Our pick of your best letters and some wise words from our favourite stars…

We’re great at buying thoughtful presents for everyone else, so why not ourselves? From showing yourself some care to celebrating small wins, self-gifting can lift your mood in surprisingly meaningful ways, discovers Sharon Parsons

The perhaps wisely uncredited author of the piece about Tellef Johnson’s premiere of Sorabji’s Piano Sonata No. 5 (Full Score, February) seeks to claim ‘due seriousness’ for their report. The presumed

Lou stirred her hot chocolate. Her half-hearted diet wasn’t going well, or rather, had never truly started. It felt impossible in this chilly weather to contemplate salads and bottled water instead of

LETTERS

My sister starts work at the charity shop – and change could be on the way