Why mothers should expect less of themselves and more of their partner
Tiffany Dufu had motherhood and her return to work all planned out – until her scheme fell apart. But her crisis became her salvation
The Violet Hour by Katie Roiphe review – great writers on their deathbeds
Nicholas Lezard’s paperback of the week: sensitive and faithful, this book charts the last hours of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, Maurice Sendak and James Salter
Wellcome prize shortlist announced: books that ‘will change lives’
Six books are in contention for the annual award for excellence in science and health writing, including a trainee neurosurgeon’s posthumous memoir and books about the NHS, HIV/Aids and organ donorship
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving – review
Psychotherapist Julia Samuel’s case studies provide vital and compelling insights into bereavement
Gemma Cairney: ‘I was a naughty teen – I got told not to talk back’
The radio DJ and author on her life lessons for young and old – plus raving in Margate
Joanna Bourke: ‘Speaking about suffering helps cope with it’
The author of The Story of Pain explains how an agonising hospital stay prompted her to explore an experience felt very differently down the ages
Fragile Lives by Stephen Westaby; Emergency Admissions by Kit Wharton – review
Powerful memoirs by a heart surgeon and an ambulance driver tackle the ‘live or let die’ dilemma of modern healthcare
Never Enough by Barney Hoskyns; The Ice Age by Luke Williams; A Really Good Day by Ayelet Waldman – review
Three vivid memoirs reveal the horrific pull – and possible benefits – of illicit substances
Deliciously Ella with Friends by Ella Mills – digested read
John Crace reduces the latest clean and healthy cookbook from the blogging author to a slimmer 700 words
Elizabeth Blackburn on the telomere effect: ‘It’s about keeping healthier for longer’
The Nobel winner says keeping telomeres – the ends of our chromosomes – in prime condition can stave off diseases associated with ageing