Come on a journey with The Big Issue as we explore the world-expanding power of reading.
This edition is a celebration of books; the places they take you, the way they shape your imagination and the indescribable way you feel when you turn the last page of a good book.
We feature beloved children's authors including Morris Gleitzman, the new Australian Children's Laureate, Mem Fox (Possum Magic), Andy Griffiths (Treehouse series) and Cressida Cowell (How to Train Your Dragon) on reading to children and the first books they fell in love with.
Plus, an investigation into the struggling state of literacy in Australia, why it matters and what we can do about it. Queensland vendor Magoo, who sells The Big Issue but has never read it, shares his story of living with low literacy.