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October 04, 2018

REVIEW: Pulling Back the Curtain on the Trump Horror Show

October 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Pulling Back the Curtain on the Trump Horror Show

A Close Look at a Man Who is Temperamentally Unsuited to His Job

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October 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Trump, Woodward, White House
September 20, 2018

REVIEW: From a Barbados Sugar Plantation to Freedom, or Something Like It

September 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: From a Barbados Sugar Plantation to Freedom, or Something Like It

A Man Booker Prize Shortlist Novel Wrestles with the Agonies of Slavery

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September 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Slavery, Barbados, Afro-Canadian literature
September 06, 2018

REVIEW: A Yale Law Professor's Big Look at How We Punish Small Crimes

September 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Yale Law Professor's Big Look at How We Punish Small Crimes

Exploring the Nearly Law-Free World of ‘Misdemeanorland’

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September 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Criminal Justice, Petty Crimes, Misdemeanors, Prisons
August 16, 2018

REVIEW: The Strange Tale of a Coney Island 'Doctor' Who Saved 7,000 Babies

August 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Strange Tale of a Coney Island 'Doctor' Who Saved 7,000 Babies

These Tiny Babies Would Have Died without a Pseudo-Doctor’s Boardwalk Theatrics

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August 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Coney Island, Neonatal Medicine, Doctors
August 08, 2018

REVIEW: A Heart-Searing Look At America's Opioid Crisis and its Victims

August 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Heart-Searing Look At America's Opioid Crisis and its Victims

The Author’s Hometown of Roanoke, Va., on the Edge of Appalachia, is Near Ground Zero

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August 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Opiod Crisis, Drug Addiction, Appalachia
August 01, 2018

REVIEW: A Captivating Novel of College, Faith, Love -- and a Creepy Cult

August 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Captivating Novel of College, Faith, Love -- and a Creepy Cult

God and an Air of Menace are in Kwon’s Details

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August 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
College, Campus Novels, Religion
July 26, 2018

REVIEW: How Flint, Michigan Became America's Poisoned City

July 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: How Flint, Michigan Became America's Poisoned City

A Story of Race, Class, and Violated Public Trust

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July 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Flint, Michigan, Flint Water Crisis
July 18, 2018

REVIEW: A Great Writer Ponders Death, With Despair and Comedy

July 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Great Writer Ponders Death, With Despair and Comedy

“Why should the nonagenarian hold anything back?” he says.

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July 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Memoirs, Old Age, Aging
July 11, 2018

REVIEW: The G.O.P. is Destroying Wisconsin -- and We Should All Be Worried

July 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The G.O.P. is Destroying Wisconsin -- and We Should All Be Worried

They Are Taking the Playbook of Killing Unions and the Social Safety Net National

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July 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Politics, Republicans
June 29, 2018

REVIEW: A Haunting Memoir from a Woman Struggling with Lyme Disease

June 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Haunting Memoir from a Woman Struggling with Lyme Disease

“My Full-Time Job,” the Author Writes, “Became my Health,”

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June 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Lyme Disease, Illness, Memoirs
June 22, 2018

REVIEW: When the AIDS Crisis Hit Chicago and Left Tragedy in Its Wake

June 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: When the AIDS Crisis Hit Chicago and Left Tragedy in Its Wake

A Story Often Told About New York and San Francisco Unfolds in the Heartland

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June 22, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
AIDS, Chicago, Gay Literature
June 20, 2018

REVIEW: Stories of Florida that Look Beyond the Sunshine and Beaches

June 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Stories of Florida that Look Beyond the Sunshine and Beaches

In Lauren Groff’s Telling, Everything in the State Seems Just a Bit Dangerous

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June 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Florida, Short Stories, Fiction
June 15, 2018

REVIEW: Examining the Lives of 9 Extraordinary Irish-Americans

June 15, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Examining the Lives of 9 Extraordinary Irish-Americans

A Collection of Essays that Engage, but Leave the Reader Wanting More

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June 15, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Irish-Americans, Ethnic History
June 11, 2018

REVIEW: Journalist Seymour Hersh's Newest Intriguing Subject: Himself

June 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Journalist Seymour Hersh's Newest Intriguing Subject: Himself

A Memoir Full of Scoops, Investigative Techniques, and a Few Ethical Quandaries

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June 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Seymour Hersh, Investigative Journalism, Journalism
June 06, 2018

REVIEW: Clinton and Patterson's Compelling Thriller About a White House in Crisis

June 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Clinton and Patterson's Compelling Thriller About a White House in Crisis

Two Masters in their Fields Have Spun a Superb President-Centered Tale

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June 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Presidents
June 01, 2018

REVIEW: A Spectacular New Novel that Wants Native Americans to Be Seen

June 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Spectacular New Novel that Wants Native Americans to Be Seen

Examining Wounds, Healing, and the Frayed Rites of Survival

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June 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Native Am, Native Americans, Oakland
May 25, 2018

REVIEW: John McCain Has an Important Message for His Fellow Americans

May 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: John McCain Has an Important Message for His Fellow Americans

Politics and Government, he Insists, Can Be Better than they Are Right Now

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May 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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John McCain, Political Memoir, Presidential Campaigns
May 09, 2018

REVIEW: 'Warlight' Explores the Shadow Cast by War, which Can Last a Lifetime

May 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'Warlight' Explores the Shadow Cast by War, which Can Last a Lifetime

Wars Have Profound Impacts, Even on Non-Combatants

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May 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
World War II, England
April 25, 2018

REVIEW: How to Be a Writer? Pulitzer Prize Winner Richard Russo Tells All

April 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: How to Be a Writer? Pulitzer Prize Winner Richard Russo Tells All

An Eye-Opening Series of Essays About Writing and the Writing Life

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April 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Richard Russo, Writing Techniques, Writers
April 20, 2018

REVIEW: Julian Barnes's Dismaying Novel Weighs the Pros and Cons of Love

April 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Julian Barnes's Dismaying Novel Weighs the Pros and Cons of Love

Would You Rather Love More and Suffer More or Love Less and Suffer Less?

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April 20, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Julian Barnes, English Literature, Love Stories
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