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August 16, 2021

5 HOT BOOKS: A BIllie Jean King Biography, What We Can Learn from Trees, and More

August 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A BIllie Jean King Biography, What We Can Learn from Trees, and More

And Telling the Stories of Refugees Attending a Highly Diverse Chicago High School

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August 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Billie Jean King, Trees, Refugees
June 01, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: A Tale of Two African Refugees, the LGBTQ Struggle, and More

June 01, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Tale of Two African Refugees, the LGBTQ Struggle, and More

And Brit Bennett’s Los-Angeles Based Novel, which Includes a Black Character Trying to Pass as White

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June 01, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Refugees, Gay Rights, LGBTQ History
August 12, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: How to Be Antiracist, Barely Surviving in New Orleans, and More

August 12, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How to Be Antiracist, Barely Surviving in New Orleans, and More

And a Cluster of Villages in France that Give Refugees a Warm Welcome

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August 12, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Racism, New Orleans, France, Refugees
November 27, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: Why Resilience Matters, an Inside Look at Chemical Weapons, and More

November 27, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Why Resilience Matters, an Inside Look at Chemical Weapons, and More

And a Rich, Wide-Ranging Collection of African-American Folklore

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November 27, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
African-American Literature, Chemical Weapons, Refugees
May 03, 2017

REVIEW: 'Exit West': A Slender, Powerful Novel About the Refugee Experience

May 03, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'Exit West': A Slender, Powerful Novel About the Refugee Experience

Exploring the Pain of Immigration, and the Promise of a New Life

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May 03, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Refugees, Migrants, Middle East
February 06, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: Daphne Merkin's Lively Memoir of Depression, Refugee Fiction, and More

February 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Daphne Merkin's Lively Memoir of Depression, Refugee Fiction, and More

And a Compelling Biography-Memoir about the Poet Elizabeth Bishop

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February 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Depression, Refugees, Vietnam, Poetry
January 17, 2017

5 Hot Books: Obama's Triumphant Presidency, Difficult Women, and More

January 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Obama's Triumphant Presidency, Difficult Women, and More

And a Daring Escape from a Brutal Chinese Labor Camp

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January 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Barack Obama, Roxanne Gay, China, Refugees
January 11, 2016

5 Hot Books: A Cancer Doctor With Stage IV Cancer, Pope Francis on Mercy & More

January 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Cancer Doctor With Stage IV Cancer, Pope Francis on Mercy & More

And fighting over fancy co-op hallways on Manhattan's Upper East Side

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January 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Pope Francis, Cancer, Best Books, Fiction, Africa, Refugees, Medicine
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