Ruby Wax: me and my brain

The comedian and author, 64, on appreciating the age she’s reached and learning to love her brain

Ruby Tandoh: ‘I want to remind people that it’s fine to enjoy a ready meal’

The cookery writer’s new book is about relearning the joy of food – in print as much as on plates

How to live well: Ian Rankin on feeling young

The crime author, 57, may have aches and pains but ‘new-age stuff’ has him reaching for the beer – writing is the cure

Susie Orbach’s guide to books to understand yourself

The celebrated psychotherapist explores the works that help you get to grips with your psyche

Ghosts in the machine: a night at the ‘hotel’ where films become dreams

At a pop-up guesthouse, Sleepcinemahotel, Palme d’Or winning Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul has installed beds – and a hypnotic 120-hour ‘film’ to nod off to

The Strange Order of Things by Antonio Damasio review – why feelings are the unstoppable force

What the body feels is every bit as significant as what the mind thinks, a neuroscientist argues. Turn to emotions to explain human consciousness and cultures

I was a video game sceptic, but now I’m a fan

After spending most of her life bouncing off video games, Jessica Furseth finally discovers the joy and practical benefits of play

Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell review – dementia from the inside

Mitchell was 58 when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers. She began to write about the experience of losing herself, and the result is this remarkable memoir

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B Peterson – digested read

Man up and receive the words of advice John Crace has gleaned from this provocative self-help guide