The Jack Reacher author on the importance of perspective – and how, if we don’t galvanize ourselves to confront climate change, all our efforts over Covid-19 could be for nothing.

The Noughts & Crosses author on what the Covid-19 crisis is revealing about us – and what kind of a world we might hope for when we come through the other side.

The author of The History of Philosophy on what the Stoics can teach us about living through the Covid-19 crisis – and beyond.

On the challenges and sadness of being separated from family during the Covid-19 crisis, including the author's 89-year-old mother.

Covid-19 has exposed fault lines in our personal and political systems. Are we brave enough to try and fix them?

Since childhood the author has had an anxious relationship with time. The Covid-19 crisis has helped change her thinking.

The Me Before You and The Giver of Stars author on friendship, family and savouring the small things while life is on hold for Covid-19.

The Infinite Game author on the importance of collective action as we take the next steps in the Covid-19 crisis.

The author of Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass considers how we can deliver a kinder world post-coronavirus.

Covid-19 has been a terrible moment, but an educational one. Now we need drastic action, argues the author of We Are Attempting To Survive Our Time.

The author of Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic on how the world ignored the warning signs over Covid-19.

Long-term illness gave me experience of self-isolation before Covid-19 arrived. Here's what I learned.

The children's author on the importance of community during coronavirus, why recently it has begun to feel personal, and what elements of life it is crucial we preserve for the next generation.

The novelist on domestic violence, gender bias and the power structures that still need to be broken down after the Covid-19 crisis.

The entrepreneur and business expert on how Covid-19 has revealed the 'fragility of our industrial ecosystem' – and what companies and individuals must do to adapt.

The 'Origins' author on how the Covid-19 crisis is forcing us to think more deeply about things we once took for granted – and why this is cause for hope.

Before Covid-19, the broadcaster was under attack from politicians. Now, the way it has guided us through the crisis means we should value its calm intelligence more than ever.

The author and leading anthropologist on how times of adversity like Covid-19 expose our true selves, whether we want them to or not.

The Holocaust survivor and author of The Choice shares her advice on coping with isolation and anxiety, and finding opportunity in crisis.

The Covid-19 crisis should lead to a radical reform of our political system, argues the author of His Dark Materials.