Emotional wellbeing

To-do list as long as your arm? Head about to explode? In the third part of a series of pieces on feeling overwhelmed in our lives, Oliver Burkeman gives us the lowdown on how to change the way we think about everything we’re trying to fit in

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An epic family history during a turbulent century, Alex Clark explores the themes of the award-winning bestseller from Edmund de Waal

Are you brave enough to disconnect?

A recipe for simple Spanish treat from patisserie chef Claire Clark’s new book

Amerley Ollennu seeks out a natural prescription for the most common modern ailments – first up, a remedy for the desk-bound

Danielle Woodward reviews this tale of the American West, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank

Clarity isn’t an achievement; it’s something we all already have, our mind’s natural state, our ‘factory setting’, according to author Jamie Smart. But superstitious thinking – for example, thoughts we or society believe to be true – can get in the way of seeing things clearly. However, as he explains in his new book ‘Clarity’ we can reboot to our default settings and think clearly

There are ways to make use of the dark depths of winter. Stillness, reflection, transition – books can be a light in the darkness. Feed your head with fresh thinking and dreaming