Books
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
To read a story as a child – a really, deeply involving story – is to be in contact with an alternative version of yourself
Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Anyone else up for a 50km bike ride? Friends of Big Issue share the little things that make their Christmas unique to them
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Big Issue’s pick of the best children’s books of 2024 has plenty to bestow a lifelong love of literature
The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’
Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children’s author Vicky Cowie
Top 5 books in rhyme, chosen by children’s author Vicky Cowie
Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it
Democracy has left us all with Democratic Fatigue Syndrome. Here’s how to cure it
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
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
The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
