The curse of genius
We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits?
We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits?
Maggie Fergusson seeks out those beside themselves at being by themselves
In remote Orkney, life is governed by the seasons. While winter heralds gales and stormy seas, it also brings a special kind of peace
They have become associated with chaos and cruelty. But a new exhibition argues that we need to reclaim asylums as places of refuge
From the laureate of family life to a literary shepherd. Plus, the preoccupations of 50-somethings
Ordinary lives turn dramatic in a Booker prize contender. Plus a harrowing escape from the Hermit Kingdom
Crime fiction meets coming-of-age in a gripping debut. Plus the new Harper Lee
At Hay Festival, Beth Shapiro explains how to clone a mammoth