The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn review – in search of healing and home

In this unflinching sequel to The Salt Path, nature provides solace against forebodings of mortality

James Partridge obituary

International campaigner who helped transform attitudes to people with facial disfigurements

How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division by Elif Shafak review – a poignant look back at another age

What has happened to the belief that social media can create a new and better world?

Spoon-Fed by Tim Spector review – food myths busted

Are coffee and salt so bad for us? Are calorie counts on menus worthwhile? An experts explains why so much of what we’re told about food is wrong

Dear NHS, edited by Adam Kay – celebrities say thank you

Tales of embarrassing injuries and moments of poignance, plus some poor efforts, in a revealing collection of essays

Jenni Murray: ‘I hate the diet industry. It’s caused me misery’

The Woman’s Hour presenter has written a book about her lifelong struggle with her weight. She discusses fat-shaming, body positivity and what happened when she had bariatric surgery

Solitary citizens: the politics of loneliness

A lack of care from family, friends and government makes solitude a terrifying prospect. Covid-19 reveals how vital social institutions have been demolished

‘This man knows he’s dying as surely as I do’: a doctor’s dispatches from the NHS frontline

As lockdown is relaxed, many in the NHS are left reeling. Palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke shares her experience working with coronavirus patients, and her fears of a second wave

Inferno; What Have I Done? – fearless accounts of postpartum psychosis

Catherine Cho and Laura Dockrill are painfully honest about the horrors they experienced as new mothers in the grip of a terrible illness

The Well Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith review – unwinding with nature

A life-affirming study of the pleasures of tending a plot or garden and soothing your mind