Books

'Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults'
Sarah Green, subject of Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter: A Woman's Escape From Her Mother's Cult. with her brother Josh
Cults

'Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults'

Millions of Americans are currently in the grip of extremism, writes cult expert Harrison Hill. But we should not be complacent about cults in the UK
Roddy Doyle: 'We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops'
Books

Roddy Doyle: 'We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops'

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: 'Reading is the world'
Big Issue vendor Andre Rostant
Reader offer

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: 'Reading is the world'

A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here
Competitions

A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here

Michael Palin: 'There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going'
Books

Michael Palin: 'There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty
Books

To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty

Roger McGough: 'Poetry is within all of us'
Poet Roger McGough
Poetry

Roger McGough: 'Poetry is within all of us'

The men who invented the concept of race
Books

The men who invented the concept of race

AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
A F Steadman collects her British Book Awards 2026 Author of the Year prize
Social Justice

AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Books

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?

How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown
Books

How to embrace your edginess and learn to be exhilarated by the unknown

I'm a probation officer. It's a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
Books

I'm a probation officer. It's a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet
Earth Day

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet

The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
Books

The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored

Greenham Women's Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Protest

Greenham Women's Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it's been a disaster for the world
Natural world

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it's been a disaster for the world

From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
Books

From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs

The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
Review

The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
Review

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head

The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
A rejected stamp on an employment contract
Books

The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market

The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
Books

The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
Books

City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling

The science behind why you can't lose weight  
An illustration of a brain and cupcake on a scale
Books

The science behind why you can't lose weight  

Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 
Top 5

Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 

After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux
Book review

After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux