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Guitarist is a devoted collector of stereoscopic photographs, an early Victorian attempt to create 3D images

Papers acquired by London museum offer insights into Oliver Twist author’s reading habits and writing projects

What’s that? Another heatwave? As Londoners flock to Brighton and Margate, Katie Strick and Juliana Piskorz pick the more secluded seaside spots (where you won’t bump into half the capital)

Exhibition in London will explore the author’s lifelong fascination with the paranormal

Cheerfulness can boost your energy levels, even in tough times – as philosophers and writers have long recognised, writes Donna Ferguson

Brief letters: Vardy v Rooney | Grammar schools | Backing the birch | Truss v Neil | More flushing advice

The 17th Century Alderman Fenwick’s House teams up with Caffe Ginevra to sell home-made ice cream, Sicilian coffee and cannoli

The Oscar-nominated actress will once again lend her voice to the new project

Before prospective readers can get to the opening chapter of Chris Womersley’s new novel The Diplomat, they will find themselves assailed with several pages listing past awards received by the author and supplying a range of accolades cut and pasted from reviews of his earlier works.