Books
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery

We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories

What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’

Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
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
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia

Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
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
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
‘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
