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February 28, 2019

REVIEW: Barbara Kingsolver's Look at an America Where Things Are 'Falling Apart'

February 28, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Barbara Kingsolver's Look at an America Where Things Are 'Falling Apart'

As Our Metaphorical House Crumbles, We Must Look for What Endures

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February 28, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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American Literature, Modern Fiction, New Jersey
May 14, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Comedian Robin Williams, the History of Milk, and More

May 14, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Comedian Robin Williams, the History of Milk, and More

And a Pulitzer-Prize-Winner Explores the Twilight of the American West

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May 14, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Robin Williams, Milk, The American West
January 30, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: America's Most Infamous Lynching, a Refugee Survives, and More

January 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: America's Most Infamous Lynching, a Refugee Survives, and More

And the Unhappy Story of the Real Woman Behind 'Dr. Zhivago'

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January 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Dr. Zhivago, Emmett Till, Syrian Refugees, Memoirs
December 21, 2015

5 Hot Books: A History of Stand-Up Comedy, the Novel Behind the New Leo DiCaprio Movie, and More

December 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A History of Stand-Up Comedy, the Novel Behind the New Leo DiCaprio Movie, and More

And a Cultural History of Men and their Beards and Moustaches

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December 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Best Books, Entbbe, Comedy, Fiction, The Revenant, Books, Beards
December 07, 2015

5 Hot Books: A Big, Juicy Sinatra Biography and the Real-Life Tragedy Behind Moby Dick

December 07, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Big, Juicy Sinatra Biography and the Real-Life Tragedy Behind Moby Dick

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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December 07, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Frank Sinatra, Adventure, Ancient Rome, Feminism, Best Books
November 23, 2015

5 Hot Books: Paris's Best Street, How to Beat Cancer, and a Transgender Novel

November 23, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Paris's Best Street, How to Beat Cancer, and a Transgender Novel

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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November 23, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Fiction, Biography, Medicine, Cancer, Paris
October 05, 2015

5 Hot Books

October 05, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

  Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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October 05, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Hot 5
Best Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoirs
September 28, 2015

5 Hot Books

September 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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September 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Best Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Memoirs
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