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

Not all is as it seems in these thrillers

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

This debut novel holds a mirror to society’s appetite for conspiracy theories

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

Illustration and novelistic storytelling combine in these must-read books

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

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

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Children's books of the year

From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025

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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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A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction

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The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture

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Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog

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My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters

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Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby

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House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic

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Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel

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Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora

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Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core

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The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations

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Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed

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Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities

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The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

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The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller

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Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City

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