Hazel Wheeler, a youthful octogenarian, has kept a meticulous diary every day of her life since the age of 14. In 1953 she appeared on Woman's Hour reading her diaries about working as a Post Office casual at Christmas, and since then she has published several books and had her diaries adapted for the BBC Radio 4's 'Writing The Century'. Another book, "Diary Of A Young Wife 1953" is due to be published in June 2009. We asked her about her life, her work, and, of course, her diaries...

Published to mark the 75th Anniversary of CARA (Council for Assisting Refugee Academics), 'The Refuge and the Fortress' by Jeremy Seabrook describes the profound and measurable contribution to the life of Britain that refugees have made ever since Hitler forced Jewish academics out of German universities within weeks of coming to power in 1933.

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.