In brief: Solo; The Forger’s Daughter; Little Weirds – reviews
A timely guide to happy home-working, a literary thriller and a comedian’s exuberant essay collection are all worth your time
Chris Hoy: ‘I had no natural ability as a cyclist!’
The Olympic hero has written Be Amazing, an inspirational book for children that reveals how they too can be champions, with help from Stoic philosophy, sports psychology – and Beyoncé
Love Island’s Ovie Soko: ‘It takes guts to live by your internal compass’
The TV show fan favourite who won hearts with his self-possession and sound advice has written a self-help book. How can we be more ‘dope’?
Alan Arkin on Hollywood success: ‘I was miserable pretty much all of the time’
In his mid-30s, the actor was living the dream, but was far from happy. As he publishes his memoir Out of My Mind, he talks about turning his life around – and the disgraced guru he pinned his hopes on
Labours of Love by Madeleine Bunting review – a humbling book about care
Care, paid and unpaid, is at the heart of society, now more than ever ... this is a moving and absorbing in-depth investigation
Happiness, a Mystery by Sophie Hannah review – solving the most profound puzzle
The crime writer sifts through theories on happiness from life coaches and philosophers, and has an epiphany
The Labours of Love; The Courage to Care; The Care Manifesto review – our compassion crisis in focus
Madeleine Bunting and Christie Watson bring personal experience to bear on heartbreaking studies of the UK’s ailing care system
When comfort reading won’t cut it: books to restore hope in humanity
From Man’s Search for Meaning to a celebration of life in the face of death, Cathy Rentzenbrink picks the books that confirm her faith in people
The wellness realm has fallen into conspiritualism – I have a sense why
There is a reason behind the collision of new age ‘light and love’ and the conspiratorial world of QAnon, writes Sarah Wilson
The best books to inspire compassion
From Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life to a manifesto by Elif Shafak … Christie Watson explores kindness and courage in the face of suffering