Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life by Frances Ryan review – countering the stereotypes
The journalist’s second book offers positivity in the face of the obstacles confronting disabled girls and women
‘We’d been through so much’: Jean Hannah Edelstein on breasts – and life without them
All her life Jean Hannah Edelstein had tried to feel comfortable with her breasts, battling unwelcome attention and breastfeeding woes. But then came cancer and a double mastectomy – and she realised she was losing something she loved
‘A case study in groupthink’: were liberals wrong about the pandemic?
US political scientists’ book argues aggressive Covid policies such as mask mandates were in some cases misguided
Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – with a little help from John, Paul, George and Ringo
The Guardian journalist’s tender account of how music became a bridge between him and his autistic son, James, is full of wit and wisdom
The Life, Old Age and Death of a Working-Class Woman review – a son confronts his mother’s decline
Didier Eribon’s guilt and shame fuels an angry and eloquent meditation on our attitudes towards the elderly and the end of life
The death of my friend inspired me to follow my standup dreams
For one writer, tragedy led to comedy, the sudden loss of a colleague giving her the nudge she needed
The Sleep Room by Jon Stock review – haunting accounts of horrific medical abuse
A book about psychiatrist William Sargant’s unethical treatments at a London hospital in the 1960s is all the more powerful for its vivid patient testimonies
Alive: An Alternative Anatomy by Gabriel Weston review – our bodies in an eye-opening new light
A surgeon (and TV host) encourages us to take a fresh look at our organs in a smart and forceful study
Maternity Service by Emma Barnett review – a tour of duty in early motherhood
In this valuable, brutally honest guide, the broadcaster argues that a supposedly joyful time is often steeped in drudgery and social isolation
On my radar: Georgia Ellery’s cultural highlights
The Black Country, New Road and Jockstrap musician on a YouTube philosopher, the power of Munch and her love of saunas and Japanese onsen