Books

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David Bowie’s late revival was heroic, in a very English way

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Top 5 female poets chosen by author, anthologist and editor Fiona Waters

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Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul

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Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood

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Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue

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The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

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Book of the Year 2025

Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025

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Children's books of the year

From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025

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Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres

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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

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The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts

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Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

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Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley

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Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’

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Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

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The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors

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Top 5 books about the struggle of man in nature, chosen by author Cynan Jones

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A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction

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Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts

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Letter To My Younger Self

Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’

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