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February 10, 2022

REVIEW: Ann Patchett's Radiant New Essay Collection Has a Fine-Tuned Moral Compass

February 10, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Ann Patchett's Radiant New Essay Collection Has a Fine-Tuned Moral Compass

With a Killer Central Essay About Friendship, Cancer, and — of all People — Tom Hanks

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February 10, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Essays, Ann Patchett
August 16, 2019

REVIEW: The Next Didion or Sontag? Perhaps. Certainly an Astute Chronicler of Our Time

August 16, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Next Didion or Sontag? Perhaps. Certainly an Astute Chronicler of Our Time

Jia Tolentino is a Wise and Witty Observer of Everything from Politics to the Weddings

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August 16, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Cultural Criticism, Memoir, Essays
July 13, 2018

Q&A: Rachel Arndt on How Society Measures Women. And on Trump.

July 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Rachel Arndt on How Society Measures Women.  And on Trump.

And on Bed, Bath & Beyond’s Return Policy

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July 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Essays, Women, Feminism
July 31, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: A Dunkirk History that Enriches the Movie, Jim and Tammy Faye, and More

July 31, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Dunkirk History that Enriches the Movie, Jim and Tammy Faye, and More

And a Novel about Economic Decline in a Haunted Victorian Fixer-Upper

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July 31, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Dunkirk, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, Essays
May 17, 2017

COLUMN: 'Too Much and Not in the Mood' -- A Millennial's Wry Reflections on Life

May 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen
COLUMN: 'Too Much and Not in the Mood' -- A Millennial's Wry Reflections on Life

With a Title Borrowed from Virginia Woolf's 'A Writer’s Diary'

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May 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Millennials, Essays, Canadian Literature
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READ THIS: A Captivating Story of the Making of Paul Simon's 'Graceland'
READ THIS: A Captivating Story of the Making of Paul Simon's 'Graceland'
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REVIEW: The Harm that an Unreliable Jail House Snitch Can Do

A real-life story of a miscarriage of justice, and the difficulty of righting it

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REVIEW: After 200 Years, Lewis & Clark's Explorations Continue to Fascinate
REVIEW: After 200 Years, Lewis & Clark's Explorations Continue to Fascinate

Two New Books Explore the Lives of America’s Great Explorers

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Italian Jewish Recipes, Jenny Boylan's Memoir, and Searching for Rare Orchids
Italian Jewish Recipes, Jenny Boylan's Memoir, and Searching for Rare Orchids
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Review: Anne Fadiman's Collection of Essays is About a Pet Frog, and So Much More
Review: Anne Fadiman's Collection of Essays is About a Pet Frog, and So Much More

Fine Writing that is a Break from Our Current Chaos

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Q&A: A Novel About Life in a Chicago Condo, and Dreams of a Better Path for Gaza
Q&A: A Novel About Life in a Chicago Condo, and Dreams of a Better Path for Gaza

A Man’s Meditation on Homeland and Exile

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REVIEW: Elizabeth McCracken Tells Us How to Write Fiction
REVIEW: Elizabeth McCracken Tells Us How to Write Fiction

“It’s a long game,” McCracken says. “That’s all I ever want to impart to my students.”

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Q&A:  Grand Design: Barry Pearce’s Short Story Collection, The Plan of Chicago
Q&A: Grand Design: Barry Pearce’s Short Story Collection, The Plan of Chicago
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Q&A: This Book Explores 'The Troubled History of Thanksgiving'
Q&A: This Book Explores 'The Troubled History of Thanksgiving'
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Putting the “Boo” in "Books": 7 Scary Reads for Halloween
Putting the “Boo” in "Books": 7 Scary Reads for Halloween

From that Famous Man-Made Monster, to Native American Tales of Horror

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