Newsletter Biographile - Octomber 22, 2015

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Oct 22, 2015 08:30 am The Endless Sweet-Talking it Took to Found the Federal Reserve In America’s Bank, Roger Lowenstein describes how a group of congressmen and Wall Street bankers designed a federal reserve similar to what many European nations were already using to prevent banks from collapsing when too many people want to take out too much of their money over too short of a period.      Oct 22, 2015 07:30 am On Becoming the Writer One Is Meant to Be For our Under the Influence series, writer Natasha Solomons takes us through her unique path to becoming a novelist.      Oct 22, 2015 07:00 am Cynthia Voigt on the Appeal and Solitude of The Secret Garden For our Under the Influence series, Cynthia Voigt talks about a classic book that grabbed her for a few perfect reasons.      Oct 21, 2015 10:32 am Find a Way: 5 Swimming Memoirs For Wave Makers Diana Nyad's memoir 'Find a Way' is just one of many swimming memoirs in which women battle against the open water.      Oct 21, 2015 09:53 am Caroline Heller on the Lasting Influence of Primo Levi Caroline Levi discusses the the work of Primo Levi, how it compares to her own father's experience of the holocaust and how best to illustrate the pain.      Oct 21, 2015 09:37 am Spoiler Alert: Wilkie Collins, Saved by Dickens, Invents Mystery Novel Writer-illustrator Nathan Gelgud interprets 'Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life' by Peter Ackroyd.      Oct 21, 2015 07:00 am Watch: Zen Cho on the English Author Who Inspired Her For our Under the Influence series, Zen Cho names the late author who motivated her in a surprising way.