FiveBooks Newsletter 73

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

FiveBooks at TheBrowser

On FiveBooks this week, we invited New Yorker critic [5]Alex Ross to discuss
writing about music, US congressman [6]Jerry McNerney to consider clean
energy, and writer [7]Alice Bell to choose the best science books for
children, alongside other interviews on the [8]1930s, [9]comic writing and
[10]Henry VII.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alex-ross-on-writing-about-music
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jerry-mcnerney-on-clean-energy
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alice-bell-on-science-books-children
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/juliet-gardiner-on-930s-britain
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/larry-doyle-on-comic-writing
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/thomas-penn-on-henry-vii

Look out for more expert book recommendations next week, on topics as
diverse as food production, genocide, bugs and "why economics is fun". You
can explore more interviews and articles on our [11]homepage, or vote for
your favourite article from October [12]here.
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com
12. http://leaderboard.thebrowser.com

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[13]Alex Ross on Writing about Music
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alex-ross-on-writing-about-music

Friday November 11

Music gets deep inside us and inspires great writing too, says the music
critic. He tells us about Nietzsche’s infatuation with Wagner, Thomas
Mann’s imaginary compositions and what John Cage really meant by his 4’33”
of silence [14]Continue reading…
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alex-ross-on-writing-about-music

[15]Juliet Gardiner on 1930s Britain
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/juliet-gardiner-on-930s-britain

Thursday November 10

The 1930s are hugely underrated as a decade, says the historian. She tells
us about the social and design revolutions that made the thirties much more
than just a prelude to war [16]Continue reading…
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/juliet-gardiner-on-930s-britain

[17]Alice Bell on Science Books for Children
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alice-bell-on-science-books-children

Wednesday November 9

Children learn in many different ways and the best science books for young
people reflect that, says the science writer. Her suggested reading takes in
robots used to explain sex and a picture book about dinosaurs [18]Continue
reading…
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alice-bell-on-science-books-children

[19]Jerry McNerney on Clean Energy
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jerry-mcnerney-on-clean-energy

Tuesday November 8

We’re in a “dual energy crisis”, says the author of Clean Energy Nation, and
not doing enough about it. He tells us what we must do if we’re to overcome
our dependence on oil and limit the damaging effects of climate change
[20]Continue reading…
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jerry-mcnerney-on-clean-energy

[21]Thomas Penn on Henry VII
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/thomas-penn-on-henry-vii

Monday November 7

He was the Machiavelli of English kings – a chancer and usurper with a
highly dubious claim to the throne. But Henry VII ruled for 25 years and
founded a dynasty. His biographer tells us how he did it [22]Continue
reading…
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/thomas-penn-on-henry-vii

[23]Larry Doyle on Comic Writing
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/larry-doyle-on-comic-writing

Sunday November 6

What makes for great comic writing? Is it possible to say? The author and
former Simpsons writer gives us his personal choice of five pitch-perfect
examples [24]Continue reading…
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/larry-doyle-on-comic-writing

[25]Yours, Plum
Links:
25. http://b.rw/saSsPf

Roger Kimball | Literary Review | 6 November 2011

"The shy, socially awkward Wodehouse burned at a low wattage. The librettist
Guy Bolton, recalling an innocent dalliance with a chorus girl, spoke of
Wodehouse 'sowing his one wild oat.'" Charming piece on one of the great
authors [26]More like this
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/best