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Read an excerpt of Kate Kennedy’s book here, then dive in with us throughout the month.

Annie Liontas experienced three brain injuries in the span of one year, which led to dizziness, memory fog and anger — and impacted Liontas' marriage and sex life.

In its January 26 1948 issue, Life magazine published a feature showcasing the “102 Great Ideas” of western civilisation. The project was the brainchild of Mortimer Adler, a professor of philosophy and law at the University of Chicago and his boss, Robert Maynard Hutchins, then the university’s chancellor and the…

Discover the captivating world of diplomacy through Stuart Eizenstat's new book. Uncover the stories behind historic agreements that shaped our world.

Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows are the latest hit fantasy novels. Now I need them to become the latest hit films.

‘The Mystical Passion’ published in Mexico in 1998, is a short expose about mystical-sensual experiences with God

Working-class white former Confederates joined Black families to save free public schools that oligarchs were trying to eliminate. If they could come together then, what’s stopping Americans from uniting now?

StoryJumper is a story creation tool that lets kids write, animate and publish their own stories.

Other authors in contention for the award, previously known as the Rathbones Folio prize, include Naomi Klein and Observer art critic Laura Cumming

A spy raised by drug dealers confronts a Russian villain in Elly Conway’s much-hyped debut, an exploration of female rage upends expectations and a snowstorm search is a chilling read

This tale of migration and motherhood by the Swedish-Kurdish author is satisfyingly full of narrative surprises