Desperate Remedies by Andrew Scull review – mind games
The chequered history of psychiatry over the last 200 years is one of much pain and some progress
Skin Deep by Phillipa McGuinness review – a fascinating study of our largest organ
This wonderfully eclectic book covers everything from cancer to cosmetics, racism to skin hunger, with curiosity and intelligence throughout
On my radar: Nadiya Hussain’s cultural highlights
The food presenter and author on Disney role models, huge hot chocolates and the music she listens to in the bath
Delia Smith: ‘The world is in chaos… but together we have such power’
At 80, Britain’s queen of cookery has written a surprising new book about spirituality that was turned down by six publishers. She talks about meditation, MasterChef and her beloved Norwich FC
Mary-Frances O’Connor: ‘People struggle to understand grief, but it is a byproduct of love’
The US psychology professor talks about her new book on the experience of losing a loved one and the lessons we can learn
The big idea: is it time to stop talking about ‘nature versus nurture’?
The latest science shows that genes and environment are too deeply entwined to pit them against one another
What Do Men Want? by Nina Power; A History of Masculinity by Ivan Jablonka – reviews
From cavemen to incels, two academics offer different routes in analysing how we arrived at our current crisis in masculinity
Patrick Radden Keefe on exposing the Sackler family’s links to the opioid crisis
The journalist tracked the billionaire arts philanthropists’ role in the OxyContin scandal in his gripping bestseller. He talks about why the bad guys are still getting away with it
The Man Who Tasted Words by Guy Leschziner review – making sense
What flavour is Tottenham Court Road? A riveting study of sensory function and malfunction
Outside, the Sky Is Blue by Christina Patterson review – faith, hope and trauma
A golden childhood is followed by family tragedies – but resilience and understanding triumph in this powerful memoir