Alistair Braidwood salutes Michel Faber’s ambitious take on how music affects us at the deepest level

A story by Shane Johnstone

Malachy Tallack is the author of four award winning books. His latest, Illuminated by Water, was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies prize for nature writing in 2022

Malachy Tallack is the author of four award winning books. His latest, Illuminated by Water, was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies prize for nature writing in 2022

By Ben Mitchell

A short story of lust and longing in the Old Town, by Lisa Locascio

By Jean Findlay

Photographer Robyn Braham looks back over her time in a Canadian mountain town.

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímíde wrote one of the standout books of 2021. She fields readers’ questions on craft, dyslexia, diversity and how to find your confidence as a writer

A short story by Frank Rennie, inspired by Alison McGill’s painting ‘Coastal Aerial View’.

Werner Herzog’s latest documentary is a fascinating but flawed investigation into our obsession with technology, writes Robert Gallacher

Amelia Bayler on things we need to think about when we think about food

Paul Vickers chooses his favourite songs. By Hugo Fluendy

By Luca Serra

By Regine Ebner