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Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture
Books

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture

Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
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Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’
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War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
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Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure
Simon Price

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
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To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller

Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
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Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream
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Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics
Books

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

Time’s Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue
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Time’s Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023
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The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
Letter to my younger self

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
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How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
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Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
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Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
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Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

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The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
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The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 
Politics

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
Young Adult

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
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Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist