‘I’ve been called Satan’: Dr Rachel Clarke on facing abuse in the Covid crisis

As well as fighting to keep Covid patients alive, NHS staff are now battling a surge in abuse and denial in the second wave. Dr Rachel Clarke on how she is coping – and what gives her hope

Rachel Clarke: ‘NHS staff are burning with frustration and grief at this second wave’

The palliative care doctor and author on a year of Covid in UK hospitals and her hopes for the vaccine

Tom Templeton: ‘I suspect doctors have realised how therapeutic it can be to write books’

The former Observer writer and now GP talks about his new book, 34 Patients, and the challenges he has faced during the pandemic

The Case for Keto review – why a full-fat diet should be on the menu

Gary Taubes argues persuasively that ‘those who fatten easily’ should abandon carbs altogether

The Age of Fitness by Jürgen Martschukat review – why we are obsessed

Do we think of people who keep fit as more successful? The history and politics of an idea

Nonfiction to look out for in 2021

Biographies of Philip Roth and DH Lawrence, and the curious death of Robert Maxwell

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

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

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

Best books about ideas of 2020

How to succeed at failing, a fun journey towards the apocalypse, and human nature – good or bad?

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