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Black novelists, poets and playwrights have a long history of reclaiming narratives, the theme of this year’s Black History Month. Novelist Ben Okri looks at where this tradition has come from – and where it’s going next

This retelling of the lives of much-maligned Roman women sees their plight through a contemporary feminist lens

There was a mix of indifference and curiosity in Moscow when late opposition leader Alexei Navalny's autobiography was published on Tuesday.

Late Russian opposition leader wrote of David Simon’s hit Baltimore-set series inspiring Moscow campaign

They're becoming less common as remote and hybrid work get more prevalent. But is now the time when we need them the most?

In his posthumous memoir “Patriot,” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tracks the boredom, isolation, exhaustion, suffering and absurdity of prison life, while commenting on everything from French literature to Billie Eilish

There’s already a feature film adaptation in the works

In one of the most haunting scenes of Stephen King’s 1975 novel “Salem’s Lot,” a gravedigger named Mike Ryerson races to bury the coffin of a local boy named Danny Glick. As night approaches, a troubling thought overtakes Mike: Danny has been buried with his eyes open. Worse, Mike senses…

Forthcoming TV adaptation is still at the casting stage