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Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin

Top 5 books about the workplace, chosen by award-winning novelist Ross Raisin
‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’

Ben Whishaw on the ‘quiet political message’ running through Paddington: ‘I love it’
Emily Mortimer: ‘Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there’s times when it isn’t’

Emily Mortimer: ‘Britain can be a tolerant place – but obviously there’s times when it isn’t’
Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?

Paddington is a British icon. So why are we all not a bit more like Paddington?
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue

Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas

‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia

A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’

The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt

Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt
Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz

‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz

Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz
An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened

An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened
I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father’s heart
