Books
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts
Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre
Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley

Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley
Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’

Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors

The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors
A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction

A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction
Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts

Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’

Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’
Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by poet, playwright and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by poet, playwright and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture

The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity

Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl 

Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl
You get a good class of conversation in the back of a Glasgow taxi

You get a good class of conversation in the back of a Glasgow taxi
Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’
This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money


