FiveBooks Newsletter 63

[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

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Today we're delighted to have [5]Amy Waldman on FiveBooks, who tells us
about the difficulty of making art out of tragedy and how she, and others,
drew creative inspiration from the terrible events of 9/11. On Thursday,
political columnist [6]Peter Beinart put 9/11 into political perspective for
us.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/amy-waldman-on-911-literature
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-beinart-on-post-911-america

Earlier in the week, [7]Steven Pincus took us on a fascinating diversion
into 17th century English history and [8]Eric Olsen recommended the best
books for helping struggling writers out of the starting blocks.
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-pincus-on-english-revolution-1688
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eric-olsen-on-how-write

Over the next two days we'll be publishing interviews with two of the most
sparkling commentators on New York life, Fran Lebowitz and Jay McInerney. Do
come to thebrowser.com to see what they have to say!

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[9]Amy Waldman on 9/11 Literature
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/amy-waldman-on-911-literature

Friday September 9

“Making art of tragedy is tricky. How do you do it? Is it unseemly?” The
author of one of the best works of creative writing to come out of 9/11
answers her own question [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/amy-waldman-on-911-literature

[11]Peter Beinart on Post-9/11 America
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-beinart-on-post-911-america

Thursday September 8

The neoconservative view that the US has a special mission in the world was
supercharged by 9/11. There was also a sense that 9/11 could make America
better. Sadly it didn’t work out that way, says Peter Beinart [12]Continue
reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-beinart-on-post-911-america

[13]Eric Olsen on How to Write
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eric-olsen-on-how-write

Wednesday September 7

From their egos and anxieties to the way they work, writers have more in
common than we might think. The journalist and editor takes us inside the
writing process and reveals who gives the best advice for aspiring authors
[14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eric-olsen-on-how-write

[15]Steven Pincus on the English Revolution of 1688
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-pincus-on-english-revolution-1688

Tuesday September 6

When William of Orange came from Holland to take the English throne was it a
foreign invasion or a revolution from within? The history professor
disentangles the facts to give us a new perspective [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-pincus-on-english-revolution-1688

[17]Stephen Glain on US Militarism
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-glain-on-us-militarism

Monday September 5

American presidents may not want to send troops into battle or militarise
foreign policy but, in the end, most of them do. The author and journalist
explains how this happens, and why it’s not even the military that's to
blame [18]Continue reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/stephen-glain-on-us-militarism

[19]Lloyd Gardner on Egypt and America
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/lloyd-gardner-on-egypt-and-america

Sunday September 4

The historian reflects on the past 60 years of American involvement in Egypt
and tells us, after the Arab Spring, what may make the coming years
different [20]Continue reading…
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/lloyd-gardner-on-egypt-and-america

[21]The Arab Counterrevolution
Links:
21. http://b.rw/oQsK0n

Hussein Agha & Robert Malley | NYRB | 7 September 2011

Outstanding analysis of Arab uprisings, looking ahead to what may follow.
"Revolutions devour their children. The spoils go to the resolute, the
patient, who know what they are pursuing and how to achieve it" [22]More
like this
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/best