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November 12, 2024

Q and A: Bach, Burns, and Bildungsroman: An Interview with Justin Courter, Author of 'Cadenza'

November 12, 2024/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: Bach, Burns, and Bildungsroman: An Interview with Justin Courter, Author of 'Cadenza'

Talking about the engaging, propulsive new novel ‘Cadenza’ — and more

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Novels
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
Review
American Fiction, Novels, Workplace Fiction
July 01, 2022

REVIEW: 25 Years after 'Election,' Tracy Flick is Mellower -- but Still Intent on Winning

July 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 25 Years after 'Election,' Tracy Flick is Mellower -- but Still Intent on Winning

As in the Novel Where We First Met Her, Tracy’s Lack of “Likability” Creates Problems

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July 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Tracy Flick, Novels
October 18, 2019

REVIEW: Elizabeth Strout's Beloved Olive Kitteridge is Back, Better than Ever

October 18, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Elizabeth Strout's Beloved Olive Kitteridge is Back, Better than Ever

Strout Vividly Conveys the Delicate Balance Between the Desire to Leave Home and the Desperate Need to Return

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October 18, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Maine, Novels, Older Female Protagonists
August 02, 2019

Q&A: Novelist Claire Lombardo Talks Families, Fiction, and the Power of Post-Its.

August 02, 2019/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Novelist Claire Lombardo Talks Families, Fiction, and the Power of Post-Its.

And about Her New Book, The Most Fun We’ve Ever Had

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August 02, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Novels, Families, 1970s
May 01, 2019

ESSAY: An Author Wonders: Why Does Everyone Think My Protagonist is Me?

May 01, 2019/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: An Author Wonders: Why Does Everyone Think My Protagonist is Me?

What Part of “It is a Novel” Do People Not Understand?

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May 01, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Essay
Novels, Protagonists, Iraq
October 04, 2017

REVIEW: Jennifer Egan's 'Manhattan Beach' is an 'Astounding Eye-Opener'

October 04, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Jennifer Egan's 'Manhattan Beach' is an 'Astounding Eye-Opener'

A Rich Period Story with a Blockbuster of an Ending

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October 04, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
New York City, Novels, Women in Literature
September 07, 2017

REVIEW: Salman Rushdie's 'Golden House' is Tragedy, Odyssey, and Fairy Tale

September 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Salman Rushdie's 'Golden House' is Tragedy, Odyssey, and Fairy Tale

And a Caustic Examination of an Ill-Fated Family.

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September 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Salman Rushdie, Novels, Indian-Americans
June 01, 2016

REVIEW: Jean Thompson's Brilliant New Novel is a Thelma & Louise for Our Time

June 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Jean Thompson's Brilliant New Novel is a Thelma & Louise for Our Time

A Wise Novel About an Intense Female Friendship

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June 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Friendship, Novels, Women's Literature, Jean Thompson
March 11, 2016

REVIEW: A "Delightful Page-Turner" About a Young Woman Who Was Hit By a Truck

March 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A "Delightful Page-Turner" About a Young Woman Who Was Hit By a Truck

A novel about losing things great and small

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March 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Fiction, Novels, Disability
November 04, 2015

Review: Mary Gaitskill’s Heartwarming Novel of Awkward Racial Tension

November 04, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: Mary Gaitskill’s Heartwarming Novel of Awkward Racial Tension

A tale of how white guilt and the need for love intermingle to create messy human relationships

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November 04, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Review
Fiction, Novels
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