Books & Poetry

Acclaimed poet and writer Dean Atta expresses many lost words and hidden emotions in his new performance piece “Forty Things I Never Said”. [...]

UK live arts festival Streetfest returns this May for its sixth year, taking place in the soul of East London, Shoreditch; the home of creatives and free spirits. For one day only, on Sunday, May 5th a variety of artists, musicians and more will unite to celebrate British Street culture; with attractions covering a spectrum [...]

Chinua Achebe was my hero. As a second generation Nigerian immigrant growing up in England, role models who I could genuinely identify with were few and far between – especially in the 1980s, when it was still a big deal to see a black face on TV. So much so that we’d receive phone calls [...]

Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author recognised as the father of modern African literature has died, aged 82. African papers first reported the news; with an unnamed source stating that his death followed a period of illness and a hospital stay. His British publisher Penguin Books later confirmed his passing and Simon Winder, the company’s publishing [...]

Esteemed Roots conductor Questlove will release a memoir that is sure to be must-read material in June this year through Grand Central Publishing. [...]

MTV have teamed up with Ghostface Killah to release the company’s first interactive e-book, entitled The World According to Pretty Toney. The e-book is based on the 2007 hardcover release of the same name, written by the Wu-Tang rapper and Jahai Brightly, and the release comes with over 40 minutes of audio commentary from Pretty [...]

The acclaimed novelist and scholar C. S. Lewis is to be honoured with a memorial stone at Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey. [...]

Stalley might be from the small town of Massillon, Ohio, but he’s determined to give back to the communities where hip hop was born. The MMG rapper will be heading to Brooklyn on December 6th to perform at the Scholarich Foundation’s new fundraiser/book drive, which aims to help under-privileged local children by providing them with [...]

Innovative literary organisation Book Slam are set to release their second annual (after last year’s One For The Trouble) and it’s shaping up to be a treat for anyone who’s interested in culture and literature beyond the classical confines of the book, or the raw impact of a single track. The original, ground-breaking One For The Trouble: [...]

She’s the rebel with a definite cause; music artist, designer and all-round creative M.I.A. is taking a slight backseat from the music momentarily to showcase some of her artistic designs from over the years with a new coffee-table book as well as an art exhibit taking place in India. PAPER magazine took opportunity to catch [...]