FiveBooks Newsletter 72

[1]The Browser
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[5]Ruth Rogers, co-founder of the acclaimed restaurant River Café, describes
how taxi drivers in Rome can give you the best recipe for fettuccine in
today's interview. She recommends five books to prepare your taste buds for
the weekend.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ruth-rogers-on-italian-food

Also on the site, author [6]Allegra Goodman discusses Jewish fiction,
journalist [7]Heather Brooke considers the necessity and pitfalls of holding
power to account, and horror writer [8]Ramsey Campbell selects books for
halloween.
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/allegra-goodman-on-jewish-fiction
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/heather-brooke-on-holding-power-account
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ramsey-campbell-on-horror-stories

Next week, look out for interviews with historian Juliet Gardiner on the
1930s, congressman Jerry McNerney on clean energy, critic Alex Ross on
music, and more.

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[9]Ruth Rogers on Italian Food
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ruth-rogers-on-italian-food

Friday November 4

The co-founder of the acclaimed River Café restaurant in London takes us on
a culinary tour of Italy and tells us about the books that have inspired
her, including the one she asks all her chefs to read [10]Continue
reading…
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ruth-rogers-on-italian-food

[11]Allegra Goodman on Jewish Fiction
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/allegra-goodman-on-jewish-fiction

Thursday November 3

Jewish literature doesn’t have to be written by Jews, says the novelist, but
it does have to speak to the Jewish experience. She tells us about the
Jewish writing, from Chaim Potok to George Eliot, that means the most to her
[12]Continue reading…
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/allegra-goodman-on-jewish-fiction

[13]Heather Brooke on Holding Power to Account
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/heather-brooke-on-holding-power-account

Wednesday November 2

There is always a danger for journalists, particularly when you cover
powerful people. In order to get access you start making compromises
[14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/heather-brooke-on-holding-power-account

[15]Regina Marchi on the Day of the Dead
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/regina-marchi-on-day-dead

Tuesday November 1

The Latin American holiday commemorating dead relatives is characterised by
altars decorated with skulls and marigolds, explains the author of a book on
how the festival has now migrated to the American mainstream [16]Continue
reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/regina-marchi-on-day-dead

[17]Ramsey Campbell on Horror Stories
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ramsey-campbell-on-horror-stories

Monday October 31

From the psychological terror of a haunted house to the spectral dread of an
indescribable colour, the British horror writer recommends five disturbing
tales to get you in the mood for Halloween [18]Continue reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ramsey-campbell-on-horror-stories

[19]Made To Disorder
Links:
19. http://b.rw/sJT8gW

Jessa Crispin | Smart Set | 28 October 2011

Fascinating essay on mental illnesses as cultural products. From hysteria to
multiple personality disorders. "We learn how to be mad, the same way we
learn how to be male or female, or how we learn how to participate in
society" [20]More like this
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/best