Lyse Doucet: ‘The fear of not being a journalist was bigger than the fear of what was around me’
The BBC correspondent and winner of the 2026 Women's prize for non-fiction answers the Nerve Q&A on friendship, bravery, and the importance of Yorkshire tea. Interview by Ursula Kenny
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‘Oestrogen gives me patience!’: psychotherapist Philippa Perry on hormones, whodunnits and the power of hope
The agony aunt and Nerve columnist talks to Ursula Kenny about how her life as a shrink – and the joys of getting older – inspired the detective in her debut novel
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Author Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘I don't take lightly the fact that the book will be in their lives for ever'
The award-winning writer of Empire of Pain on the importance of long form journalism, the joy of doing his job – and why his new title feels like his most intimate yet
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Political writer Ash Sarkar: ‘This one's really going to get me into trouble...’
The author of Minority Rule answers the Nerve Q&A - on why she's not despondent about politics, the appeal of Zack Polanski and why 'handwash only' means what it says. Interview by Ursula Kenny
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‘She put food on all our tables’: Yvonne Brewster, a giant of Black theatre remembered
The trailblazing director’s death earlier this month was largely ignored by the British media. Here actors Adjoa Andoh and Doña Croll recall a mentor and “great encourager” who transformed the lives of African-Caribbean talent
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