Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying by Marie Kondo – digested read

‘A stray sock on the floor can end in coats piled on a chair … sometimes even in death’

In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan and Caren Zucker – review

A frustratingly ambiguous history of autism sheds controversial new light on the actions of Hans Asperger

Do we really need more guides to mindfulness?

From Ruby Wax to poetry anthologies, 2016 brings a glut of mindfulness titles. But does the art of living in the here and now require so many special guides?

Why don’t characters in novels ever catch colds?

Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts

Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour by Dita Von Teese – digested read

‘Mais non! I have just noticed that I have yet again failed to get dressed – all I am wearing is stockings!’

Here’s how to talk to young men about porn

I was accused of being a pornographer during my time as Loaded editor, but my experience can help lads to talk and learn about sex and consent

‘We must get men to talk’: photographers address suicide rates among young men

Rapper Professor Green has bravely shared his battle with grief since his father killed himself. Now, musicians and photographers have joined forces to confront the issue – and encourage vulnerable young men to seek help

NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman review – an enlightened take on autism and difference

This sparklingly humane book makes the case that there is no such thing as neurologically ‘normal’

David Lynch and Katy Perry promote meditation with Carnegie Hall event

Transcendental meditation has been a hit for six decades with celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld and the Beatles, but the high cost makes some people skeptical

Steve Silberman on winning the Samuel Johnson prize: ‘I was broke, broke, broke’

His first book was about the Grateful Dead. His second, about autism, has just taken the Samuel Johnson prize. Meet neuro-warrior Steve Silberman, friend of Allen Ginsberg and ‘gay coach’ to Oliver Sacks