Literary

The witch trials and the criminalization of female power

Twelve beautiful summer poems

The real women of the Vardø witch trials

Brigid Hughes on the true story of rediscovering W-3

Picador to publish Haven, a new novel from Emma Donoghue

The Secret Barrister in conversation with James O’Brien

Uplifting poems to brighten your mood

‘When it comes to capitalism, the virus is greed.’ Octavia Bright on the capitalist dystopia of Emily St. John Mandel’s The Glass Hotel

Picador announces Hannah Kent’s third novel, DEVOTION

Five books that opened writer Olivia Laing’s mind and freed her body

Publication date announced for new Hanya Yanagihara novel

Everything you need to know about Patrick Melrose