Does life feel too predictable? Why not let some wildness in
Reboot your sense of adventure with Cookie Mueller’s stories about her extraordinary life
Wit, wisdom and better than Wordle: why you should visit Dr Johnson’s birthplace museum
You don’t need to have tired of London to enjoy this attraction celebrating the great lexicographer in his home town of Lichfield
Cocaine, class and me: everyone in this town takes drugs, all the time – they’re part of the civic culture
When I moved out of London, my plan was to write a book. Instead, I ended up working in a chicken shop, watching drugs tear through a working-class town – and my own life
Bi by Julia Shaw review – the past and present of a maligned minority
A tour of the science, culture and history of bisexuality that ranges from the vehemently political to the charmingly weird
A Woman’s Game by Suzanne Wrack review – taking back the pitch
A fascinating history of women’s football from early 20th century heights, through suppression, to its present-day resurgence
Sunday with Kit de Waal: ‘Growing up, it was the worst day of the week’
The author reflects on Yorkshire tea, toast and jam, and tinkly Chopin in the bath
My boyfriend ended things out of the blue. Here’s what I learned about heartbreak and how to live
Annie Lord was 25 when her five-year relationship ended. After a lot of tears – and cold pasta – she scraped herself off the floor and took stock
A moment that changed me: I watched my mother dance in nipple tassels on TV – and my heart swelled with pride
Growing up it was my brother I wanted to copy, but watching my mother’s performance taught me to be brave
Melvyn Bragg: ‘My daughter conducted my marriage service’
The writer and broadcaster, 82, talks about his childhood, Dennis Potter, writing and why he didn’t think he was good enough for the House of Lords
Does anyone ever really feel ‘grown up’? I asked some older people to find out
I’m an adult, with the white goods and paperwork to prove it. So why don’t I feel it? I went on a quest to find out
Why do we forget books we’ve read? We ask an expert
Dr Sean Kang, a cognitive psychologist, says the information is still there, but it’s tucked away in long-term memory
Crossword book club: Horse Under Water by Len Deighton
The latest in our suggested reading for fans of crosswords and puzzling: Harry Palmer’s second outing
Unfaithful, too striking… why William Morris’s wife was painted out of the Arts and Crafts movement
Jane Morris’s creative influence on her husband’s design empire has finally been revealed in a new book
On my radar: Meg Mason’s cultural highlights
The writer on motherhood and Marguerite Duras, the euphoria of Florence + the Machine and a brilliant Le Carré redux
Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell review – the Genghis Khan of fashion?
A scrupulously researched attempt to explain fabled Vogue editor Anna Wintour fails to probe deeply enough