FiveBooks Newsletter 77

Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus a
pick of the best content on The Browser.
[1]FiveBooks weekly newsletter: Links to all our original FiveBooks
interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The
Browser.
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

FiveBooks at The Browser

This week on FiveBooks, we talked to history writer [5]Mike Dash on "hidden
history", and president of the British Academy Sir [6]Adam Roberts about
civil resistance from Tahrir square to the Red square. Writer and
Sherlockian [7]Michael Dirda discussed the work of Conan Doyle, biographer
[8]Anthony Seldon considered British Prime Ministers, and bestselling author
[9]Peter James spilt the beans on crime fiction.
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mike-dash-on-hidden-history
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/adam-roberts-on-civil-resistance
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-dirda-on-sherlock-holmes
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/anthony-seldon-on-british-prime-ministers
9. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-james-on-crime-fiction

Next week, look out for more great interviews on everything from the
Victorians to the French revolution, and novelist Lev Grossman recommends
five must-read fantasy books.

Thanks for reading!

FiveBooks News

[10]Anthony Seldon on British Prime Ministers
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/anthony-seldon-on-british-prime-ministers

Monday December 5

It's their frailty that makes politicians such interesting characters, says
Tony Blair's biographer. He tells us about the art of political biography
and the writers who've best captured leaders such as Churchill and Thatcher
[11]Continue reading…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/anthony-seldon-on-british-prime-ministers

[12]Peter James on Crime Fiction
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-james-on-crime-fiction

Tuesday December 6

The best crime novels grip you right from the first sentence and don’t let
go. We asked a bestselling crime author to tell us about his favourite
examples of the genre [13]Continue reading…
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-james-on-crime-fiction

[14]Mike Dash on Hidden History
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mike-dash-on-hidden-history

Wednesday December 7

The best stories from history lie beyond the margins of textbooks, says the
historian. He tells us about five extraordinary tales from the past, from
visions of the Virgin Mary to the golden age of American con artistry
[15]Continue reading…
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/mike-dash-on-hidden-history

[16]Adam Roberts on Civil Resistance
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/adam-roberts-on-civil-resistance

Thursday December 8

From Tunisia to Tahrir, Moscow to Manhattan, civil resistance is back. The
British Academy president, and eminent student of people power, tells us how
modern non-violent action began, and where it's most likely to succeed
[17]Continue reading…
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/adam-roberts-on-civil-resistance

[18]Michael Dirda on Sherlock Holmes
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-dirda-on-sherlock-holmes

Friday December 9

Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories and four novels starring his fictional
sleuth. So where to start? The writer and lifelong Sherlockian gives us his
personal choice of the best, and tells us more about their creator
[19]Continue reading…
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/michael-dirda-on-sherlock-holmes

[20]Trial Of The Will
Links:
20. http://b.rw/vARPQg

Christopher Hitchens | Vanity Fair | 7 December 2011

Powerful piece of writing on dealing with disease, pain, death. From one of
the great essayists. Does “whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” hold
true? Not when the very medicine that sustains you, weakens you [21]More
like this
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/best