Michael Jackson Poetry and More #GreatReads

In honour of his birthday, a poem for music legend Michael Jackson (who would have been 55 today)
Yoruba writer, actor and activist Akínwùmí Ìsòlá is profiled by Africa in Words (one of our new favourite blogs)
East African literature shines alongside Shakespeare at Somaliland's sixth Hargeisa International Book Fair (PICTURES)
After Miley Cyrus shocked music lovers and parents at the MTV VMA awards, the Oxford Dictionaries Online has shocked English lovers by including "twerk" in its latest updates
Forget glasses and plates - here are 19 books that would make great wedding presents

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