Emily Bobrow

“Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom”, a previously unpublished piece from Plath’s college days, is full of the themes that would inform her best work

An accomplished 19th-century physician and asylum director looks back at his career, one that has been paved with secrets and betrayals.

Humans are uniquely ill-suited to addressing environmental problems. But our shortcomings can be used against us

The colour pictures Vivian Maier took on the streets of New York and Chicago show how she found beauty in the everyday

Technological advances have imposed new expectations for productivity that make us feel we have less time than we had before

Hilma af Klint’s innovations have been underestimated for a century

The intimacy of Anne Lamott’s prose makes many readers feel the author is an old friend. Sometimes, alas, old friends can disappoint us.

In “What the Constitution Means to Me” the playwright reflects on the document’s failures and its possibilities

Two arresting new plays discuss the nature of truth and America’s constitution

A new graphic adaptation is faithful to its spirit. But her proper medium is words

“My clients who were women of color didn’t get the same attention as my white clients.”

There was a time when saying love was driving you insane wasn’t as crazy as it sounded.

An exhibition in New York takes us from 18th-century dresses to the pussy hat

Esi Edugyan’s new novel is a triumph

When Harvey Weinstein’s abusive behaviour became public, he reportedly checked into rehab as a sex addict. But does sex addiction exist? As Emily Bobrow found, a growing number of therapists suspect the idea may do more harm than good