Books
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Big Issue’s pick of the best children’s books of 2024 has plenty to bestow a lifelong love of literature
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
The best in genre-bending fantasy, supernatural and horror fiction
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Historical forces have melded with dogs’ genetic malleability to create the pets we know and love today
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings
The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings
Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman
Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’
Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children’s author Vicky Cowie
Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children’s author Vicky Cowie
Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it
Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it
Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin
Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt
Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt
Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
