimSky

(DM me if you'd like to join the group or learn more about it!)
Poster layered on geometric design poo; with frond along the edge of the frame You're invited to Laps & Livres Join us from 1100 - 1300 on these dates in November 2025 1st: McMillan Memorial Library 8th: Swim @ YMCA Central Pool 15th: Maktaba Kuu 22nd: Swim @ YMCA Central Pool 29th: Eastlands Library Details & Free Tickets at lapsandlivres.eventbrite.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Here are my October stats via @thestorygraph.com

Some notes:
- every audiobook was read wholly or in part in tandem with another format (e-book or paperback)
- when I do hybrid reads with audio I log the audiobook hence the high audio numbers

find more here: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/100o...
My Storygraph October stats: 11 books, 1809 pages, 120.83 hours First title: Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World by Jessica Slice Middle title: Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Alexa Albert Last title: Sad Tiger by Neige Sinno; translated by Natasha Lehrer Average book length: 298 pages Average time to finish: 3 days non-fiction: 73%, fiction: 27% top categories: Literary, Politics, Feminism, Sociology, Autobiography graph: most days spent listening, pages read are on the lower side format: 73% audio, 27% digital
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
boxd.it/45bhT

dysmenorrhea has given me a beating this week but at least I watched MANDABI (which I absolutely enjoyed!!!) with friends xx

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
Posters for 4 films, each of which has been reviewed. Left to right, they are: Mandabi (1968, directed by Ousmane Sembène) rated 5 stars The Film Critic {El crítico} (2014, directed by Hernán Guerschuny) rated 3.5 stars The Last Blue Cup (2018, directed by Hannah Thompson) rated 3 stars Eyes of the Rainbow (1997, directed by Gloria Rolando) rated 5 stars
October 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Interesting message from Tantor Media, whose titles will now live over at RB Media where it's one of the brands.

rbmediaglobal.com/audio-brands/
screenshot from the Tantor Media page for DISORIENTAL by Négar Djavadi with a message that says "This site will be sunset soon. Please visit our new site at https://rbmediaglobal.com for continued access and updates!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
folks in Nairobi:
Stylized poster of Black man wearing a voluminous blue boubou and red fez holding banknotes with the film title - MANDABI - wrapped round his outline. The text below reads: Mandabi (The Money Order) By Ousmane Sembene Screening on Tuesday, 28th of October At The Space, Amee Arcade, Westlands 6 to 9 PM Entry Free
October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
boxd.it/45bhT

slow week, mostly shorts on YouTube

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
Posters or text box for 4 films, each of which has been reviewed. Left to right, they are: Bodega (2024, directed by Sharik Atkinson) rated 3 stars Embrace {Yakap} (2017, directed by Margo Manalo) rated 3 stars Good Mother {Bonne mère} (2021, directed by Hafsia Herzi) rated 3.5 stars Umama (2020, directed by Talia Smith) rated 4 stars
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
boxd.it/45bhT

have been watching a bunch of queer films for my daily shorts to mark International #Lesbian Day ❤️🧡🤍💖+ #LGBTQ History Month in a number of countries (mostly on YouTube) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
Posters for 4 films, each of which has been reviewed. Left to right, they are: Bliss {Mutluluk} (2007, directed by Abdullah Oğuz) rated 4 stars A Suit We Wear (2023, directed by Meera Joshi) rated 3 stars A Lien (2023, directed by Sam Cutler-Kreutz & David Cutler-Kreutz) rated 4 stars Jo and Jade (2020, directed by Ethan Ross) rated 4 stars
October 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
boxd.it/45bhT

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
Posters for 4 films, each of which has been reviewed. Left to right, they are: An Irish Goodbye (2022, directed by Ross White & Tom Berkeley) rated 4 stars 1000 Rupee Note {Ek Hazarachi Note} (2014, directed by Shrihari Sathe) rated 4.5 stars The Bread (2021, directed by Gulu) rated 3 stars Boogaloo and Graham (2014, directed by Michael Lennox) rated 5 stars
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Here's the October schedule 📚🏊🏾

