The second floor of 10 Rue Lepsius, tucked away in the old Greek quarter of Alexandria above a brothel, was, for three decades, the literary focal point of the city. Entering the... Read more »
One morning in February last year, I received an urgent call from the journalist Paul Burston, alerting me to alarming recent social media posts by a mutual friend, the poet and former model Max... Read more »
Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85 Jun 04 2025 Edmund White, the American writer, playwright and essayist who attracted acclaim for his semi-autobiographical novels such as... Read more »
Have novels left anything unsaid about the internet of the past fifteen years? It feels as though they’ve exhausted the terrain, but perhaps they’ve just made the same points over and over,... Read more »
Melinda French Gates is a woman who seemingly leaves little to chance. From girlhood she would write down goals for herself to reach, and she was just as driven at college and in... Read more »
For centuries, we’ve pursued happiness and meaning. But what does that leave out? What if I told you that we could all be rich? Not in dollars or pounds, yen or rupees,... Read more »
This story begins in a fever. It was the spring of 2021 and I’d contracted my first bout of Covid. Confined to bed, I turned to the pile of books that had... Read more »
Art, of course, brings pleasure. Now there is evidence that paintings can also help alleviate medical conditions, as well as boosting NHS staff. A new book produced by the charity Paintings in... Read more »
October 16, 2024 • Feature Story • 75th Anniversary This story is part of a special series featuring the experiences of people living with mental illnesses. The opinions of the interviewees are... Read more »