The writer’s notes on Greek tragedy are as stimulating as her novels — so she’ll be Daisy Dunn's guide at a feast of ancient drama in London this summer

A new biography of the American novelist presents a comic genius who never claimed to be exemplary

Two poets on the pleasure of memory

A compelling novel which echoes Madame Bovary in its depiction of unsatisfying marriage

Following Samuel Butler's footsteps in New Zealand

‘Even high-profile women who assume their husband’s name on marriage, like the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, are loudly criticised’

A new short story

Was Marvell's muse privately encouraged by drink?

Alain Ducasse's new Paris flagship is indecently naff

What does it take to achieve lasting poetic fame in an age of glut?