Get your ticket (free, for the purpose of knowing who’s coming) here: lapsandlivres.eventbrite.com

#BookSky #SwimSky

(DM me if you'd like to join the group or learn more about it!)
Poster featuring text on what looks like a scrap of paper floating over water You're invited to Laps & Livres 4th Oct: McMillan Memorial Libraty 11th: YMCA Central Pool 20th: Maktaba Kuu 25th: YMCA Central Pool more details at lapsandlivres.eventbrite.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
100onbooks.bsky.social
my 3 top feature films were all first-watches. would love to chat about them!!! boxd.it/45bhT

Hyenas {Hyènes} (1992, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty)

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024, directed by Rungano Nyoni)

The Blue Caftan {أزرق القفطان} (2022, directed by Maryam Touzani)
Screenshot from Letterboxd showing my 5 star watches of the month: 30th: Boogaloo and Graham (2014) 28th: Detroit Hives (2019) 26th: The Blue Caftan (2022) 25th: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) 21st: Hyenas (1992) 20th: Clodagh (2024) 16th: A Sonic Pulse (2019) 10th: Boogie-Doodle (1941)
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Here are my September stats via @thestorygraph.com

Some notes:
- 22 books because I logged SPENT twice
- When I do hybrid reads with audio I log the audiobook hence the high audio numbers

find more here: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/100o...
My Storygraph September stats: 22 books, 1441 pages, 133.88 hours First title: All Friends Are Necessary by Tomas Moniz Middle title: Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Last title: Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy Average book length: 264 pages Average time to finish: 11 days non-fiction: 68%, fiction: 32% top categories: Memoir, History, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Psychology graph: most days spent listening, pages read are on the lower side format: 82% audio, 14% digital, 5% print
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
100onbooks.bsky.social
boxd.it/45bhT

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
Posters with film titles for 4 films, each of which has been reviewed. Left to right, they are: The Blue Caftan {أزرق القفطان} (2022, directed by Maryam Touzani) rated 5 stars Baghdad Messi {ميسي بغداد} (2012, directed by Sahim Omar Kalifa) rated 3.5 stars Gianmarco Soresi: Thief of Joy (2025, directed by Gianmarco Soresi) rated 3 stars On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024, directed by Rungano Nyoni) rated 5 stars
September 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Titles borrowed; week ending 28th September 2025
#BookSky

(idk why the image is so blurry but there's alt text!)
Libby 1. The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars & Kurt Kohlstedt (audiobook narrated by Roman Mars) 2. The Best American Essays 2011; edited by Edwidge Danticat & Robert Atwan 3. The Best Short Stories 2023: The O. Henry Prize Winners; edited by Lauren Groff & Jenny Minton Quigley 4. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (e-book & audiobook narrated by James Fouhey) 5. No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania Abouzeid (audiobook narrated by Susan Nezami) 6. Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age by Amanda Hess (audiobook narrated by the author) 7. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde (e-book & audiobook narrated by Robin Eller) 8. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga; translated by Yoshito Hinton (e-book) Hoopla 1. War on Gaza by Joe Sacco (e-book) 2. The Hidden Life of Trees: A Graphic Adaptation by Peter Wohlleben & Fred Bernard;Illustrated by Benjamin Flao (e-book) 3. Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund by Caitlin McGurk (e-book)
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
boxd.it/45bhT

