Books
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Five books that have become childhood classics
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
At Keele University, it's good to see people still kicking against Thatcher's legacy
At Keele University, it's good to see people still kicking against Thatcher's legacy
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He's back to tell the story 30 years on
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
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?
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Get your copy of Big Issue's brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback
Get your copy of Big Issue's brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback
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
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
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
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: 'Reading really is a superpower'
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: 'Reading really is a superpower'
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we're in
