The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddartha Mukherjee – review
Siddhartha Mukherjee's masterly 'biography of cancer' makes for a great story, as well as an important history of scientific progress, writes Sarah Boseley
The Bodhisattva’s Brain: Buddhism Naturalized, by Owen Flanagan; Meditating Selflessly: Practical Neural Zen by James H Austin – review
Julian Baggini examines two new books about Buddhism, ever more popular in the west
Is reading on the loo bad for you?
Ian Sample: Filthy habit or blameless bliss? A public health study by Ron Shaoul lifts the lid on toilet reading once and for all
Rob Buckman obituary
Oncologist, writer and broadcaster who investigated medical matters with humour and zest
Dale Carnegie’s self-help bible gets a new life for the digital age
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age includes advice for bloggers but keeps rules of the 1936 original
What is Madness? by Darian Leader – review
Darian Leader's study of madness contains superb insights but leaves Alexander Linklater with a sense of hopelessness
Kim Noble: The woman with 100 personalities
There's Judy the teenage bulimic, devout Catholic Salamoe, gay Ken and over 100 more. Artist Kim Noble talks about living with multiple personality disorder
What Is Madness? by Darian Leader – review
How best to treat mental disorder? Jacqueline Rose admires a new manifesto
Vertigo: One Football Fan’s Fear of Success by John Crace – review
A Spurs fan and depressed? Danny Kelly can understand
Bobby Baker diary wins Mind Book of the Year
Diary Drawings: Mental Illness and Me praised by judges as an 'astonishing insight' into the author's experiences