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

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

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’

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

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure
To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody

Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream

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

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

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

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’

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’

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

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

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

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 

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

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
