Ultrarunning, prison, surviving Aids … the best tales of endurance

From Shackleton in the Antarctic to Edmund White on the Aids crisis, Emily Chappell rounds up stories of survival

The Undying and Notes Made While Falling review – how to write about being ill

Beyond the horrific surgery stories ... Anne Boyer and Jenn Ashworth innovate with form in their remarkable books about the experience and business of illness

Indistractable by Nir Eyal review – letting tech off the hook

The author of Hooked, a bible of addictive tech design, now offers advice on how not to be distracted. But is his self-help argument convincing?

Heart surgeon and author reveals how he once set fire to patient

Samer Nashef, author of The Angina Monologues, tells of coronary bypass that didn’t go to plan

Breaking and Mending by Joanna Cannon review – clinical diagnosis

A compelling view of modern medicine

McMindfulness by Ronald Purser; Mindfulness by Christina Feldman and Willem Kuyken – review

Mindfulness may have become a tool of capitalism, but if it works, does it matter?

Like a natural woman: why taboos about discussing the female body are dying

Periods, miscarriage and menopause were traditionally ‘private topics’. A raft of new books is changing that

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry review – how to raise your kids

What’s the top priority when raising kids? A bestseller on good parent-child relationships

Cardiologist Eric Topol: ‘AI can restore the care in healthcare’

The doctor, geneticist and author talks about his new book on the future of medicine

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips: ‘You have to let your child teach you’

The analyst and literary critic on why attention-seeking is a good thing