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Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington
A boy reads book in a forest with a rabbit and an owl
Books

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
Ten Planets book cover
fiction

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres

Deena Mohamed: How flipping the book opened a world of wishes
The last page of Deena's book, an illustration of two people by the sea with the words 'you are now at the end'
Graphic novels

Deena Mohamed: How flipping the book opened a world of wishes

Cursed Bread review: 'A world of surreal happenings'
Cursed Bread cover
fiction

Cursed Bread review: 'A world of surreal happenings'

The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon's novel spans decades and continents
The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon
historical fiction

The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon's novel spans decades and continents

Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster
recommended

Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason

Top 5 books to teach children about the Holocaust, chosen by Jeremy Dronfield
Exhibit at Yad Veshem Holocaust Museum, Israel
history

Top 5 books to teach children about the Holocaust, chosen by Jeremy Dronfield

Really Good, Actually review: 'A much-needed breath of fresh air'
Really Good Actually
unromantic comedy

Really Good, Actually review: 'A much-needed breath of fresh air'

Kick the Latch review: A unique insight into the secret world of equestrian sport
Kick the Latch book cover
novel

Kick the Latch review: A unique insight into the secret world of equestrian sport

When the Muppets went to Moscow: 'It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous'
Producer Natasha Lance Rogoff on the first day of shooting Ulitsa Sezam
post-communism

When the Muppets went to Moscow: 'It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous'

Love, Leda review: a glimpse into pre-legalisation gay life in 1960s London
Love, Leda by Mark Hyatt
LGBTQ+

Love, Leda review: a glimpse into pre-legalisation gay life in 1960s London

The Shards review: Bret Easton Ellis's return to form
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
Fiction

The Shards review: Bret Easton Ellis's return to form

Top 5 books on colour, chosen by Riccardo Falcinelli
Spectrum of colours
recommended

Top 5 books on colour, chosen by Riccardo Falcinelli

The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale
Cabinet illustrations
history

The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale

Top 5 books about female friendships, chosen by Salma El-Wardany
Woman at sunset
recommended

Top 5 books about female friendships, chosen by Salma El-Wardany

The Creative Act review: Legendary music producer Rick Rubin has advice for us all
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Creativity

The Creative Act review: Legendary music producer Rick Rubin has advice for us all

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Your Wish Is My Command review: Feminist debut of extraordinary skill
Your Wish Is My Command by Deena Mohamed
graphic novel

Your Wish Is My Command review: Feminist debut of extraordinary skill

'Helping others has a magical way of turning our own lives around': Bear Grylls' 2023 survival guide
Bear Grylls
Books

'Helping others has a magical way of turning our own lives around': Bear Grylls' 2023 survival guide

Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis
Roman Kemp
Interview

Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan’s Faith, Hope and Carnage is our book of the year
Recommended

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022