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Testimonials

Heard from the people we publish for.

Authors, schools, institutions and readers — in their own words.

What our authors and readers say

Don't just take our word for it. Here's what authors, schools and readers are saying about Amaya Publishers.

Amaya took my manuscript and gave it the dignity of a real book.The editing was patient, the cover stunning. I tell every writer I meet about them.

Wanjiru Karanja

Wanjiru Karanja

Author · The River Between Us

We use Amaya for all our supplementary readers. The print quality and delivery speed is unmatched among Kenyan publishers we have worked with.

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Head of English · Riara Springs Academy

Their team understands that a book is more than pages — it's a legacy.They walked with us through every step of publishing our institutional history.

Prof. James Mutiso

Prof. James Mutiso

Kenyatta University Press Committee

Amaya took my manuscript and gave it the dignity of a real book.The editing was patient, the cover stunning. I tell every writer I meet about them.

Wanjiru Karanja

Wanjiru Karanja

Author · The River Between Us

We use Amaya for all our supplementary readers. The print quality and delivery speed is unmatched among Kenyan publishers we have worked with.

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Head of English · Riara Springs Academy

Their team understands that a book is more than pages — it's a legacy.They walked with us through every step of publishing our institutional history.

Prof. James Mutiso

Prof. James Mutiso

Kenyatta University Press Committee

Amaya took my manuscript and gave it the dignity of a real book.The editing was patient, the cover stunning. I tell every writer I meet about them.

Wanjiru Karanja

Wanjiru Karanja

Author · The River Between Us

We use Amaya for all our supplementary readers. The print quality and delivery speed is unmatched among Kenyan publishers we have worked with.

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Head of English · Riara Springs Academy

Their team understands that a book is more than pages — it's a legacy.They walked with us through every step of publishing our institutional history.

Prof. James Mutiso

Prof. James Mutiso

Kenyatta University Press Committee

Amaya took my manuscript and gave it the dignity of a real book.The editing was patient, the cover stunning. I tell every writer I meet about them.

Wanjiru Karanja

Wanjiru Karanja

Author · The River Between Us

We use Amaya for all our supplementary readers. The print quality and delivery speed is unmatched among Kenyan publishers we have worked with.

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Mrs. Lydia Achieng

Head of English · Riara Springs Academy

Their team understands that a book is more than pages — it's a legacy.They walked with us through every step of publishing our institutional history.

Prof. James Mutiso

Prof. James Mutiso

Kenyatta University Press Committee

I bought three books from the bookshop and got them delivered the same week.The titles by Kenyan authors are an absolute joy.

Sarah Wambui

Sarah Wambui

Reader · Nairobi

Amaya turned our institutional history into a hardcover keepsake we are proud to give to alumni. The whole process felt collaborative from start to finish.

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Alumni Relations · Strathmore School

Their team is endlessly patient with new authors.They make the publishing process feel possible. I never felt like a number on a list.

George Kimani

George Kimani

Debut author

I bought three books from the bookshop and got them delivered the same week.The titles by Kenyan authors are an absolute joy.

Sarah Wambui

Sarah Wambui

Reader · Nairobi

Amaya turned our institutional history into a hardcover keepsake we are proud to give to alumni. The whole process felt collaborative from start to finish.

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Alumni Relations · Strathmore School

Their team is endlessly patient with new authors.They make the publishing process feel possible. I never felt like a number on a list.

George Kimani

George Kimani

Debut author

I bought three books from the bookshop and got them delivered the same week.The titles by Kenyan authors are an absolute joy.

Sarah Wambui

Sarah Wambui

Reader · Nairobi

Amaya turned our institutional history into a hardcover keepsake we are proud to give to alumni. The whole process felt collaborative from start to finish.

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Alumni Relations · Strathmore School

Their team is endlessly patient with new authors.They make the publishing process feel possible. I never felt like a number on a list.

George Kimani

George Kimani

Debut author

I bought three books from the bookshop and got them delivered the same week.The titles by Kenyan authors are an absolute joy.

Sarah Wambui

Sarah Wambui

Reader · Nairobi

Amaya turned our institutional history into a hardcover keepsake we are proud to give to alumni. The whole process felt collaborative from start to finish.

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Dr. Esther Wanyama

Alumni Relations · Strathmore School

Their team is endlessly patient with new authors.They make the publishing process feel possible. I never felt like a number on a list.

