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
‘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 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
Maternity Service by Emma Barnett review – baby steps
An energetic attempt to reimagine maternity leave swerves hard thinking about social reform
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – do no harm
A doctor’s brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis, from ADHD to long Covid
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker?
A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology