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Doug Johnstone: How a stroke led to my first contact with aliens
Doug Johnstone's new science fiction book was inspired by the writer's stroke. Illustration: Rosie Barker
sci-fi

Doug Johnstone: How a stroke led to my first contact with aliens

World Book Day: You've still got time for these easy and inexpensive costumes
School children dressed up on World Book day in London. Photo veryan dale Alamy Stock Photo
dressing up

World Book Day: You've still got time for these easy and inexpensive costumes

Spring reads: Best of this season's book releases
illustrated book spines
seasonal recommendations

Spring reads: Best of this season's book releases

Bernie Sanders: 'Real fundamental change never comes easily'
bernie sanders
Inequality

Bernie Sanders: 'Real fundamental change never comes easily'

Editing Roald Dahl isn’t ‘woke’. It’s capitalism
Children's books by Roald Dahl and others
Opinion

Editing Roald Dahl isn’t ‘woke’. It’s capitalism

Top 5 books about migrants, chosen by Sam Miller
Migrants
Recommended

Top 5 books about migrants, chosen by Sam Miller

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery
Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
Books

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery

The Springs of Affection by Maeve Brennan: A fabulous reissue
The Springs of Affection book cover
short stories

The Springs of Affection by Maeve Brennan: A fabulous reissue

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean
Children dressed up to play jab-jab in Trinidad
first person

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye
Illustration of birds in a tree
Books

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler's 'refreshing approach' to alien first contact
Tentacles
debut novel

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler's 'refreshing approach' to alien first contact

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide
marine illustration of whales and a boat
environment

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide

The Terraformers review: 'A remarkable piece of world building'
An alien landscape
Sci-fi

The Terraformers review: 'A remarkable piece of world building'

Soho Big Issue seller André is on a mission to publish his novel – here's how you can get involved
Big Issue seller André Rostant Photo: Dale Brodie
crowdfunding

Soho Big Issue seller André is on a mission to publish his novel – here's how you can get involved

Don’t call me a snowflake! Why we should treat mental health the same as our physical wellbeing
No one calls Jill Scott a snowflake for looking after herself. Photo: Leila Coker/AP/Shutterstock
wellbeing

Don’t call me a snowflake! Why we should treat mental health the same as our physical wellbeing

Owlish review: 'No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire'
Owlish book cover
Novel

Owlish review: 'No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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'