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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021
Books of the Year

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021

The Big Issue’s best children’s books of the year
Books of the Year

The Big Issue’s best children’s books of the year

Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men
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Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men

Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates
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Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates

My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise
Jordan Wylie

My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise

Top 5 books for rebel girls, chosen by Vivian French
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books for rebel girls, chosen by Vivian French

Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing
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Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing

The past, present and future of Mr Men and Little Miss books as they celebrate their 50th birthday
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The past, present and future of Mr Men and Little Miss books as they celebrate their 50th birthday

Top 5 books written by refugees, chosen by Gulwali Passarlay
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books written by refugees, chosen by Gulwali Passarlay

The journey inspired by Orwell’s roses, still flowering 70 years after his death
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The journey inspired by Orwell’s roses, still flowering 70 years after his death

Biologist Beth Shapiro’s top 5 books about humans and nature
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Biologist Beth Shapiro’s top 5 books about humans and nature

‘I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars’
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‘I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars’

Nova Reid: ‘Being anti-racist is confronting and will feel uncomfortable’
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Nova Reid: ‘Being anti-racist is confronting and will feel uncomfortable’

Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George
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Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George

Book reviews: Oh William! and Things I Didn’t Throw Out
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Book reviews: Oh William! and Things I Didn’t Throw Out

Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy
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Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy

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Top 5 spooky books written by women
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Top 5 spooky books written by women

Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road
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Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road

Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet
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Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet

Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly: One of the greatest storytellers
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Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly: One of the greatest storytellers