Therapy on the couch, plus the London book fair – books podcast

On this week ’s show, Claire and Sian meet up at London book fair to discuss the trends and biggest books announced for 2019 and 2020. Then they sit down with neuropsychologist AK Benjamin and novelist Anthony Good, who have written two very different books turning the tables on therapy. Benjamin’s genre-bus ting take on mental health, Let Me Not Be Mad, puts the author centre stage, while Good’s Kill [redacted] is a thriller in which a man grieving the murder of his wife attempts to justify his right to revenge through letters to his therapist.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Sian Cain and Claire Armitstead. Produced by Susannah Tresilian Tags: Books Health & wellbeing London book fair Publishing Culture Fiction Health, mind and body books Mental health Psychiatry Psychology Booker International prize Fiction in translation Awards and prizes Life and style Society Source Type: news