Nine Pints by Rose George review – all about blood
From leeches and quackery to scandal and superstition … an absorbing investigation into blood
I’m a Joke and So Are You by Robin Ince review – beyond a joke and into our brains
Comedian Robin Ince uses his profession as a springboard to an exploration of the human mind
Back to books: the joy of slow reading
Taking time over a book cuts stress, improves comprehension and promotes empathy
Top 10 books about psychiatry
Spanning unusual cruelty and extraordinary kindness, authors from Pat Barker to Janet Frame explore an unsettling branch of medicine
How the Finnish lifestyle of getting drunk while wearing pants became the new hygge
Many of us are familiar with the idea of stripping to our pants, opening a beer and watching TV. But in Finland ‘Pantsdrunk’ has been elevated to an official activity
Gemma Arterton and Keira Knightley write hardhitting pieces for feminist collection
Arterton reimagines her Bond girl role for the #MeToo era, while Knightley writes frankly about the experience of motherhood
Child of Mine review – poignant study of the trauma of stillbirth
Katie Rice’s documentary sensitively approaches a tough subject while listening to the concerns of midwives and obstetricians
How poetry can light up our darker moments
In this fast-moving technological world, lines of poetry can help people with mental illness
Out of my mind: Sarah Perry on writing under the influence of drugs
When a medical condition left her in agony, The Essex Serpent author was prescribed powerful opiates. They gave her terrifying visions - and a new insight into literary drug culture
Average Briton spends 26 days a year watching on-demand TV
Adults spend eight times longer watching Netflix and iPlayer than exercising, survey reveals