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Forget the Silk Roads, it’s the Golden Road we should be celebrating. Renowned historian William Dalrymple argues that, thanks to its major role in global trade between AD300 and 600, it’s India, rather than China, to which we owe some of the most important developments in human civilisation, writes Melanie…

Based on its star’s novel of the same name, the series about recovery and redemption is affecting, poetic and anything but cheesy

Nick Harkaway was a successful novelist in his own right when his brothers asked him to continue their late father’s spy series. Could he pull it off? Plus an exclusive extract from his novel, Karla’s Choice

Life inspires art in the debut novel by the Belle and Sebastian songwriter, tracing a young man’s path to music

World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power

Writer Donald Horne was an astute generaliser in a golden era of them. Can we still examine Australia with his boldness?

Editorial: Tracey Emin is right, women keep on creating into old age. Their work is finally getting the attention it deserves

Kate Middleton and Sienna Miller are also big fans of Sezane

Rivals won my heart in the first five minutes — and I'm not easy to impress!