(replying to this before I post the short I just watched + I hope the films without posters get them soon!)
Posters or boxes with film titles for 4 films, each of which has been reviewed. Left to right, they are: Your Fat Friend (2023, directed by Jeanie Finlay) rated 3 stars Throat Song {ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅ} (2011, directed by Miranda de Pencier) rated 3 stars A Sonic Pulse (2019, directed by Dorothy Allen-Pickard & Antoine Marinot) rated 5 stars Boazu (2019, directed by Anna Andersen & Phineas Rueckert) rated 4 stars
September 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Titles borrowed; week ending 21st September 2025
#BookSky
Libby 1. The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars & Kurt Kohlstedt (audiobook narrated by Roman Mars) 2. Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su (audiobook narrated by Eunice Wong) 3. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou (e-book & audiobook narrated by the author) 4. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (e-book & audiobook narrated by James Fouhey) 5. Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Zeavin (audiobook narrated by Christina Delaine) 6. No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania Abouzeid (audiobook narrated by Susan Nezami) 7. Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully by Julie McFadden RN (audiobook narrated by the author) 8. The Payback by Kashana Cauley (e-book) 9. We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation by Matthew Riemer & Leighton Brown (e-book) 10. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 6 by Fumi Yoshinaga; translated by Yoshito Hinton (e-book) 11. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga; translated by Yoshito Hinton (e-book) Hoopla 1. War on Gaza by Joe Sacco (e-book) 2. The Hidden Life of Trees: A Graphic Adaptation by Peter Wohlleben & Fred Bernard;Illustrated by Benjamin Flao (e-book) 3. Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund by Caitlin McGurk (e-book)
September 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Here's the September schedule 📚🏊🏾

Thank you for your patience 💙

#BookSky #SwimSky

(DM me if you'd like to join the group or learn more about it!)
Poster featuring palm fronds, sunglasses and a beach chair You're invited to Laps & Livres Join us on these dates in September 2025 from 1100 - 1300 13th: Swim @ YMCA Central 20th: Eastlands Library, Makadara 27th: Swim @ YMCA Central more info in the WhatsApp group
September 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Titles borrowed; week ending 14th September 2025
#BookSky
Libby 1. Another Word for Love: A Memoir by Carvell Wallace (audiobook narrated by the author) 2. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou (e-book & audiobook narrated by the author) 3. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (e-book & audiobook narrated by James Fouhey) 4. Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (e-book & audiobook narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smth) 5. Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Zeavin (audiobook narrated by Christina Delaine) 6. No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania Abouzeid (audiobook narrated by Susan Nezami) 7. Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully By Julie McFadden RN (audiobook narrated by the author) 8. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire (e-book & audiobook narrated by the author) 9. The Payback by Kashana Cauley (e-book & audiobook narrated by Chanté McCormick) 10. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 6 by Fumi Yoshinaga; translated by Yoshito Hinton (e-book) 11. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga; translated by Yoshito Hinton (e-book)
September 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Took some time today to collect some titles for my #1000NightsChallenge short story reading.

