Hazhir Teimourian examines the insularity of the Ottoman Empire
Haydn Mason reads an account of a Baroque clash of hearts and minds
John Maddox is fascinated by a never-ending story
Chris Paling suspends his disbelief for Haruki Murakami
Karen Hewitt goes travelling with Turgenev
Laurie Taylor on loss and lament
Misogynist trap, soppy fantasy, or universal truth? Sally Feldman waves a magic wand over Cinderella
Caspar Melville on the loneliness of the long-distance shuffler
Hugh Burkhardt on how to stop worrying and love the (bouncing) bomb
Andrew Tudor wonders what happened to all the arthouse cinemas