George Kimani

George Kimani

Debut author

We order in bulk for our libraries every term.The titles by Amaya are some of our most-borrowed books. Students keep asking for more.

Mary Chebet

Mary Chebet

Head Librarian · Eldoret Polytechnic

I love being able to message them on WhatsApp and have my books delivered the next day.Easy, easy, easy. M-Pesa to doorstep in under 48 hours.

Ruth Awino

Ruth Awino

Reader · Kisumu

The design team treated my photo-essay like a piece of art.Every spread feels considered — the typography, the paper, the binding.

Brian Maina

Brian Maina

Author · Acacia & Iron

We order in bulk for our libraries every term.The titles by Amaya are some of our most-borrowed books. Students keep asking for more.

Mary Chebet

Mary Chebet

Head Librarian · Eldoret Polytechnic

I love being able to message them on WhatsApp and have my books delivered the next day.Easy, easy, easy. M-Pesa to doorstep in under 48 hours.

Ruth Awino

Ruth Awino

Reader · Kisumu

The design team treated my photo-essay like a piece of art.Every spread feels considered — the typography, the paper, the binding.

Brian Maina

Brian Maina

Author · Acacia & Iron

We order in bulk for our libraries every term.The titles by Amaya are some of our most-borrowed books. Students keep asking for more.

Mary Chebet

Mary Chebet

Head Librarian · Eldoret Polytechnic

I love being able to message them on WhatsApp and have my books delivered the next day.Easy, easy, easy. M-Pesa to doorstep in under 48 hours.

Ruth Awino

Ruth Awino

Reader · Kisumu

The design team treated my photo-essay like a piece of art.Every spread feels considered — the typography, the paper, the binding.

Brian Maina

Brian Maina

Author · Acacia & Iron

We order in bulk for our libraries every term.The titles by Amaya are some of our most-borrowed books. Students keep asking for more.

Mary Chebet

Mary Chebet

Head Librarian · Eldoret Polytechnic

I love being able to message them on WhatsApp and have my books delivered the next day.Easy, easy, easy. M-Pesa to doorstep in under 48 hours.

Ruth Awino

Ruth Awino

Reader · Kisumu

The design team treated my photo-essay like a piece of art.Every spread feels considered — the typography, the paper, the binding.

Brian Maina

Brian Maina

Author · Acacia & Iron

Poetry rarely gets a publisher who truly listens.Amaya read every poem, every line break, every margin. I have never felt so heard as a writer.

Achieng Owuor

Achieng Owuor

Poet · Songs from the Highlands

The illustration support Amaya offered made my picture book sing.Kids across three schools have written me letters about it.

Kibet Tanui

Kibet Tanui

Children's author · Market Day

Telling my story took courage. Publishing it took a partner who believed in it.Amaya was that partner — from page one to launch day.

Faith Njeri

Faith Njeri

Memoirist · Voices Unheard

Poetry rarely gets a publisher who truly listens.Amaya read every poem, every line break, every margin. I have never felt so heard as a writer.

Achieng Owuor

Achieng Owuor

Poet · Songs from the Highlands

The illustration support Amaya offered made my picture book sing.Kids across three schools have written me letters about it.

Kibet Tanui

Kibet Tanui

Children's author · Market Day

Telling my story took courage. Publishing it took a partner who believed in it.Amaya was that partner — from page one to launch day.

Faith Njeri

Faith Njeri

Memoirist · Voices Unheard

Poetry rarely gets a publisher who truly listens.Amaya read every poem, every line break, every margin. I have never felt so heard as a writer.

Achieng Owuor

Achieng Owuor

Poet · Songs from the Highlands

The illustration support Amaya offered made my picture book sing.Kids across three schools have written me letters about it.

Kibet Tanui

Kibet Tanui

Children's author · Market Day

Telling my story took courage. Publishing it took a partner who believed in it.Amaya was that partner — from page one to launch day.

Faith Njeri

Faith Njeri

Memoirist · Voices Unheard

Poetry rarely gets a publisher who truly listens.Amaya read every poem, every line break, every margin. I have never felt so heard as a writer.

Achieng Owuor

Achieng Owuor

Poet · Songs from the Highlands

The illustration support Amaya offered made my picture book sing.Kids across three schools have written me letters about it.

Kibet Tanui

Kibet Tanui

Children's author · Market Day

Telling my story took courage. Publishing it took a partner who believed in it.Amaya was that partner — from page one to launch day.

Faith Njeri

Faith Njeri

Memoirist · Voices Unheard