Best books
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Big Issue literary critics’ books of the year
Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
Some 50% of UK adults don’t read for pleasure, a new survey suggests, down from 58% in 2015
Time’s Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue
Time’s Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue
Music carries memory, says Jeremy Eichler in Time’s Echo, and as such is the ultimate expression of the human soul
Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year
Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year
Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed
Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed
International Women’s Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy
International Women’s Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy
The best books about magic… that aren’t Harry Potter
The best books about magic… that aren’t Harry Potter
Best dystopian novels: Sebastian de Souza looks to a scary fictional future
Best dystopian novels: Sebastian de Souza looks to a scary fictional future
Books about identity: The best reads to explore race, sexuality and gender
Books about identity: The best reads to explore race, sexuality and gender
Funny books by women: Comedian Katy Wix picks her favourites
Funny books by women: Comedian Katy Wix picks her favourites
Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy
Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy
25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past
