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Stormzy calls reading a ‘superpower’ as he backs accessible books campaign

The musician is championing the annual Quick Reads initiative, which will release six short, digestible titles for ‘nonreaders and lapsed readers’ in April for £1 each

The Guardian - UK

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – life with borderline personality disorder

A student navigates troubled relationships at age 19 and 25, as he comes to terms with mental health difficulties

The Guardian - UK

Derek Owusu: ‘I didn’t read a book until the age of 24’

The writer on bingeing Henry James, his friendship with Benjamin Zephaniah and a confidence-boosting classic

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Is American Fiction true to life? Yes, and our publishing industry has a big problem with Black writers too

In the Oscar-nominated satire, a Black author is appalled when his ‘ghetto’ spoof is a bestseller - but British writers tell us that in publishing, if they don’t want to write about trauma, they struggle to be heard

Evening Standard

Awards and sales bring anxiety and ego, say young authors

Success in literary London can cause problems

Evening Standard

Review: Derek Owusu's compassionate writing buoys novel 'That Reminds Me'

FICTION: A 'beautifully written' coming-of-age novel confronts the ugly realities of addiction, mental illness and racism.

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Granta 163: Best of Young British Novelists 5 review – more solipsism than state of the nation

The latest celebration of emerging literary talent brings thrills, charm and emotional punch to the page. But this new generation have taken an inward turn compared with the more worldly themes of bygone years

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Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists – meet the class of 23

From Kazuo Ishiguro to Zadie Smith, Granta’s list has been spotlighting future stars since 1983. Four decades on, what does its evolution says about our literary landscape?

The Guardian - UK

Granta reveals its pick of future star British novelists

The journal’s once-in-a-decade selection of the best fiction writers under 40 has broadened its selection of 20 to include authors who ‘regard the UK as their home’

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A moment that changed me: I was a personal trainer – then my teenage cousin pushed me to go to university

The tutor on my exercise science course pointed me towards literature, and I began to read voraciously. It was the start of a love affair that led to my first novel

The Guardian - UK

Losing the Plot by Derek Owusu review – tribute to an émigré mother

A son chronicles his mother’s experiences as she leaves her ancestral home in Ghana for a difficult life in London

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Losing the Plot by Derek Owusu review – category-confounding tale of life in a foreign culture

The poet’s second novel is an impressionistic, sometimes challenging account of a son trying to unlock his immigrant parent’s past

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On my radar: Derek Owusu’s cultural highlights

The poet and novelist on Chuck Klosterman’s take on the 90s, time-travel as a never-ending party and how Beyoncé helped him embrace albums

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Maddie Mortimer wins the Desmond Elliott prize for Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

The ‘sprawling and ambitious’ debut centres on the author’s relationship with her mother, who died of cancer in 2010

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Shortlist revealed for £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize

The annual award goes to a first novel written in English and published in the UK.

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