From an ashram in India to an ayahuasca ceremony in Peru, a travel writer searches for meaning after the death of his wife

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. …

La escritora inglesa publica ‘En el límite del bosque’ (Mapa, 2025), una novela introspectiva cuya narradora nos sumerge en los profundos recovecos de su búsqueda de identidad y liberación a través de...

The American-born British artist on walking away from a pop career, painting her heroes, and establishing an unshakable sense of self

The comedian on his dizzying trajectory from YouTube to Bafta-nominated shows – and now making his Royal Shakespeare Company debut

Suffering from a connective tissue disorder and enduring endless calls to try and get benefits, the poet and novelist turned to painting – resulting in work that could change perceptions of disabled p...

The quirky early 90s drama ran for 110 episodes, had fans in Joni Mitchell and Bon Iver, and showed one of TV’s first gay weddings. Now, having been forgotten for years, its warm-hearted charms are be...

The house, known as The Island, is a familiar landmark on the Cornwall coast

William Plastow’s mother believes it is the longest anyone will have been held awaiting trial on protest-related charges

The British pop musician questions the gender-critical movement in her new song GERM, and argues that cis women need to stand up for the trans community

I couldn’t imagine life without hooks, wires and straps. Then Covid came along and suddenly I couldn’t bear any of it

If Sam Altman’s new model were a creative writing student, you probably wouldn’t stop them pursuing other job prospects

Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic neve...

Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic neve...

A snakeskin jacket stands for so much in David Lynch's lurid fairytale Wild at Heart.

The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...