Looking for something to read in between the barbecues and fireworks? Try this mix of novels, short stories, poetry and more.

Scottish journalist and author Andrew O’Hagan talks about why the social novel still matters- and why good books are as essential as protein.

There is no doubt that those trying to coerce or manipulate others through social media have a deep understanding of human ...

Madeline Miller spent over a decade writing The Song of Achilles – a fantasy romance retelling of Homer’s epic poem The Iliad ...

Rebekah Del Rio, the virtuosic singer best known for her forlorn Spanish-language rendition of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” in David Lynch’s 2001 film “Mulholland Drive,” died on June 23 at her home in Los ...

"Oceans away, the Indian beats blended beautifully with the Caribbean rhythm. Here, Bhojpuri found harmony with Creole, Dal Puri met with Doubles, and Tabla met the Steel Pan," the Prime Minister said ...

Such is the internal crisis at the centre of Michael Clune’s Pan, a peculiar coming-of-age comedy that covers the genre’s ...

It’s festival season, and the streets are brimming with music, art, theatre and other forms of summer revelry. Here, a roundup of the best bets of the month ...

In an era defined by rapid transformation and limitless possibility, Visionaries of Tomorrow: 2025's Most Influential Voices captures the spirit of a generation that refuses to settle for the ordinary ...

Survivor testimonies hope for understanding, empathy – and change. From the Yoorrook Commission to Gaza and Israel, they ...

Hidden in the shadows of the Middle East’s rugged terrain prowls one of nature’s most extraordinary athletes. The caracal, ...

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, for instance, is fairly easy to say, but if you mix in two slightly different ...