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The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi
Cover of The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord
first contact

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life
Illustration of a man next to a lake
Nature

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life

How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times
Illustration of hobbits in Middle-earth
Analysis

How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn
A book of translation, a daisy and a key
Women in translation

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers
multiverse

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers

Dawn Butler: ’Nobody looked like me in politics'
Dawn Butler, Member of Parliament for Brent Central
Letter to my Younger Self

Dawn Butler: ’Nobody looked like me in politics'

The Dive: A clammy, cathartic scuba thriller
An underwater scene from the new thriller, The Dive
Review

The Dive: A clammy, cathartic scuba thriller

People with assistance dogs are being illegally discriminated against when trying to find a home
Kitto Haywood and Starry, their assistance dog
Housing

People with assistance dogs are being illegally discriminated against when trying to find a home

John Chadwick took his own life when he was separated from his pets. His friend is campaigning for change
A man cuddles a small jack russell dog
Homelessness

John Chadwick took his own life when he was separated from his pets. His friend is campaigning for change

Revisiting old ground was a Klee-full experience
Paul Klee (1879-1940), whose art was highly influential in Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism
John Bird

Revisiting old ground was a Klee-full experience

Fifth force opens up a universe of possibilities
Particle accelerator at Fermilab
Paul McNamee

Fifth force opens up a universe of possibilities

Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
Lost Map label boss Johnny Lynch performing as part of new collective Weird Wave at the Eigg Community Hall during Howlin’ Fling 2023
Lost Map

Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan's education ban
An illustration depicting Sola Mahfouz, who defied Afghanistan's education ban
Memoir

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan's education ban

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
Dragon illustration
Fiction

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside
Till Lukat's illustration of a farmer driving a tractor made of a giant radio
Environment

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside

I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe
Greyfriars Bobby statue
Robin Ince

I am brimful of love and excitement at the Edinburgh Fringe

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan
Review

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system
Ootlin by Jenni Fagan
Review

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system

Sport is not just life and death. It’s far more important than that
The human avatar of Count Binface Jon Harvey and brother Dan
Opinion

Sport is not just life and death. It’s far more important than that

BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine
Cartoon

BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine