After a misadventure and a twist in the turn of events, Donald Morrison rethinks his preconceptions about the humming, humid and polluted megalopolis, allowing him to appreciate China's biggest city

Four new literary stars expose the corruption and sleaze of modern-day life, and prove that it is often the times of greatest upheaval that throw up the works of most lasting value as generations of brilliant Russian writers have illustrated in the past The Sacred Book of the WerewolfThe Good Angel of DeathOne More YearShe Lover of Death

Two new exhibitions explore works that exploited primitivist themes of fertility, sexuality and maternity, reshaping representation in shocking fashion, writes Jackie Wullschlager

Actress Kim Raver wants you to benefit from her sleepless nights: Here, the difficult (and wonderful) lessons she learned about taking care of yourself while taking care of your kids.

A reader writes: "I have a happy marriage with one seemingly silly problem that keeps getting bigger."