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November 07, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Bob Dylan's Lyrics, the Moral Injuries of War, and More

November 07, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Bob Dylan's Lyrics, the Moral Injuries of War, and More

And a New Take on the Story of Civil Rights Martyr Emmett Till

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November 07, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Bob Dylan, Civil War, Civil Rights
October 31, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: A Terrorism Widower Speaks, Baby Boomer Music, and More

October 31, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Terrorism Widower Speaks, Baby Boomer Music, and More

And the Remarkable Post-First-Lady Life of Eleanor Roosevelt

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October 31, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Eleanor Roosevelt, Terrorism, Pop Music, Asian-American Literature
October 24, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: A Forger Who Saved Lives in the Holocaust, a Dying Football Town, and More

October 24, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Forger Who Saved Lives in the Holocaust, a Dying Football Town, and More

And Vanity Fair's Collection of Great Writers on Great Writers

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October 24, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Holocaust, Craft of Writing, Native Americans
October 17, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: David Hajdu on American Pop Music, a Philosophy Memoir, and More

October 17, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: David Hajdu on American Pop Music, a Philosophy Memoir, and More

And a Novel About How a Red Car Can Change a Woman's Life

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October 17, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Pop Music, Philosophy
October 11, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: The Author of 'Forrest Gump' Has a New Novel, Glam Rock, and More

October 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT  BOOKS: The Author of 'Forrest Gump' Has a New Novel, Glam Rock, and More

And the 2016 Edition of a Classic Short Story Anthology

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October 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Winston Groom, Glam Rock, Short Stories
October 03, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: The Big Sex Scandal of 1936, a Revolutionary Painter, and More

October 03, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Big Sex Scandal of 1936, a Revolutionary Painter, and More

And the Latest Screwball Novel from the Hilarious Maria Semple

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October 03, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
American Art, Sex Scandals, Chinese-American Fiction
September 26, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Women Speak Out in "The Bitch is Back," a Black Opera Star's Rise, and More

September 26, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Women Speak Out in "The Bitch is Back," a Black Opera Star's Rise, and More

And a Novel About Three Families Having a "Community Baby"

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September 26, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Opera, Feminism, Civil War
September 19, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Georgia's Infamous All-White County, Living Unhappily in a Castle, and More

September 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Georgia's Infamous All-White County, Living Unhappily in a Castle, and More

And the Story of a Trial that Lay the Groundwork for Free Speech in the United States

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September 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Civil Rights, African-American History, Freedom of the Press, First Amendment
September 12, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Raising a Micro-Preemie Baby, Monet's Water Lillies, and More

September 12, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Raising a Micro-Preemie Baby, Monet's Water Lillies, and More

And a Fine New Intergenerational Novel from Ann Patchett

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September 12, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
5 Hot Books
American Revolution, Neonatal Medicine, Claude Monet, Modern Art
September 06, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Twins in the Clutches of a Nazi Doctor, FDR's Final Days, and More

September 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Twins in the Clutches of a Nazi Doctor, FDR's Final Days, and More

And a Look at Infertility from a Societal Perspective -- and a Personal One

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September 06, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Nazis, Franklin Roosevelt, Vietnam War, Communism
August 22, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: A Pioneering Newspaperwoman, Four Great Art Rivalries, and More

August 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Pioneering Newspaperwoman, Four Great Art Rivalries, and More

And John Dickerson on Great Stories from the Presidential Campaign Trail

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August 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Journalism, Immigration, Modern Art, Presidential Campaigns
August 15, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: An Oral History of Hollywood's Top Agency, a Black Man Who Killed to Not Become a Slave, and More

August 15, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: An Oral History of Hollywood's Top Agency, a Black Man Who Killed to Not Become a Slave, and More

And a Journalist's Memoir of her Partner's Drowning Death

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August 15, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Hollywood, Oklaho, Oklahoma, Slavery, Oral History
August 08, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: How War Permeates American Life, a Major Magazine Editor's Memoir, and More

August 08, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How War Permeates American Life, a Major Magazine Editor's Memoir, and More

And James Baldwin's 'Fire Next Time' for a New Generation

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August 08, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Magazine, Military, Brooklyn, Masculinity
August 01, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: An Alaska Adventure, a Victorian Mother-Murderer, and More

August 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS:  An Alaska Adventure, a Victorian Mother-Murderer, and More

And a Novel About the Frayed American Dream in Suburban Los Angeles

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August 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Victorian Era, Crime, North Korean
July 25, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Jeffrey Toobin on Patricia Hearst, a New Dave Eggers Novel, and More

July 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Jeffrey Toobin on Patricia Hearst, a New Dave Eggers Novel, and More

And David Cay Johnston Takes on the Life of Donald Trump

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July 25, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Patricia Hearst, David Eggers, Donald Trump
July 20, 2016

REVIEW: Obama Is One of America's Great Presidents -- Whether the Right Wing Admits It Or Not

July 20, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Obama Is One of America's Great Presidents -- Whether the Right Wing Admits It Or Not

And There's Still Room for Him on Mt. Rushmore

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July 20, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Barack Obama, Presidents, Republicans, American History
July 18, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Brazillian Billionaires, a Guide to the Zika Epidemic and More

July 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Brazillian Billionaires, a Guide to the Zika Epidemic and More

And a Novel Set in the Shadowy Corners of the Mexican Art World

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July 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Zika Virus, African-American History, Brazil, The One Percent
July 11, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: New Biographies of Helen Gurley Brown and Robert Kennedy and More

July 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: New Biographies of Helen Gurley Brown and Robert Kennedy and More

And a Novel About a Hurricane Katrina Refugee in Search of Redemption

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July 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Helen Gurley Brown, Robert Kennedy, Southern Literature, New Orleans
July 05, 2016

5 Hot Books: Investigating the Brutal Murder of an American in South Africa, an Appalachian Memoir, and More

July 05, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Investigating the Brutal Murder of an American in South Africa, an Appalachian Memoir, and More

And a Baseball Book about a Real-Life "Field of Dreams"

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July 05, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Appalachia, Jamaica, South Africa, Baseball
June 27, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: A Study of "White Trash," a Novel About a Dying Dog, and More

June 27, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Study of "White Trash," a Novel About a Dying Dog, and More

And an Alabama Rape Trial that May Have Inspired To Kill A Mockingbird

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June 27, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
5 Hot Books
Dogs, White Trash, Alabama, Bangladesh
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