[2] He edited and contributed to the book Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space (2019) and released his debut novel That Reminds Me in November 2019; the latter was awarded the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize.
[1] That Reminds Me (2019), a coming-of-age story about a young Ghanaian called "K", was the first novel from Stormzy's imprint #Merky Books, and was awarded the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize.
[15][16][17] According to Metro, "there's nothing indulgent about this quietly observed account of a black man Owusu gives the name of K, who is struggling to make sense of a chaotic upbringing and of his place in a world not designed for people like him with a hidden mental health problem."
[21] Calling it "difficult to classify", Lucy Popescu notes in the Financial Times: "It combines a potent mix of fragmented prose and poetry, side notes peppered with slang and abundant white space....In this slender work, Owusu offers a biting glimpse of the immigrant experience relayed in a distinctive Ghanaian-British voice.
"[22] The Observer also remarked on the book's "category-confounding form",[23] while the reviewer for The Irish Times wrote: "The narrative structure is elastic and malleable in Owusu’s skilled hands as he navigates and positions himself quite literally on the margins, while giving centre stage to his mother's story....Losing the Plot is a masterclass in distilled writing and a stirring ode to motherhood.