Yes, I do give a sh*t about these sweary book covers
It used to feel like a cheeky trend. But now these titles seem more like evidence of our descent into hell, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn review – walking to freedom
This uplifting memoir, about a couple who embark on a long coastal walk after becoming homeless, was shortlisted for the 2018 Costa biography award
In brief: Queenie Malone’s Paradise Hotel; Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust; With the End in Mind – review
Ruth Hogan’s compelling novel about mother-daughter relationships; Hedi Fried’s required reading about the Holocaust; and Kathryn Mannix on facing death
Jeremy Hardy: a ferocious talent who radicalised radio comedy
Provocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night
Delays singer Greg Gilbert: ‘I was taking peppermint pills but I had bowel cancer’
When the psych-poppers’ frontman was told he was dying, it sparked an explosion of poetry and painting. As his work goes on show beside Leonardo da Vinci’s, he relives an artistic salvation
Charly Clive: How my brain tumour inspired a comedy career
At 23, Charly Clive discovered she had a tumour the size of a golf ball in her brain. She named it ‘Britney’ and wrote a sellout comedy show about it. Now she’s starring in Pure, a Channel 4 drama about OCD. Eva Wiseman meets her
Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped by Russell Brand review – a grown-up guru
After several false starts, the comedian and presenter’s worldview has become surprisingly mature
The ‘mega monk’ who wants us to slow down and embrace our imperfections
Haemin Sunim is the Buddhist monk whose hugely successful self-care advice books have made him a celebrity
Will the country’s leading life coaches help me raise my game?
For years, Sophie Heawood has procrastinated horribly. Here she puts her trust in the life lessons of brutal billionaires and heartfelt hippies to see if she can get back on track
What’s their beef? Why today’s leading men are driven to be buff
Aidan Turner’s Poldark has ushered in a new age of brawn, but many are asking if the trend has gone too far