‘Reader, I shagged him …’

Should you turn to fiction or the sex manuals for advice and ideas? John Crace does the research so you don't need to

Gossip from the Forest by Sara Maitland – review

Part travelogue, part folklore, Sara Maitland's journey into 12 British forests is infectiously enjoyable, writes Olivia Laing

The Yellow World by Albert Espinosa – review

Albert Espinosa's initially beguiling account of his 10-year battle with cancer is spoilt by self-help hokum, says Michael Hogan

‘Fighting cancer taught me how to live’

Albert Espinosa insists that his gruelling, 10-year battle against cancer was a happy time. Now he has written a book to explain why

Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre – review

Luisa Dillner praises a calmly outraged investigation into the drugs industry

Wendy Greengross obituary

Pioneering counsellor, agony aunt for the Sun and writer on sex education

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen – review

Caroline Ash on Ebola, flu, the plague and other 'zoonoses'

Ben Goldacre: ‘It’s appalling … like phone hacking or MPs’ expenses’

Ben Goldacre's first book, Bad Science, shredded the claims of homeopaths and fake doctors. For his second he has his sights trained on the pharmaceutical industry. Ian Tucker puts your questions to him

The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton – review

A convincing study shows that business leaders and serial killers share a mindset, writes Tim Adams

Thomas Szasz obituary

Psychiatrist who fought coercion and denied the existence of mental illness