FiveBooks Newsletter 69
[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
FiveBooks at TheBrowser
Don't miss today's interview with literature professor [5]John Sutherland on
Victorian fiction. He picks five classic novels of the era, and explains
just why Dickens wrote two endings for Great Expectations.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-sutherland-on-victorian-fiction
Also on the site last week, chef [6]Samantha Clark sings the praises of
Spanish and Moorish cooking, writer [7]Eva Hoffman discusses her favourite
memoirs, and [8]Peg Tyre sets out what every parent needs to know about
their child's education.
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/samantha-clark-on-spanish-and-moorish-cooking
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eva-hoffman-on-memoirs
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peg-tyre-on-educating-your-child
Next week, historian Norman Stone talks about Turkish history, theatre
critic Charles Isherwood considers Broadway, and more. Thanks for following!
FiveBooks News
[9]Claudia Sadowski-Smith on Border Stories
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/claudia-sadowski-smith-on-border-stories
Monday October 10
National borders are fertile territory for fiction, says the immigration
expert. She recommends five novels about migration and border crossings, and
explains why the US-Mexico border is an open wound [10]Continue reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/claudia-sadowski-smith-on-border-stories
[11]Peg Tyre on Educating Your Child
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peg-tyre-on-educating-your-child
Tuesday October 11
The education writer says many parents don’t understand how children learn
and so don’t know what to look for in a school. She recommends five books to
bring parents up to speed [12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peg-tyre-on-educating-your-child
[13]Eva Hoffman on Memoirs
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eva-hoffman-on-memoirs
Wednesday October 12
To tell your own story is to confront and construct your deepest sense of
self. The author of _Lost in Translation_ tells us about five striking
memoirs of identity, dislocation and belonging [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/eva-hoffman-on-memoirs
[15]Samantha Clark on Spanish and Moorish Cooking
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/samantha-clark-on-spanish-and-moorish-cooking
Thursday October 13
The chef tells us about the camper van trip to Morocco that inspired her
award-winning restaurant Moro, and why we should all get acquainted with
_chicharrones_ [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/samantha-clark-on-spanish-and-moorish-cooking
[17]John Sutherland on Victorian Fiction
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-sutherland-on-victorian-fiction
Friday October 14
The professor of English literature tells us about his favourite novels in a
golden era for fiction, and the dilemma, still with us today, that led
Dickens to write two different endings for _Great Expectations_
[18]Continue reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-sutherland-on-victorian-fiction
[19]The Man Who Sailed His House
Links:
19. http://b.rw/ouSBK9
Michael Paterniti | GQ | 13 October 2011
Two days after the Japanese tsunami, rescue workers made an extraordinary
discovery. The roof of a house floating nine miles out at sea. With its
owner sitting on top of it. This is Hiromitsu Shinkawa's remarkable tale of
survival [20]More like this
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/best
Featured Topic
[21]Great Obituaries
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/reports/great-obituaries
Raise a glass to life's characters with our collection of writing about
eventful, unconventional lives. RIP [22]Read on
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/reports/great-obituaries
Book of the Week
Book of the Day
[23]The River Flows North by Graciela Limón
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/river-flows-north-by-graciela-limón
[24]Claudia Sadowski-Smith says: "She humanises undocumented immigrants and
personalises their stories." [25]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/claudia-sadowski-smith-on-border-stories
25. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[26]Skwerl
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/videos/skwerl
Your starter for ten: What language is this? [27]More videos
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[28]Caleb Crain, on writing
Links:
28. http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/10/06/on-not-letting-go
"Writing tries to fix the past - to hold it in place and sometimes in
imagination to improve it"
[29]More quotes
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
Reader Recommendations
_@farnamstreet _Why McDonald's Fries Taste So Good http://t.co/E1zyuUCV
[31]#browsings [32]More like this
Links:
31. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
32. http://thebrowser.com/browsings