Books
John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
In his latest novel about a MMA fighter, John Vercher explores the reality – and the morality – of the devastating effects of repeated trauma on an athlete’s brain
Must read books this Autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Must read books this Autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Big Issue books editor Jane Graham’s definitive list of new and upcoming releases that you need to add to your reading pile this season
Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised
Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised
Two searingly funny short stories that bring home the harsh realities of living at the centre of the culture wars, writes Barry Pierce
Was JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit a historical novel?
Was JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit a historical novel?
Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
Top 5 children’s books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
Top 5 children’s books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence
Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence
Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
Top 5 books on the Cuban revolution, chosen by Christopher Othen
Top 5 books on the Cuban revolution, chosen by Christopher Othen
Top 5 books about cocktails and spirits, chosen by Camper English
Top 5 books about cocktails and spirits, chosen by Camper English
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A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity
A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity
Richard Osman: ‘The Bullet That Missed isn’t the end for the Thursday Murder Club’
Richard Osman: ‘The Bullet That Missed isn’t the end for the Thursday Murder Club’
What Strange Paradise review: A nine-year-old refugee’s ‘upturned fairytale’
What Strange Paradise review: A nine-year-old refugee’s ‘upturned fairytale’
Think you could lead a country? Here’s a guide to creating your own micronation
Think you could lead a country? Here’s a guide to creating your own micronation
Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams
Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams
Top 5 books on secret statecraft, chosen by Rory Cormac
Top 5 books on secret statecraft, chosen by Rory Cormac
Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher
Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher
Top 5 books if you’re into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen
Top 5 books if you’re into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen
Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever
