The parent trap
Review: Secret World of the Working Mother by Fiona Millar, The See-Saw by Julia Hobsbawm and The Idle Parent by Tom HodgkinsonIan Sansom assesses three guides to coping with the next generation
Confessions of a shrink
When psychotherapist Jane Haynes decided to expose the shocking details of her life and work in an autobiography, many of her peers were horrified. By Stuart Jeffries
The change: it’s not what it used to be
Review: Hot Flushes, Cold Science by Louise FoxcroftShows how and why the menopause remains a taboo says Louise Foxcroft
My body & soul
Beryl Bainbridge, novelist, 74
A journey to the wilder shores of love
Review: Other Side of Desire by Daniel BergnerAlexander Linklater is fascinated by an exploration of the unusual ways in which lust manifests itself
A potent dose of mother courage
Review: Lost Child by Julie MyersonJulie Myerson has caused a storm with revelations about her drug-using son. Kate Kellaway says it is a book that had to be written
The Year of Living Biblically
Review: The Year of Living Biblically by AJ JacobsJo Littler enjoys AJ Jacobs' story of vowing to follow the Bible literally for 12 months
Was she right to write about it?
Open thread: Julie Myerson's memoir about her now-estranged son's cannabis use has caused a furore. What do you make of it?
Mind reading
Further reading on psychology, plus details of useful organisations and short courses
Case study
Novelist Lionel Shriver explains how first impressions and assumptions influence the characters she creates