Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun
Australian books to look forward to in 2026: from a 278-page sentence to a memoir about a ‘cursed vagina’
It promises to be a marvellous year ahead for OzLit, with new books from the likes of Kate Grenville, Siang Lu, Antoinette Lattouf, Shaun Micallef, Judith Lucy and more
The Divided Mind by Edward Bullmore review – do we finally know what causes schizophrenia?
A brilliant history of psychiatric ideas suggests we are on the cusp of a transformation in our understanding of severe mental illness
Look out for number one! Selfish self-help books are booming – but will they improve your life?
If you yearn for an Ayn Randian existence of absolute self-reliance, there are plenty of bestsellers that can help. They may not make you happier though
Andrea Sabbadini obituary
Psychoanalyst and writer who explored connections between film and the unconscious in a festival and several books
Love’s Labour by Stephen Grosz review – the truth about relationships
In a series of revelatory case studies, a psychoanalyst lays bare the messy reality of romantic love
Naomi Stadlen obituary
Psychotherapist and author who focused on the communication of mothers with their babies
The Parallel Path by Jenn Ashworth review – a soul-searching walk across England
Forget the Salt Path – this writer’s introspective journey provides genuine food for thought
‘Women have more power than they think’: self-help superstar Mel Robbins on success, survival and silencing her critics
The lawyer turned motivational speaker fills arenas with her promise that you can always turn things around – even if her ideas aren’t exactly new. What is it about her that makes people listen?
Wolf Moon by Arifa Akbar review – night terrors
The Guardian theatre critic’s imaginative exploration of life in the shadows