Review
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Hinde investigates Scotland’s fossil-burning past and its renewable future
Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Riley argues that a change of perspective such as she underwent would have a dramatic social effect if it could be repeated in more widespread fashion
Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’
Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’
Waiting for the Out is a world away from most TV and film that looks at the workings of the criminal justice system
Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
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
David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel
David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel
Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call
Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call
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
The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
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
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
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart
Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart
The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
