Big red diary 2012

Published/distributed by Bookmarks, £10

If you want a diary that mixes politics with radical books yet still leaves space for all your important appointments and reminders, then the Big red diary is for you.

With a month by month focus on recommended reading you’ll find suggestions for fiction, the environment, economics, kid’s books and much, much more.

It has a handy activist’s directory and key labour movement historical snippets.

Highlighted authors include Michael Rosen, Tony Benn, CLR James and Mary Shelley. A perfect Christmas gift.

Reviews contributed by the Bookmarks socialist bookshop. Order online at www.bookmarksbookshop.co.uk