Judging the Guardian first book award and seeking an objective verdict
Lynda Mountford: It's been a fascinating process, but the search for a perfectly just conclusion was always going to be tricky
The Private Life: Why We Remain in the Dark by Josh Cohen – review
Jonathan Derbyshire on the collapse of the distinction between public and private
QI and the magical power of facts
The TV quiz's top fact-checker, John Mitchinson, reveals some of the favourite nuggets of information he uncovered for its latest publication
Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki
Guardian First Book award shortlistee Shereen El Feki introduces an extract from her book and explains what inspired her to write it
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease by Daniel Lieberman – review
Why children should chew gum and why fruit juice is junk food: life advice from the barefoot-running advocate. By Peter Forbes
Masters of Sex by Thomas Maier – review
Reissued to coincide with the TV series it inspired, this is a fascinating insight into the origins of America's sexual revolution, writes PD Smith
What Should We Tell Our Daughters? by Melissa Benn – review
Melissa Benn's manifesto for young women all but overlooks them, writes Naomi Wolf
Andrew Marr: my stroke made me a better artist
The broadcaster tells Jonathan Jones how a lifelong passion for drawing sustained him in his recovery
Narcomania: How Britain Got Hooked on Drugs by Max Daly and Steve Sampson – review
The global drug economy is now an essential component in our modern banking system and cannot be debated honestly, write Max Daly and Steve Sampson
Some Remarks by Neal Stephenson – review
An interesting and entertaining collection of speeches, articles, interviews and short stories from the science-fiction novelist, writes PD Smith