Books: A wise life coach, a Houdini fable, and a girl’s own rebellion

In this round-up, we’ve added a category description to each title to give you a quick reference point. Some fall easily into established genres, others require a little more creative sign-posting. We hope this helps with your reading choices.

Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets in Your Head - and How to Get It Out - Kara Loewentheil (Radar) Feminist Self-Help

Before Kara Loewentheil came to fame as the host of the hugely popular podcast UnF*uck Your Brain (more than 25 million downloads), her career was advancing on a more traditional trajectory. A Harvard Law School graduate, she clerked on the US Court of Appeals, was a reproductive rights litigator and ran a think tank at Columbia Law School. Well on her way to becoming a law professor, the then 30-year-old Loewentheil realised this wasn’t the version of success she wanted.