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We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured
Conor O’Callaghan’s We Are Not in the World has a “seemingly unremarkable premise” which sees Paddy drive a truck around Europe. Image credit: Public Domain Pictures / Pixabay
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We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured

The whole world must learn from Latin America's populist leaders
The whole world must learn the lessons of populism, writes Will Grant
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The whole world must learn from Latin America's populist leaders

How a group of wartime pilots founded a movement to use aviation for good
Words: Jo Lamb. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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How a group of wartime pilots founded a movement to use aviation for good

Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi: There isn't a biography quite like it
Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi
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Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi: There isn't a biography quite like it

Luster by Raven Leilani: Funny, frank, intelligent and extremely readable
Luster by Raven Leilani is out now
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Luster by Raven Leilani: Funny, frank, intelligent and extremely readable

How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst
Cal Flyn has written a book on 'islands of abandonment' and how nature can bounce back once humans flee. Image credit: Cal Flyn
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How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst

Top 5 Gothic books to read in lockdown
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Top 5 Gothic books to read in lockdown

A River Called Time by Courttia Newland: A dramatic and satisfying finale
Courttia Newland latest novel A River Called Time
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A River Called Time by Courttia Newland: A dramatic and satisfying finale

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor: Richer than books three times as long
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Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor: Richer than books three times as long

5 George Orwell books that aren't 1984 or Animal Farm
George Orwell
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5 George Orwell books that aren't 1984 or Animal Farm

Sometimes we need to go against everything we know to get what we need
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Sometimes we need to go against everything we know to get what we need

Busting the myths of the Windrush Generation
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Busting the myths of the Windrush Generation

Why should we care about superheavy elements? Because we don't know yet
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Why should we care about superheavy elements? Because we don't know yet

Radio Life by Derek B Miller: A return to form, with knobs on
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Radio Life by Derek B Miller: A return to form, with knobs on

Master Craftsman by George Saunders: A writer's David Bowie or Lou Reed
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Master Craftsman by George Saunders: A writer's David Bowie or Lou Reed

Top 5 kid's picture books with black people in them
Atinuke shares her top 5 black picture books.
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Top 5 kid's picture books with black people in them

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships
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Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships

The best books to look forward to in 2021
The Big Issue looks ahead at the most anticipated releases of 2021.
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The best books to look forward to in 2021

Strictly champ Bill Bailey reveals his guide to happiness
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Strictly champ Bill Bailey reveals his guide to happiness

Nikki Lilly knows how tough it is to be on the margins
Nikki Lilly
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Nikki Lilly knows how tough it is to be on the margins