The Mega Book Launch and Showcase is expanding this year as organisers seek to reverse declining reading habits, boost literacy and give independent authors greater visibility as for the 60th anniversary of Independence.

Speaking at Thursday’s media launch at the Radisson Aquatica Resort in St Michael, the founder of Passionate Words Editing Services, Robert Gibson said the initiative had grown beyond helping writers publish books to addressing a wider literacy challenge.

From left: 2026 Feature authors KathyAnn Best, Isa Went, Colin Depradine, Henderson Alleyne and Nessema Riley holding the featured books. (Photo Credit: Lauryn Escamilla)