The Man Who Couldn’t Stop: OCD, and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought – review
David Adam's punchy explanation of the mental torment of OCD is well-intentioned, but lacks subtlety. By Jenny Turner
Top 10 science and tech books for April: how to cook insects and can humans save the Earth?
From bug recipes to surviving the planet's predicament
These Are Our Children by Julie Maxwell – review
Julie Maxwell's funny, thought-provoking novel gives questions around conception and childbirth a vigorous going over. By Jane Housham
Falling into the Fire review – a psychiatrist’s impressive study of mental health
Christine Montross helps to demystify madness with her insightful, case-based account of the ethics of psychiatry, writes Stephanie Merritt
Wounded: The Long Journey Home from the Great War – review
Emily Mayhew's Wellcome prize-shortlisted book is a sensitive account of medical treatment on the western front, writes Victoria Segal
Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki – review
A brave book from the former vice-chair of the UN's Global Commission on HIV and the Law about sexual rights in Arab society, writes Victoria Segal
Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink – review
Sheri Fink's account of events at a New Orleans hospital post-Katrina asks vital questions about the American healthcare system, writes Peter Beaumont
How to be a smarter reader
There's plenty of advice out there to help you read more – but what about how to get more from what you read? Here's how
The History of the Kiss! The Birth of Popular Culture by Marcel Danesi – review
An illuminating look at why kissing is such a powerful act, writes PD Smith
Mindwise by Nicholas Epley – review
You think you know what your friends or colleagues make of you? Wrong! How should we think about the minds of others? By Steven Rose