Books
Charlie Mackesy: ‘I’d rather have spilt ink and spelling mistakes than AI’
Charlie Mackesy: ‘I’d rather have spilt ink and spelling mistakes than AI’
The creator of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse tells Big Issue he is still looking for hope and messiness. Plus your chance to win a signed print or magazine
I am a big fan of eulogies. Here’s why they are far more revealing than obituaries
I am a big fan of eulogies. Here’s why they are far more revealing than obituaries
Eulogies tell us who people really were, rather than a CV-like list of their achievements
Mr Skelly artist Christian Watson: ‘I had a pretty rough childhood. I felt wronged by the world’
Mr Skelly artist Christian Watson: ‘I had a pretty rough childhood. I felt wronged by the world’
Christian Watson’s Mr Skelly stories offer a hopeful and accepting approach to being alive
‘There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It’s time to end the violence’
‘There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It’s time to end the violence’
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?
The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?
It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here
A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here
Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’
Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown
How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown
I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet
Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet
The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
