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The Grand Egyptian Museum and Other Adventures in Egypt ~ by Lesley Downer

‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair.’Ramses II at Luxor - Ozymandias, King of KingsOzymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1818The Grand Egy...

‘The air resounds with a Babel’s Tower of languages’: why I wrote a novel based in Victoria Square, Athens

It once housed the fanciest shops and restaurants in Greece’s capital city – then it crashed. Now the area is reborn as a vibrant, multicultural neighbourhoodAfter my father’s will...

Μια γοητευτική αφήγηση για τον περίπλοκο Λίβανο

Λίβανος είναι ένα από τα πιο παράδοξα κράτη της Μέσης Ανατολής. Ο Δημήτρης Κούρκουλας, αξιοποιώντας την εμπειρία από τη διπλωματική του παρουσία στη Βηρυτό…

Journeys Through Time: A chat with bestselling author Bettany Hughes

Yi-Hwa Hanna chats with Bettany Hughes, a historian, broadcaster, and bestselling author about travelling the world to tell stories. You’ve travelled across continents to research...

‘Lysistrata’ in Shanghai

I have had the great pleasure of living and working in Shanghai for the past three months. Together with my exceptional Greek collaborators – Alex Drakos Ktistakis, Patricia Apergi...

The island with ‘that human quality that heals you’

On the edge of Greece’s map, with modest tourism development, Lesvos is kept vibrant by a legacy bequeathed by its place between two continents.

Enter Man

Makenna Goodman’s new novel, Helen of Nowhere, offers up an exhilarating myth for men who need to be shuffled offstage.

Lady C by Guy Cuthbertson review – how Lady Chatterley’s Lover rocked Britain

A history of the social and cultural impact of DH Lawrence’s novel shows how it inspired comedy as well as controversyNot known for his humour, DH Lawrence thought of Lady Chatterl...

From Life Itself by Suzy Hansen review – Turkey in the age of Erdoğan

This portrait of everyday life in an Istanbul neighbourhood buffeted by change has far wider relevanceThankfully, the attack left only black eyes and bloodied faces. It was in Kara...

Kirsti Jõesalu

Elizabeth Strout is back with a new novel: Read our review in this week's Literary Fiction along with Uprising by Tahmim...

Claire Allfree reviews the best new Literary Fiction out now.

Leslie Dowdall: 'I'm in a new relationship at 65 — it’s never too late to find love'

Former In Tua Nua frontwoman Leslie Dowdall leads a fulfilling life teaching music, touring around the country and hillwalking, and has recently found love again. At 65, she says s...

MARY BEARD’s latest book blends contemporary life with historical classics

Mary Beard’s friendly, colloquial writing style makes for an easy read, from depicting rich images of life in ancient Pompeii to present-day America. The post MARY BEARD’s latest b...

Kate going to Italy to take lover

THE Princess of Wales has announced she is embarking on a solo trip to Italy where she intends to take a lover.

How Art Advisor Natalie Lemle Turned Her Love of Antiquities Into a Debut Novel

Artifacts shows the dangerous side of ancient history.

Ayse Kaya

Nikkei Asia webinar - Decoding Sanae Takaichi: Japan's first female PM and the road ahead

In The Frame: Sophie Parker

Photo London’s director talks imposter syndrome, meeting her heroes and why photography remains one of the most powerful artistic mediums

A Writer Finds Her Lost Roots and Gains Love and Hope

A new and surprising book, "The Wanderers" by reporter Daniela Gerson, details the lost history of her and her wife’s grandparents, who fled Europe in World War II.

‘Not the doilies!’

Two exhausted “camps,” a mother and a daughter, collide over inherited household items. Opened suitcases, a red sheepskin rug folded carelessly, a woolen blanket that has warmed ge...

“Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West” at Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

Sorry, this entry is only available in Japanese. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown belo […]

The Hidden History of a British Female Photographer Turned Soviet Agent

A major new biography explores the life of Edith Tudor Hart, a pioneer photographer in 1930s London who became a Soviet secret agent and had a hand in the history of the notorious...

Fine art: in search of bohemia on Hydra

Six years ago, in the grip of the pandemic, my brother-in-law received a parcel that, thrillingly, wasn’t groceries or PPE. It was a hardback copy of the newly released novel by Po...

The Real Origin of the World’s Most Famous Female Serial Killer

A new book explores the geopolitical scheming that created the blood countess legend.