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Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers
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Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers

Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'
Happy Mondays dancer Bez
Music

Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland
Florence Pugh as Lib Wright in The Wonder
review

The Wonder: Florence Pugh nourishes the soul as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland

Why 'inspirational women' was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Letter to my younger self book, hero pic
Letter To My Younger Self

Why 'inspirational women' was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book

Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'
Paul Heaton
Music

Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'

Dan Walker: 'My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name'
Dan Walker portrait
Culture

Dan Walker: 'My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name'

Ralph and Katie: ‘I said from day one we were going to change the world’
Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy as Ralph and Katie
TV

Ralph and Katie: ‘I said from day one we were going to change the world’

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell review: 'Deliciously good'
Portrait of Lucrezia de Medici
Book review

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell review: 'Deliciously good'

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: 'Dreamlike and unsettling'
Blurry face of a woman
Book reviews

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: 'Dreamlike and unsettling'

James Bond at 60: 007's best gadgets
Bond in Goldfinger
Spy tech

James Bond at 60: 007's best gadgets

A Roman outdoor theatre is finally getting a permanent stage - and a bar
roman theatre
Theatre

A Roman outdoor theatre is finally getting a permanent stage - and a bar

LFF eats the rich: 7 films tackling inequality at the London Film Festival 2022
Glass Onion, Matilda, Triangle of Sadness
London Film Festival

LFF eats the rich: 7 films tackling inequality at the London Film Festival 2022

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
Illustration of a boxing match
Books

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?

Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Big Issue books editor Jane Graham's definitive list of the must read books you need to add to your reading pile this season
Books

Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress
Mrs Harris goes to Paris
film

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress

Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised
Trans flag eyeshadow
Book reviews

Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Was JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit a historical novel?
The Hobbit illustration
Books

Was JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit a historical novel?

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
happy people at pride
Book reviews

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow

Top 5 children's books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
fashionable kids
Top 5 books

Top 5 children's books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss

Lauren Lyle: 'Karen Pirie is such a relevant story, a reality of what’s happening'
Lauren Lyle
TV

Lauren Lyle: 'Karen Pirie is such a relevant story, a reality of what’s happening'

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