literacy

I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it
Homelessness

I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it

Lucy self-published fantasy tale Beneath The Canopy on Amazon after charity Emmaus Salford helped her out of homelessness

Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Sam Leith

Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’

To read a story as a child – a really, deeply involving story – is to be in contact with an alternative version of yourself

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Children's books

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024

Big Issue’s pick of the best children’s books of 2024 has plenty to bestow a lifelong love of literature

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Robert Glick

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
Matteo Bergamini

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate

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Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisons

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
Libraries

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’
Books

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’

What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?
Education

What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?

Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital
Opinion

Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital

Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
TV

Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’

How Thought Bubble draws on comics as a vehicle for good
Books

How Thought Bubble draws on comics as a vehicle for good

Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day
TV

Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day

John Bird: Investing in prisoners could help them rewrite their story
Opinion

John Bird: Investing in prisoners could help them rewrite their story

‘It’s not just about DC and Marvel’: How comics are a literacy gateway drug
Books

‘It’s not just about DC and Marvel’: How comics are a literacy gateway drug

Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff
Books

Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff