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The Citizen Column

I write a weekly book review column for The Citizen. This page collects those reviews for readers who would like to explore the books that I have loved and my thoughts on them.

  • March 9, 2026

Love and Other Lost Things by Melissa Wiesner

Book Review | Originally published in The Citizen Book: Love and Other Lost ThingsAuthor: Melissa WiesnerGenre: Fiction Books about love often promise healing. But sometimes they ask us to confront truths we would rather avoid. In Love and Other Lost Things, Melissa Wiesner explores what happens when the past refuses to stay buried and when…

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  • March 9, 2026
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Some favourite reads written by women. But honestl Some favourite reads written by women. But honestly, I mostly read women authors. Their stories hold so much texture about love, friendship, ambition, grief, and becoming.

Which books written by women you still think about? 

#booksbywomen
Always in search of awe. I find it most in nature. Always in search of awe. I find it most in nature. ✨️

#Mbeya is beautiful 😍💚
Slowing down has become a self-care routine I prac Slowing down has become a self-care routine I practice without fail. ✨️

I have learned that when I don’t pause, I start to feel out of place.

And when that happens, nothing else moves the way it should.

#theartofslowingdown
Books. And more books 📚✨️ Some books I have have Books. And more books 📚✨️

Some books I have have enjoyed recently ☺️ 

From my list I have been to: 
1. The US. 
2. Tanzania 
3. Iran
4. Ireland 

Have you read any of these? Planning to?
At the crossroads of artificial intelligence and f At the crossroads of artificial intelligence and faith.

Looking forward to reading this new work by Professor Karim Hirji: Artificial Intelligence, Society and Religion. 

We are living in a moment where technology is reshaping belief, work, and our thoughts. These conversations matter especially now. 

#africanliterature
"The universe is always conspiring in your favour. "The universe is always conspiring in your favour."

 Trust the process ✨️ (And let the process trust you 😀)
Now that I’m taking a break from coffee ☕️, tea ha Now that I’m taking a break from coffee ☕️, tea has stepped in. 🍵

Not that I didn’t drink tea before. I did. But tea was for my evenings and coffee for my mornings.
Lately, I’ve been enjoying Zanzibar chai from @kazi.yetu 😋 The spices are perfectly balanced. Just enough. 👌🍵

The quote on slide 2 is from Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, gifted to me by @anita_m_salla.
I am so in love with this book. Thank you ❤️
Coffee shop stops ☕️ #morogoro Coffee shop stops ☕️

#morogoro
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