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New US manual for diagnosing mental disorders published

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, has divided medical opinion

State propaganda exhibition puts Morph and Hitler under scrutiny

More than 200 posters, films, interviews and other ephemera part of look at gentle – and not so gentle – methods of persuasion

Clampdown: Pop-cultural Wars on Class and Gender by Rhian E Jones – review

John Harris welcomes a fierce and valuable book that charts the sell-out of pop culture since the 1980s

Vicky Pryce’s prison memoir could lead to much-needed reforms

The book to be written by Chris Huhne's former wife about her time inside will undoubtedly be controversial. And more power to it, says one former prisoner

Chris Huhne ‘humbled’ by prison as he and Pryce look to rebuild reputations

Vicky Pryce to publish book called Prisonomics, described by publisher Iain Dale as a personal account of prison life

Lost, Stolen or Shredded by Rick Gekoski – review

Rick Gekoski's search for some of the great missing works of art and literature is an exhilarating read, writes Alexander Larman

Melvyn Bragg: My mother’s descent into dementia

As an only child, and with his father away for years during the war, Melvyn Bragg was very close to his mother. He talks to Angela Wintle about his love for her and her final descent into dementia

Andrew Adonis interview: ‘I learned to survive very young’

Lord Adonis' challenging start in life – he was in care as a boy – shaped his political perspective. His new book provides his own fascinating account of the five days that gave us the coalition

Between Friends by Amos Oz – review

Alberto Manguel finds heartbreak and hope in tales from the kibbutz

Anne Frank’s Diary in US schools censorship battle

Anti-censorship campaigners fight parent in Michigan over allegedly graphic passages in Diary of Young Girl

Pushkin launches new imprint for children’s books in translation

Pushkin Children's Books will bring to UK readers such international hits as Oksa Pollock, the 'French Harry Potter'

1963: the beginning of the feminist movement

Kira Cochrane on the year in which Sylvia Plath killed herself – and Betty Friedan's groundbreaking bestseller The Feminine Mystique was published

Progressive Capitalism by David Sainsbury; The Locust and the Bee by Geoff Mulgan – review

Lord Sainsbury and Geoff Mulgan come up with overlapping proposals for the future of capitalism, writes Yvonne Roberts

Cities Are Good for You: The Genius of the Metropolis by Leo Hollis – review

Leo Hollis's account of how wonderful cities are is engaging but one-sided, writes Ben East

Mark Haddon: ‘It’s like getting money for high-quality old rope’

The play adapted from his book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has won seven Oliviers. But such success is leaving the author feeling a bit ... peculiar, writes Susanna Rustin

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