The writer spent 20 drug-fuelled days on the novel that defined the Beat Generation. Superfan Zach Bryan proves it still has gas in the tank, 70 years on

First diagnosis, then chemotherapy, now surgery… and more discombobulating than the swiftness of a successful cancer operation was a stark realisation: some people want to sell off the NHS

Harriet Tyce on the synergy between her new novel and her time in the castle

Curated by an intrepid academic who has slept in gardens and scavenged from bins, a new exhibition examines our unbreakable bond with domestic animals

Suddenly, I knew the cancer I thought I was tackling alone, albeit with support, wasn’t that unusual after all

Meet the intrepid historians resurrecting the ghoulish tales lost to history

My cancer diagnosis was the last thing anyone expected or needed – but especially my mum, while going through chemotherapy herself

Social media has rejuvenated British folklore traditions and buoyed belief in the supernatural

The modern message is about climate change, the environment and community connection

David Barnett joins the pagan wannabes for a restaging of The Wicker Man