Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attack

The Palestinian Columbia student snatched by ICE writes about his Kafkaesque ordeal with a quiet fury

‘Almost everything is imitation,’ Voltaire wrote in one of the French editions of Lettres philosophiques. Books were...

Stephen Colegrave pays personal tribute to our much-loved Byline Times contributor, who died last week

THE SULPHUR MINE At the beginning of the 20th century, in the imaginary Sicilian village of Castellatani, we meet Teresa, whose ambition is...

The activist’s memoir, due to be published this month, now stands as a posthumous testament to her remarkable life

Wilson, whose 2017 English translation of Homer’s epic poem inspired Christopher Nolan’s box office hit, is revisiting it after criticising the film adaptation

The author’s new trilogy continues her aunt’s beloved family saga. What would happen next to the sprawling cast of characters ... and could she pull it off?

This exhaustive biography of the Booker winner brings her properly out of the shadows for the first time

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

Professor Steve Peers , Law School, Royal Holloway University of London   Photo credit : Martin Robson , via Wikimedia Commons  ...

At north London's Trent Park during World War Two, high-ranking Nazi POWs relaxed and chatted in the elegant upstairs rooms – while downstairs, "secret listeners" were eavesdropping.

This joyous book takes readers on a literary adventure across 200 years of fiction, from Defoe to Zadie Smith

In the five years since the Taliban’s return to power, the walls have been closing in on the women and girls of Afghanistan. A dozen women and girls have, at great risk to their safety, documented the...

Rightwing narratives have gone mainstream, and Madrid finds itself increasingly isolated for its humane approach to migrants

After years of building lives in UK, potentially hundreds of thousands of EU citizens are being told they have no right to remain

This stylish biography of the author traces his journey from left to right, and from ‘posh Lima’ to Cricklewood

Document believed to be from 19th century details recipe using Bolivian coca leaves, kola nuts and wine

West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.

Tributes poured in from the Italian political world for the country's president, Sergio Mattarella, who celebrates his 85th birthday on Thursday.

Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

Two BBC journalists go on a quest to find out whose accent is older – and uncover a dramatic history filled with hidden twists and surprises.

The free-for-all in which former Government ministers are able to cash in on their connections, with little to no scrutiny, could be about to end, reports Josiah Mortimer

The south Wales-born singer, whose other hits included Holding Out For a Hero, sold millions of records in the 1970s and 80s.

Sedaris plays up the curmudgeonliness in a collection that still entertains

A new Penguin anthology celebrates the universal appeal of the short story with 34 fine examples from dozens of countries

Whose news? Whose story? Who gets to tell it?

Activists aim to repeat disruption for Jeff Bezos’ wedding when billionaire Tilman Fertitta drops anchor

16 June 1976 is not just another chapter in the history books, nor is its aftermath and legacy, say those who took part and their families

The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin's Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.

The BBC’s chief international correspondent was awarded the prestigious nonfiction prize for The Finest Hotel in Kabul – which she hopes will bring more attention to the Taliban’s draconian treatment of women

The Persepolis author understood us and translated us for the world. We have lost our most eloquent spokesperson

The photojournalist Roberto Palomo has worked on this personal project for five years, researching the life of his great-grandfather who went missing during Franco’s repression, the recovery process of his remains and the effects of traumatic memory on the descendants

History's boldest military operation hinged on weather forecaster James Stagg. A new film with Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser explores his role in the end of World War Two.

From Frederick Douglass to Obama, Ben Rhodes shares the speeches that explain the US in his new book, All We Say

The Women’s prize-shortlisted novelist on taking inspiration from John Steinbeck, Joan Didion and Jhumpa Lahiri, and weeping through Little Women in her 30s