Nonfiction to look out for in 2021
Biographies of Philip Roth and DH Lawrence, and the curious death of Robert Maxwell
Fearne Cotton: ‘I have found clarity’
She was the face of popular culture, but then Fearne Cotton reached crisis point. Now she has found her voice again...
Philippa Perry: ‘Most parents are not evil – they’re lovely people with the wrong tools’
The psychotherapist talks to Hadley Freeman about her childhood, parenting in a pandemic, and life with her partner, artist Grayson Perry
From variolation to vaccines: a short history of a medical triumph
The humble cow is encoded in one of medicine’s greatest feats
Tina Turner: ‘When I was in the zone, it was like I was flying’
She was a rock’n’roll powerhouse who electrified audiences worldwide. As Tina Turner releases a guide to happiness, she talks to playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) about how she found the strength to overcome illness, abuse and tragedy
Johnson urged to extend public’s right to roam over English countryside
Letter signed by 100 people including Stephen Fry and Ali Smith points out freedom to roam only extends to 8% of country
Camilla Pang: ‘You have to acknowledge the hilarity of what it is to be human’
Prize-winning author Camilla Pang talks about her autism and ADHD diagnoses and her desire to challenge myths about neurodiversity
Museum of London asks Londoners for Covid pandemic dreams
Guardians of Sleep project working with Canadian university to compile Covid-19 dreams
Locked In: Breaking the Silence review – life-affirming story of a devastating illness
Xavier Alford’s striking documentary explores the lives of people at different stages of coping with ‘locked-in’ syndrome – including himself
Rise to the challenge: my very own bake off
For many, baking is therapeutic. But is cooking along with Bake Off really such a good idea, asks Emma Beddington