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UK’s first Black bookshop hopes crowdfunder will save it from closure
UK’s first Black bookshop hopes crowdfunder will save it from closure
New Beacon Books in Finsbury Park, north London, has been hit hard by the pandemic but could be saved thanks to an outpouring of support.
Street Cat Bob, Line of Duty, Jonathan Pie, Gloria Steinem: Our top 13 videos of 2021
Street Cat Bob, Line of Duty, Jonathan Pie, Gloria Steinem: Our top 13 videos of 2021
When a memorial to Street Cat Bob was revealed in July, we brought his global fans video coverage. It was one of our top videos of 2021.
The best indie books of the year 2021
The best indie books of the year 2021
Here’s The Big Issue’s pick of the best books from independent publishers this year, chosen by books editor Jane Graham.
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021
The Big Issue’s best children’s books of the year
The Big Issue’s best children’s books of the year
How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander’s Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander’s Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men
Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men
My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise
My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise
Robin Ince’s 100 bookshop tour: Car parks and cagoules
Robin Ince’s 100 bookshop tour: Car parks and cagoules
Christmas ghost stories: 5 of the best festive phantoms
Christmas ghost stories: 5 of the best festive phantoms
Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing
Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing
What I learned from being held hostage for 450 days
What I learned from being held hostage for 450 days
Top 5 books written by refugees, chosen by Gulwali Passarlay
Top 5 books written by refugees, chosen by Gulwali Passarlay
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The journey inspired by Orwell’s roses, still flowering 70 years after his death
The journey inspired by Orwell’s roses, still flowering 70 years after his death
Robin Ince’s 100 bookshop tour: Trains, festivals and Dylan Thomas
Robin Ince’s 100 bookshop tour: Trains, festivals and Dylan Thomas
Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George
Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George
Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy
Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy
Far From the Light of Heaven review: Wrongfoots the reader at every turn
Far From the Light of Heaven review: Wrongfoots the reader at every turn
Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road
Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road
Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet
The website offering a new way to find diverse children’s books
The website offering a new way to find diverse children’s books
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection
Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch
Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch
Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback
Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback
Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: ‘Unlike anything you’ve read before’
Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: ‘Unlike anything you’ve read before’
Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: ‘A compulsive narrative drive’
Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: ‘A compulsive narrative drive’
Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid’s Tale
Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid’s Tale
I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi
I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi
Filmmaker Paul Sng: ‘My new book shows diversity can make Britain stronger’
