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Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
'That our children seem to be experiencing some kind of happiness recession at the moment is not surprising,' says Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'We're in a happiness recession – we need to address it'
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'We're in a happiness recession – we need to address it'
Poet Lemn Sissay: 'I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success'
Poet Lemn Sissay: 'I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success'
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue's book of the year for 2024
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue's book of the year for 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson