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
How to handle an on-air disaster? Follow Nick Grimshaw’s example
The Radio 1 DJ was calm in the face of a crisis after he swallowed a bit of broken glass while on air. That's more than can be said for the 5 Live presenter who encountered a mouse in the studio, writes Tim Dowling
Should we be mindful of mindfulness?
It has been prescribed by the NHS for depression since 2004 but recently mindfulness has spawned a whole industry of evening classes and phone apps. David Derbyshire reports
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
Warsan Shire: young poet laureate wields her pen against FGM
London poet shows solidarity with Fahma Mohamed with poem calling on Michael Gove to involve schools in FGM campaign
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
Channel 4’s Big Ballet shows that this is an art form that should be open to all
Deborah Orr: Dance can improve the health and happiness of people of all body shapes – but too often those who don't conform to the professional ideal are shut out, and that's a great shame
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