Story perspectives

Stormzy Champions Accessible Reading with Quick Reads Initiative

2/3/2026

26 3

Summary

Story summary

Stormzy supports the Quick Reads program; his imprint #Merky Books will publish Hunger Pains.
The Quick Reads program offers short, accessible books for readers with short attention spans or neurodivergence.
Derek Owusu, author, began reading at 24 and stresses accessible literature.
This year, Quick Reads will be available as audiobooks, will distribute half a million copies to UK prisons, and aims to rebuild reading confidence through an accessibility review process.

1 of 1

Story summary

Stormzy supports the Quick Reads program; his imprint #Merky Books will publish Hunger Pains.
The Quick Reads program offers short, accessible books for readers with short attention spans or neurodivergence.
Derek Owusu, author, began reading at 24 and stresses accessible literature.
This year, Quick Reads will be available as audiobooks, will distribute half a million copies to UK prisons, and aims to rebuild reading confidence through an accessibility review process.