Sometimes you come across a band at just the right time. Something in their sound connects with what you’re already listening to, and even though they provide something different, it seems so right to your ears, so perfectly matched to you and to the moment, that a deep, instant, connection is...

Writing books is, by its very nature, a solitary practice. Although there are other people involved in producing the end result – editors, designers, publishers and marketers – much of the creation is done by one person tapping away at a laptop on their own. For readers as well, reading ...