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A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise

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Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul

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Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood

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

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Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner

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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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David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel

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Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

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

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The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch

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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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Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity

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Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood

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A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money

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Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory

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100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound

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Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart

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The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans

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