The subtitle of Mary Rogers' delightfully funny yet practical book "How To Be A Merry Widow" is "Life after death for the older lady" - but her words could apply equally to men or women who suddenly find themselves living on their own later in life. Written with candour in a deeply personal style, chapters include 'Farewell Loneliness', 'Someone For The Weekend, Madam?', 'Moving On' and the all-important ability to say 'No'.

The charity Hearing Concern has published "Life After Hearing Loss: Telling It Like It Is" - a wonderfully practical, honest and up-to-date book for the UK's nine million deaf and hard of hearing people, their families, colleagues and healthcare professionals. 

A group of parents who have lived through the death of their child have told of their experiences in a new book called "Farewell, My Child" - a collection of over 25 stories about life after the death of a child.

Tyres, TV and telephones... bicycles, radar and cloning... just why have the Scots been such prolific inventors? A new book thinks it has the answer.

 Tucked away in a little valley in those mysterious hills in the north-eastern corner of Rutland, and a few miles west of Stamford, Tickencote Church is literally one of the hidden gems of British architecture.

Jayne Warren interviews Satish Kumar, perhaps best described as a modern day Ghandhi inspired by Betrand Russell and the internationally renowned speaker on Ecological issues, author and Editor of Resurgence magazine. A regular contributor to Thought for the Day on Radio 4, he recently appeared on Desert Island Discs with Sue Lawley. His new book "Spiritual Compass" explores themes he has been developing throughout his life on the issue of spirituality in an increasingly materialistic world.

I'll have to front up on this review - I am going to be unashamedly gushing about this brilliant book, "In Stitches: The Highs and Lows of Life as an A&E Doctor". Not only did it make me laugh my socks off, it was also informative, gritty, touching, and above all, so honest!