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A lost woman looks for purpose in a Guatemalan lakeside town

In The Sun Was Electric Light, Ruth arrives at Lake Atitlán a loner-searcher. But the people she meets are crucial to her struggles with the question of how to live

Roland Barthes declared the ‘death of the author’, but postcolonial critics have begged to differ

Roland Barthes’ notion that the author is dead has been incredibly influential, though it was not as original or revolutionary as it seemed

James Bradley’s thrilling, unsettling crime novel is set in a flooded Sydney in 2050

The sun will come out tomorrow: remembering the life and music of Charles Strouse

The legendary composer behind hits like Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie has died at 96

Kitchen Confidential at 25

Anthony Bourdain revealed high-end chefs as rock-star pirates with a passion for food

The Brooke Bellamy accusations join a long tradition

From Belle Gibson to bone broth formula, there has been no shortage of cookbook scandals