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Best of the Rest reads of 2017
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Best of the Rest reads of 2017

Books of the year as chosen by The Big Issue's cultural figureheads
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Books of the year as chosen by The Big Issue's cultural figureheads

The Big Issue Book of the Year is Winter by Ali Smith
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The Big Issue Book of the Year is Winter by Ali Smith

The prestigious annual Big Issue cherry pick - Children’s Books of the Year
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The prestigious annual Big Issue cherry pick - Children’s Books of the Year

Dan Stevens: "Finding hope in bleak times is a universal theme"
Dan Stevens in The Man Who Invented Christmas
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Dan Stevens: "Finding hope in bleak times is a universal theme"

We're going on a book hunt – Big Issue special deliveries are despatched!
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We're going on a book hunt – Big Issue special deliveries are despatched!

Horatio Clare, Icebreaker; Javier Cercas, The Imposter
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Horatio Clare, Icebreaker; Javier Cercas, The Imposter

The Future Bookshelf: Hachette seeks more diversity in publishing
Man looks at books in bookshop
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The Future Bookshelf: Hachette seeks more diversity in publishing

Places In the Darkness, Chris Brookmyre; What’s Next, Jim Al-Khalili
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Places In the Darkness, Chris Brookmyre; What’s Next, Jim Al-Khalili

The Big Issue Big Book Giveaway – Nominate a group, we'll send them books!
Books giveaway
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The Big Issue Big Book Giveaway – Nominate a group, we'll send them books!

Book review: Ali Smith, Winter; Susie Boyt, Love and Fame
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Book review: Ali Smith, Winter; Susie Boyt, Love and Fame

Review: Dunbar, Edward St Albyn; Valeria Luiselli, Tell Me How It Ends
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Review: Dunbar, Edward St Albyn; Valeria Luiselli, Tell Me How It Ends

Books: The Death of the Fronsac, Neal Ascherson; Petite Fleur, Iosi Havilio
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Books: The Death of the Fronsac, Neal Ascherson; Petite Fleur, Iosi Havilio

Review: Go Went Gone, Jenny Erpenbeck; The Art of Failing, Anthony McGowan
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Review: Go Went Gone, Jenny Erpenbeck; The Art of Failing, Anthony McGowan

Scorn, Paul Hoffman; The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, Martha Batalha
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Scorn, Paul Hoffman; The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, Martha Batalha

Review: Bluebird Bluebird, Attica Locke; These Darkening Days, Benjamin Myers
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Review: Bluebird Bluebird, Attica Locke; These Darkening Days, Benjamin Myers

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Book Review: Helen Sedgwick, The Growing Season; Nicole Krauss, Forest Dark
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Book Review: Helen Sedgwick, The Growing Season; Nicole Krauss, Forest Dark

Pajtim Statovci will ruffle feathers with the spirited My Cat Yugoslavia
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Pajtim Statovci will ruffle feathers with the spirited My Cat Yugoslavia

How to rediscover the classics | Ana Sampson
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How to rediscover the classics | Ana Sampson

Book Review: Year of the Drought, Roland Butt
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Book Review: Year of the Drought, Roland Butt

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