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Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
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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
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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
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Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022

This series of rabbit-hole interviews with Nick Cave by his friend, the Irish journalist Sean O’Hagan, brings new depth to the art of the interview.  

Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year
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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
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Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed

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International Women’s Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy
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International Women’s Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy

The best books about magic… that aren’t Harry Potter
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The best books about magic… that aren’t Harry Potter

Best dystopian novels: Sebastian de Souza looks to a scary fictional future
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Best dystopian novels: Sebastian de Souza looks to a scary fictional future

Books about identity: The best reads to explore race, sexuality and gender
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Books about identity: The best reads to explore race, sexuality and gender

Funny books by women: Comedian Katy Wix picks her favourites
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Funny books by women: Comedian Katy Wix picks her favourites

Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy
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Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy

25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past
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25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past

The best books to look forward to in 2021
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The best books to look forward to in 2021