Books

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
Books

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
Books

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’
Books

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
Books

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

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

‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?
Wine

‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race
the future of travel

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
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How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin
Books

Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin

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Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
Books

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney

‘I wanted the game to feel unlike anything else’: How I invented hit board game League of Lexicon
Board games

‘I wanted the game to feel unlike anything else’: How I invented hit board game League of Lexicon

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight
Books

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight

Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores
Books

Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores