Books
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Seventy-five years on from the Festival of Britain, Jacqueline Wilson is returning to the Southbank Centre with the Imagine festival
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Compelling and emotion-packed legal thrillers to keep you gripped
Why has Hitler taken so long to die?
Why has Hitler taken so long to die?
In cultural terms the Nazi dictator is still unavoidable. How much is that to do with the way he died?
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we’re in
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we’re in
Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us
Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’
Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry
H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
David Bowie’s late revival was heroic, in a very English way
David Bowie’s late revival was heroic, in a very English way
Top 5 female poets chosen by author, anthologist and editor Fiona Waters
Top 5 female poets chosen by author, anthologist and editor Fiona Waters
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue
Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025
Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025
From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025
