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Peter Dinklage, Kenneth Branagh, Sharon Horgan: The best of Letter To My Younger Self 2022

Peter Dinklage, Kenneth Branagh, Sharon Horgan: The best of Letter To My Younger Self 2022
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse: How Charlie Mackesy created the heroes we need right now

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse: How Charlie Mackesy created the heroes we need right now
How does a Ukrainian Christmas differ from a British one? Host families and their guests are about to find out

How does a Ukrainian Christmas differ from a British one? Host families and their guests are about to find out
Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis

Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis
Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’

Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’
‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine

‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine
Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’

Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’
‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’

Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’
Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year

Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year
Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed

Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed
Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people

Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people
Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more

The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more
Affordable housing is in short supply – here’s what other countries are doing about it

Affordable housing is in short supply – here’s what other countries are doing about it
‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
