things i wish i’d known when i lived in kampala, #189053

There’s a used bookstore next to the Surgery on Acacia Avenue:

The Bookend is a quaint used book shed located in the compound of The Surgery on John Babiiha Avenue (former Acacia Avenue). Built like a tiny log cabin on stilts, The Bookend is an unassuming store filled with a great collection of books and the scent of used paper, words and love.

…The Bookend has a small, but growing archive of used books that are available at only 6,000 shillings each.

This is something I would have appreciated when I dropped 80,000/= at Aristoc on a novel that took me 12 hours to read.

brush up on your kony knowledge

Chris Blattman recently posted an excellent reading list on northern Uganda. I particularly recommend Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits (Kampalans: you can get this at Aristoc) and the reports published online by Survey of War Affected Youth.

Trial Justice gave me a much better understanding of the International Criminal Court’s role in the conflict, and I’ve been glued to the Uganda Conflict Action Network blog since it began in the summer of 2005.

GVO Uganda: Bloggers tangle with mainstream media

My next piece is up at Global Voices Online. Featured are Ugandan Insomniac, Moses Paul Sserwanga, Nappy Brain, Scarlett Lion and Rafshizzle.

The blogren had their collective eye on Uganda’s mainstream media this week. One blogger “treads where the brave dare not go” by posting photos from a tragedy near the capital, while another criticizes the government paper for its seeming support of rapists.
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bookworms galore

Tumwijuke’s in the challenge, inspiring me with her description of “committing steamy, sordid book adultery.”

Indulge your literary voyeurism with my list of books read in 2008. Don’t worry; I’m not being wanton — just jumping on the bandwagon already merrily occupied by Hannah and Dave.

I only just started keeping track, so a couple of gems are missing, namely Special Topics in Calamity Physics and Mortals.