Four Ways of Thinking by David Sumpter review – safety in numbers?

A mathematician tries to make sense of the world through different lenses in this surprisingly original book

Alone by Daniel Schreiber review – me, myself and I

A moving insight into the joys and anguish of solitude – and the value of friendship

Writer of more than 70 cookbooks, whose love of the cuisines of Mexico and Italy kept her on a perpetual hunt for delicious meals

A breast surgeon is diagnosed with the cancer in which she specialises in this frank memoir of illness and recovery

Andrew Leland’s thoughtful, beautifully expressed memoir about losing his eyesight invites us to rethink ideas about identity and independence

Negative mental chatter and anxious fantasies may not be all bad – they could bring benefits such as greater creativity and better health

From snoring to shift work, Russell Foster explains the myths and misconceptions that get in the way of a well-rested society

These moments of precious fresh awareness can be found in authors from Oliver Sacks to Ottessa Moshfegh and Franz Kafka

Is environmental change behind the mysterious rise in allergies, from asthma to anaphylaxis?

A thrilling examination of what it means to become a mother challenges assumptions in bravura fashion