From the magazine
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Interrogation of identity has become a literary fixation in recent years, with authors seeking to disentangle their selfhood from the cultural factors that shaped them
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'
Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'
Me, my grown-up daughter, and a night out with Take That
Me, my grown-up daughter, and a night out with Take That
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine
Revisiting Brion Gysin and his mind-altering Dreamachine
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It's a full-circle moment’
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It's a full-circle moment’
I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Reform's pints promise is really talking about British identity. Labour should take note
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
How to enter Big Issue's Kids Cover Competition for 2026
How to enter Big Issue's Kids Cover Competition for 2026
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'
Whistle star Dafne Keen: 'I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that's all very fun to me'
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: 'I've spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted'
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'