Excited to dive into the stories in these books :)
7 titles with spines on display. From top to bottom they are: The Wagon Magazine Volume 1, Issue 11 Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela Truth Tales, edited by Kali for Women Tropical Fish by Doreen Baingana ID: New Short Fiction from Africa Queer Africa 2: new stories, edited by Makhosazana Xaba and Karen Martin Africa 39, with a preface by Wole Soyinka; edited by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey
September 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
It's here!!!
screenshot from Libby showing recent loans and THE PAYBACK by Kashana Cauley due in 21 days
September 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Titles borrowed; week ending 7th September 2025
#BookSky
Libby 1. All Friends Are Necessary by Tomas Moniz (e-book & audiobook narrated by Andrew Joseph Perez) 2. Another Word for Love: A Memoir by Carvell Wallace (audiobook narrated by the author) 3. Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power Hardcover – September 1, 2020 by Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck (audiobook narrated by Peter Ganim) 4. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou (e-book & audiobook narrated by the author) 5. Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News by Alec Karakatsanis (e-book) 6. Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (e-book & audiobook narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smth) 7. Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation by Sim Kern (audiobook narrated by the author) 8. If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny by Zach Anner (audiobook narrated by the author) 9. A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia by Sandy Allen (e-book & audiobook narrated by the author) 10. Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Zeavin (audiobook narrated by Christina Delaine) 11. Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang (audiobook narrated by the author) 12. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire (e-book & audiobook narrated by the author) 13. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 6 by Fumi Yoshinaga; translated by Yoshito Hinton (e-book) 14. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga; translated by Yoshito Hinton (e-book)
August 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Titles borrowed; week ending 31st August 2025
#BookSky
Libby 1. Ain't Burned All the Bright By Jason Reynolds (audiobook & e-book) 2. All Friends Are Necessary by Tomas Moniz (audiobook) 3. Another Word for Love: A Memoir by Carvell Wallace (audiobook) 4. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green (audiobook) 5. Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power Hardcover – September 1, 2020 by Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck (audiobook) 6. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou (audiobook & e-book) 7. Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News by Alec Karakatsanis (e-book) 8. Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (audiobook & e-book) 9. Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation by Sim Kern (audiobook) 10. If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny by Zach Anner (audiobook) 11. A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia by Sandy Allen (audiobook & e-book) 12. Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang (audiobook) 13. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire (audiobook & e-book) 14. Sucker Punch: Essays by Scaachi Koul (audiobook & e-book) 15. Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (audiobook & e-book) 16. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 6 by Fumi Yoshinaga (e-book) 17. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga (e-book)
August 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Kiambu people, here are the public participation forum dates for the 2026/2027 Annual Development Plan ⤵️
Public Participation Forum dates, every forum starts at 10am: 26th August - Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kiambu, Gatundu North, Gatundu South & Githurai 27th August - Lari, Githunguri, Kabete, Kikuyu, Limuru & Kiambaa
August 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Titles borrowed; week ending 24th August 2025
#BookSky
Libby 1. Ain't Burned All the Bright By Jason Reynolds (audiobook & e-book) 2. All Friends Are Necessary by Tomas Moniz (audiobook) 3. Another Word for Love: A Memoir by Carvell Wallace (audiobook & e-book) 4. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green (audiobook) 5. Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power Hardcover – September 1, 2020 by Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck (audiobook) 6. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou (audiobook & e-book) 7. Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News by Alec Karakatsanis (e-book) 8. Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (audiobook & e-book) 9. I Will Blossom Anyway by Disha Bose (audiobook & e-book) 10. If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny by Zach Anner (audiobook) 11. A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia by Sandy Allen (audiobook & e-book) 12. Love in Bloom by Lucy Eden (audiobook & e-book) 13. Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang (audiobook) 14. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire (audiobook & e-book) 15. Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters by Sacha Coward (audiobook) 16. Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever by Eddie Ndopu (audiobook) 17. Sucker Punch: Essays by Scaachi Koul (audiobook & e-book) 18. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 6 by Fumi Yoshinaga (e-book) 19. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga (e-book) 20. Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything by Colette Shade (audiobook) Hoopla 1. Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Som (e-book)
August 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
100onbooks.bsky.social
Titles borrowed; week ending 17th August 2025
#BookSky
Libby 1. Another Word for Love by Carvell Wallace (audiobook & e-book) 2. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green (audiobook) 3. Bear by Julia Phillips (audiobook & e-book) 4. Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou (audiobook & e-book) 5. Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod (e-book) 6. Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (audiobook & e-book) 7. Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop by Serene Khader (audiobook & e-book) 8. Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung (audiobook) 9. I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays by Maris Kreizman (audiobook) 10. If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny by Zach Anner (audiobook) 11. The Jungle [A Graphic Novel] by Upton Sinclair (Adapted & Illustrated by Kristina Gehrmann, Translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger) (e-book) 12. A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia by Sandy Allen (audiobook & e-book) 13. The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates 14. No Sweetness Here and Other Stories by Ama Ata Aidoo (e-book) 15. Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang (audiobook) 16. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire (audiobook & e-book) 17. Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters by Sacha Coward (audiobook) 18. Shanghailanders by Juli Min (audiobook) 19. Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever by Eddie Ndopu (audiobook) 20. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 6 by Fumi Yoshinaga (Translated from Japanese by Maya Rosewood) (e-book) 21. What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga (Translated from Japanese by Maya Rosewood) (e-book) 22. Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything by Colette Shade (audiobook) Hoopla 1. Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Som (e-book)
August 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM