The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson – review
The constant jokes are insanely funny but fail to mask the lack of a deeper purpose to Jon Ronson’s excursion into the world of psychiatry, writes Rachel Cooke
But is she really asleep?
As a new father, Adam Mansbach was smitten by his daughter but driven to despair by her resistance to sleep. Nick Duerden hears how it inspired his X-rated bestselling book
Pleasure by David Linden – review
A study of the brain's reward system for sex, shopping and food will bring out your inner addict, writes Leo Benedictus
Ann McPherson obituary
GP health campaigner dedicated to changing the assisted dying law
Bedtime stories for frazzled parents
A potty-mouthed picture book has become a hit before it's even published – just don't show it to the children
Flourish: A New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being — and How to Achieve Them by Martin Seligman — review
Wellbeing expert Richard Layard isn't entirely happy with the latest book from the guru of positive psychology…
Born in the nick of time!
Viv Groskop meets Kasey Edwards, who found out at the age of 32 that she only had one year left to conceive
You’re Looking Very Well by Lewis Wolpert – review
The older people get, the older they believe 'old' to be
When the words stopped
Their relationship was steeped in language – he was the brilliant academic, she the poet. Then a stroke left Paul West able to utter only a single syllable and his wife, Diane Ackerman, had to find a new way to keep their love alive
All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion by Lisa Appignanesi – review
An ambitious dissection of the most intangible human emotion turns to literature and Freud to chart the experience in all its forms, writes Salley Vickers