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Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author 

The best books about compulsive liars, white lies and double lives

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The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

Fagan’s satirical novel The Delusions takes place in a vast waiting room to the afterlife

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City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling

Tse’s work refuses to forget what has often been censored, observing the surreal within the mundane

Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey

Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination

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Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale

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Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan

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May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past

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Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage

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Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison

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Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel

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Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships

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Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward

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The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales

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Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell

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Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace

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Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar

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Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we’re in

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Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake

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Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue

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The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

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The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts

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Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

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Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley

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The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors

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