How to Read Numbers by Tom Chivers and David Chivers: Light and fun
Part of the joy of How To Read Numbers is how light and fun it is. Image credit: QuoteInspector
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How to Read Numbers by Tom Chivers and David Chivers: Light and fun

Funny books by women: Comedian Katy Wix picks her favourites
Welsh actress comedian Katy Wix. Image credit: Supplied
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Funny books by women: Comedian Katy Wix picks her favourites

Time's up for Britain's oil giants, but they won't go down without a fight
Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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Time's up for Britain's oil giants, but they won't go down without a fight

Economics In One Virus by Ryan A Bourne: A fascinating argument
Economics In One Virus is a sharply written book by Ryan A Bourne. Image credit: QuoteInspector
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Economics In One Virus by Ryan A Bourne: A fascinating argument

Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy
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Feminist books: Reading recommendations for smashing the patriarchy

Everything you thought you knew about farming is wrong
In every farm there is something going on which isn’t at all like you think it is, writes Bella Bathurst. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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Everything you thought you knew about farming is wrong

Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million
Extinction rates are accelerating. Is it futile to hope nature can protect threatened species? Michael Blencowe investigates. Illustration: The Big Issue
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Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million

The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us
The heroes of the modern era are standing by to defend us, writes Dr Emily Mayhew. Illustration: Laurie Avon
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The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us

Top 5 books written by ghostwriters
Top 5 books written by ghostwriters. Image credit: Books HD / Wikimedia Commons
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Top 5 books written by ghostwriters

Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley: A novel with something to say, but what?
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Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley: A novel with something to say, but what?

25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past
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25 books for history buffs to read and explore the past

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer is out now (4th Estate, £16.99)
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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing

Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect
Erin Kelly’s sumptuous Watch Her Fall tackles Russian Ballet. Image credit: On The Go Tours / Flickr
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Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect

Top 5 books about looking the other way
Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey is out now (Europa Books, £16.99)
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Top 5 books about looking the other way

How access to art can help all kids succeed
Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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How access to art can help all kids succeed

Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light
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Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Books about racism: Recommendations to mark Stephen Lawrence Day
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Books about racism: Recommendations to mark Stephen Lawrence Day

A thing of beauty, not of this world
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A thing of beauty, not of this world

Top 5 books about social climbers
Which is your favourite book on society’s high flyers? Image credit: Piqsels
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Top 5 books about social climbers

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib: Intelligent and heartfelt
A Little Devil In America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib is out now (Penguin, £18.99)
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A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib: Intelligent and heartfelt