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April 30, 2024

REVIEW: In this Debut Novel, a Woman Confronts a Phantom Ballerina and God

April 30, 2024/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: In this Debut Novel, a Woman Confronts a Phantom Ballerina and God

A terse, melodious tale of a professor haunted by a person she’s never met and a place she’s never been.

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American Fiction, Ballet
March 05, 2024

REVIEW: Low-Wage Retail Workers Finally Get the Vivid Novel They Deserve

March 05, 2024/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Low-Wage Retail Workers Finally Get the Vivid Novel They Deserve

A Novel that is Better-Written, and of Course Funnier, than Upton Sinclair’s ‘The Jungle’

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March 05, 2024/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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American Fiction, Novels, Workplace Fiction
November 21, 2023

Q and A: James Reich on Novel Writing, Literary Influences, and Dating the Devil's Daughter

November 21, 2023/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: James Reich on Novel Writing, Literary Influences, and Dating the Devil's Daughter

And Working in Almost Every Part of the Book Industry

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November 21, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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American Fiction, Authors on Writing
June 20, 2023

REVIEW: Lorrie Moore's New Novel Centers on a Suspended Teacher in Meltdown

June 20, 2023/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Lorrie Moore's New Novel Centers on a Suspended Teacher in Meltdown

Everything that Rises Must Converge in this Slim, Fulfilling Book

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June 20, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Lorrie Moore, American Fiction, New York Novels
June 04, 2021

Appreciation: Marilynne Robinson, Novelist and Essayist, is an American Original

June 04, 2021/ Adam Cohen
Appreciation: Marilynne Robinson, Novelist and Essayist, is an American Original

With a Passion and Clarity Missing from Most Political Journalists, She Strips Away Myths

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June 04, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Appreciation
Marilynne Robinson, American Fiction
October 02, 2020

REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

October 02, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

Unlike Her Previous Works, in this One the Subject of Race is Inescapable

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Race, Sin, American Fiction
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