And Finally by Henry Marsh review – from doctor to patient
Fearlessly frank and endearingly geeky reflections on life and death by a neurosurgeon diagnosed with cancer
Summer books: Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, David Nicholls and more pick their favourites
Authors recommend their favourite recent reads, from addictive novels and fascinating cultural history to a game-changing graphic memoir
Summer reading: the 50 hottest new books for a great escape
From pageturning thrillers and comic novels to an antidote to doomscrolling – our pick of the best new fiction and nonfiction. Plus 10 brilliant paperbacks, and 10 great reads for children and teens
Outside, the Sky Is Blue by Christina Patterson review – faith, hope and trauma
A golden childhood is followed by family tragedies – but resilience and understanding triumph in this powerful memoir
Outside the Sky Is Blue review – the triumph of hope against the odds
Christina Patterson’s family memoir is crammed with challenges, setbacks, illness and death, and yet remains a wonderfully uplifting read
Smile by Sarah Ruhl review – what if you could no longer look happy?
Robbed of her smile by Bell’s palsy, the playwright is forced to confront difficult truths in this moving and subtle memoir
Nonfiction to look out for in 2022
From studies of grief to memoirs from Melvyn Bragg and Jarvis Cocker, along with Norman Scott’s account of a very English scandal, here are the titles coming your way next year
Jimmy Carr on booze, taxes and being a virgin at 26: ‘Do I sound like an incel elder?’
The controversial comic’s new book is a surprising mix of memoir and self-help. Has having a baby softened his edges? He talks about depression, anxiety, punching down and his friend Sean Lock
In brief: The Hummingbird; 34 Patients; Kant’s Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write
A deliciously playful Italian family saga; a doctor’s telling insights into his work; and Claire Messud’s masterly story of her life
A Still Life by Josie George review – memoir of a mystery illness
The honesty and clarity of the writing in this account elevates what could have been a ‘misery memoir’ into something moving and joyous