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Unnamed woman held against her will by Amanda Wixon, who beat her and shaved her head

Other lives: Art librarian who encouraged the growth of his profession

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses

Provocative design can be powerful.

The Canadian poet, whose winning collection explores environmental and personal loss, discusses making art in existential times

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent special address to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, has sent geopolitics watchers and commentators into a tizzy. He did something political leaders seldom do: he delivered a mea culpa. 

Indian railways, as a social microcosm of the country, have long figured in reflections and commentary on India. They find their way into literary narratives of many kinds, and into screen portrayals too. In these tellings, the train carries a cross-section: class, region, habit, speech, and silence, held together in…

Queen tells reading campaign that listening counts too – and the publishing industry increasingly agrees

The ghosts of Lincoln in the Bardo return to confront a dying oil man’s destructive legacy – but this time they feel like a gimmick