Culture Writer Weronika Bialek recommends four sapphic fantasies – adult and young adult – for those looking to get started in the niche genre

Culture Writer Frankie Rhodes relates her experience at Bangladesh @ 50, a variety showcase in celebration of the country's rich cultural heritage and to mark the 50th year of its independence

Culture Writer James Simpson selects his favourite poems to read in summer, from the joyous to the slightly melancholy

As children's literacy rates hit an all-time low, Culture writer Saskia Hirst warns that children's books might be becoming a thing of the past, with imagination seeming to be at odds with the influence of the internet

Culture writer David Brooks argues that contemporary arts are still archaised within the context of classical antiquity, making an original link between Prison Break and the writing of Homer

Culture writer Georgia Husselbee praises the novel Gender Swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett for breaking through the sexist stereotypes of fairy tales, and calls for more to be done to make children's literature representative of our society and values

Culture writer Sammy Andrews gives a glowing portrait of the artist Keith Haring; praising his pioneering efforts to make art accessible for all, and opening up discussion about AIDS during the 1980s

Culture writer Rosalie Wessel details the fascinating life of Gertrude Stein, from how she touched the lives of writers like Scott Fitzgerald to how she is credited with writing one of the first coming out stories

Culture writer Antonio Miguel Aguila looks at the impact that J. K. Rowling's hurtful comments on transgender people have had within the literary world and among many fans who no longer feel comfortable reading the Harry Potter books

Culture writer Harpal Khambay questions why book covers still play on outdated gender stereotypes and considers how neutral book art could cater to all audiences

Culture writer Alice Szatter writes how despite higher numbers of young people going to university than ever before, many students still feel that they stand out because of their accent

Culture writer Erin Osgood criticises the government campaign that tells people in the arts to retrain and stresses why it is necessary to protect the arts, which are so fundamental to our everyday life