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A fatal mistake sparks this juicy melodrama, in which a philosophy professor navigates the guilt of being a survivor ...

The actor opens up about almost playing Tony Soprano, why Quentin Tarantino ‘flipped out’ at him and how he’s ‘pretty much broke’ now ...

A foreign affairs expert’s bleak assessment of the state of global security ...

Douglas Dunn was delighted to hear about the visit to Hirta ...

Nearly a hundred years after Arthur Conan Doyle’s last Sherlock Holmes story, the writer and broadcaster unravels the mystery of the detective’s enduring appeal ...

Irish and Welsh authors Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies show solidarity over Rooney’s support for Palestine Action ...

What does it cost, to live your life in the hope of immortality? Li examines the gulf between talent and genius through the marriage of two real-life musicians ...

Novelist says demise of Britain’s ‘incredible’ welfare system and housing struggles have led to deeper divisions ...

Shortlisted for the Booker and Baillie Gifford prizes respectively, the novelist and biographer talk about working and living together – and giving a voice to Black queer history ...

Fantasy fiction fans step into a make-believe world inspired by fantasy fiction writers such as Sarah J Maas and Rebecca Yarros ...

The author of the global sensation on being inspired by Harper Lee, the craft of Joan Didion, and the joys of rereading Louisa May Alcott ...