Penguin Random House to release audiobooks to send listeners to sleep Sleep Tales collections aimed at listeners with chronic insomnia, thought to affect 10-15% of adults
The Scientific Attitude by Lee McIntyre review – a defence against denial, fraud and pseudoscience In a world of ‘alternative facts’ respect for evidence must lie at the heart of any scientific endeavour
Rolled over: why did married couples stop sleeping in twin beds? A new cultural history shows that until the 1950s, forward-thinking couples regarded sharing a bed as old-fashioned and unhealthy
A secondhand book is a glimpse into the lives of other readers You might pick up a book that changed a life. Maybe you’ll then leave it somewhere, and it will transform someone else’s
McMindfulness by Ronald Purser; Mindfulness by Christina Feldman and Willem Kuyken – review Mindfulness may have become a tool of capitalism, but if it works, does it matter?
Like a natural woman: why taboos about discussing the female body are dying Periods, miscarriage and menopause were traditionally ‘private topics’. A raft of new books is changing that
Not Speaking by Norma Clarke review – tight trousers and celebrity hairdressers This is an explosive family memoir ... but the remarkable stories are also an exploration of the effect Thatcherism had on Britain
‘Vaccine hesitant’: a gentler label than anti-vaxxer, but just as scary Reluctant parents who keep their opinions on jabs to themselves have been called a global threat by the World Health Organisation
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry review – how to raise your kids What’s the top priority when raising kids? A bestseller on good parent-child relationships
Cardiologist Eric Topol: ‘AI can restore the care in healthcare’ The doctor, geneticist and author talks about his new book on the future of medicine