Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari review – for everyone whose date never texted back

Sexting, snooping, cheating … the comedian takes a light-hearted tour through the minefield of dating in the age of the smartphone

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty review – startling stories from the crematorium

‘Death-positive’ mortician Doughty explores attitudes to mortality in her enthralling memoir. Also reviewed: Brandy Schillace’s Death’s Summer Coat and GP Margaret McCartney’s Living With Dying

Doctors Dissected review – an eloquent case for consistent GP care

Britain’s GPs face the questions under Jane Haynes and Martin Scurr’s wonderfully humane examination, writes Kate Kellaway

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

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

The Shape We’re In review – sobering reflections on the obesity epidemic

Sarah Boseley's examination of the causes and consequences of obesity in the UK is salutary, but does not go far enough, writes Joanna Blythman

Andrew Solomon: ‘Figuring out how to love someone who seems unlovable is very familiar to me’

The books interview: Andrew Solomon, winner of the Wellcome prize, talks to Hadley Freeman about the people who helped him write Far From the Tree, and how their struggles inspired him to start a family of his own