Being Mortal review – a surgeon’s view of how we should end our days
Doctor and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande argues that we should focus less on prolonging life and more on making it meaningful, writes Geraldine Bedell
In Your Prime: Older, Wiser, Happier by India Knight review – sharp, slanted and bracingly unbothered
All about me – yes, but these tips on ageing are also full of wit and style, writes Kathryn Hughes
In Your Prime review – India Knight tackles ageing with wit
The 48-year-old author’s guide to the joys and challenges of middle age is like a funny, informative conversation, writes Kate Kellaway
Atul Gawande: ‘If I haven’t succeeded in making you itchy, disgusted or cry I haven’t done my job’
The books interview: The surgeon-author talks to Sukhdev Sandhu about the limits of medicine, our view of death, and battles over taste with the editor of the New Yorker
The Marshmallow Test review – if you can resist, you will go far
Do you take your gratification instant or deferred? And why does it matter? American psychologist Walter Mischel tests your willpower. By Zoe Williams
A teenage guide to stress
Blame My Brain author Nicola Morgan's top tips on how to stop the pressure of a new school year getting to you
David Smail obituary
Clinical psychologist and writer whose work focused on the damaging effects of an unequal society
New Books Party: books received this week
GrrlScientist: What good is a weekend without a good book to read? Take a look at these books -- hot off the presses -- that you may enjoy!
Riveted review – the science of why we find things compelling
Jim Davies's exploration of the psychology behind our passions and interests is full of attractive ideas, writes Nicola Davis
Thrive: The Power of Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies review – ‘a punchy polemic on mental health’
Richard Layard and David M Clark's polemic about mental illness is a revelation – but they're a little too sure they have all the answers, writes Ian Birrell