Michael Ball: ‘I hid in my flat for months. I suffered so badly with nerves’

Michael Ball: ‘I hid in my flat for months. I suffered so badly with nerves’
How a Miss England gig helped Michael Ball overcome panic attacks

How a Miss England gig helped Michael Ball overcome panic attacks
Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I didn’t know how lucky I was being in The Lost Boys’

Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I didn’t know how lucky I was being in The Lost Boys’
The Pine Islands, Marion Poschmann; The Vinyl Frontier, Jonathan Scott

The Pine Islands, Marion Poschmann; The Vinyl Frontier, Jonathan Scott
Francis Rossi: ‘I was lucky. I was able to just give up drugs’

Francis Rossi: ‘I was lucky. I was able to just give up drugs’
Gyles Brandreth: ‘I’m disappointed – I wanted to be Prime Minister’

Gyles Brandreth: ‘I’m disappointed – I wanted to be Prime Minister’
Entering our crime writing competition? We want courage and audacity

Entering our crime writing competition? We want courage and audacity
The Friend, Sigrid Nunez: The Rite of Spring, Gillian Moore

The Friend, Sigrid Nunez: The Rite of Spring, Gillian Moore
Samantha Morton: ‘I felt a lot of anger when I was a teenager in care’

Samantha Morton: ‘I felt a lot of anger when I was a teenager in care’
Kwame Kwei-Armah: ‘I would live in fear of being stabbed by skinheads’

Kwame Kwei-Armah: ‘I would live in fear of being stabbed by skinheads’
The Big Issue’s best books to look forward to this spring
