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Bruce Shapiro talks about the state of the USA; Alex de Waal ; we pay tribute to the late, great writer Henning Mankell.

Listening to her nine year-old son playing the harp drove Pulitzer prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks to investigate the life of King David. This week she releases The Secret Chord which tells the story of the King of Israel. Our Western obsession with food, means that we’re wealthy enough to see food as conceptual, rather than an essential part of every day life. But an estimated 24,000 cookbooks are published annually; could it be that we're now sacralizing food? Sandra Gilbert, poet, critic and memoirist, explores our relationship with food through literature, art and popular culture.

After rescuing a group of children from an abusive orphanage in Cambodia and establishing her own home to care for these kids, Tara Winkler discovered these children were not orphans at all - they had just come from poor homes. This led to some shocking findings about the increasing number of fake orphanages appearing in Cambodia, preying on the sympathies of uninformed tourists. This ensures children are not only separated from family, but exacerbates the risk of exploitation and abuse by paedophiles. In cooperation with local authorities, families and the Cambodian government, Tara has established the Cambodian Children's Trust, a complete family based model of care and education for children and their families in need.