Books
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
The new Children’s Laureate takes us through the books that lifted her up – and the ones that didn’t
Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
The Catchphrase host picks his top reads for Big Issue – some of them are quite familiar for him
How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today
How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today
Author Martin Fitzgerald on the febrile politics of Dallas in 1963 has become the dominant politics of America’s modern age
How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon
How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon
‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here
A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown
How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown
The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author
Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux
