Butter, her novel about a female serial killer, was a global hit. As Asako Yuzuki’s second book is published in English, she talks about criticism at home – and why she’ll be writing darker stories in ...

The hardline cleric, who has led the Islamic Republic since 1989, projected power across the region and violently suppressed ...

Historian Elizabeth Todd-Breland discusses how schools have become a key site of struggle amid rising fascism in the US.

The Kinks' Ray Davies is among the greatest British songwriters in rock and roll history, but one underrated effort from 1971 still stands out as a favourite.