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‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’
The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries?

The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries?
The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals

The Ukrainian musicians fighting rocket attacks with rehearsals
The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi
What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life
Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers
boygenius review, Halifax: These brilliant women should be filling out stadiums

boygenius review, Halifax: These brilliant women should be filling out stadiums
This ambitious multi-location production of The Odyssey has created community theatre on the grandest scale

This ambitious multi-location production of The Odyssey has created community theatre on the grandest scale
Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
Core festival Glasgow review: Chat Pile, Deafheaven, Liturgy at diverse new noise weekender

Core festival Glasgow review: Chat Pile, Deafheaven, Liturgy at diverse new noise weekender
Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung

Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban
How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system
BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine
