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July 19, 2019

REVIEW: Colson Whitehead's Latest Novel is Timely -- and Destined to be a Classic

July 19, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Colson Whitehead's Latest Novel is Timely -- and Destined to be a Classic

Its Truths About Systemic Harm to African-Americans in the South are Jarring

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African-American Literature, Fiction, Florida
June 28, 2019

REVIEW: Hemingway's Days of Rum, Women, and Radicalism in Revolutionary Cuba

June 28, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Hemingway's Days of Rum, Women, and Radicalism in Revolutionary Cuba

To say “Eso es Hemingway’” means that the thing being referred to is magnanimous, great, or fantastic.

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June 28, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Hemingway, Cuba
June 21, 2019

REVIEW: Aleksander Hemons' Remarkable World of Yearning, Displaced Immigrants

June 21, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Aleksander Hemons' Remarkable World of Yearning, Displaced Immigrants

Hemon’s Narrators Carry the Gloom of the Old World with them to North America.

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June 21, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Aleksander Hemons, Immigrants, Bosnia
May 24, 2019

REVIEW: A Very Timely History of Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

May 24, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Very Timely History of Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

Brenda Wineapple’s New Book is One that Nancy Pelosi Might Want to Have on Her Nightstand

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May 24, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Andrew Johnson, Impeachment, Reconstruction
May 16, 2019

REVIEW: The Book Harper Lee Didn't Write: A Wild Southern Gothic Tale of a Murderous Minister

May 16, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Book Harper Lee Didn't Write: A Wild Southern Gothic Tale of a Murderous Minister

A Fascinating Look at the ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Author’s Struggle to Tell an Elusive Story

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May 16, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Harper Lee, Alabama, True Crime
April 25, 2019

REVIEW: A True Story of Murder and Mystery in Northern Ireland, Amid the 'Troubles'

April 25, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A True Story of Murder and Mystery in Northern Ireland, Amid the 'Troubles'

New Yorker writer Patrick Radden Keefe Weaves a Rich Tale with Few Heroes

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April 25, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Northern Ireland, Belfast, Kidnapping
April 18, 2019

REVIEW: An Acclaimed Novel Looks at Irish University Students Figuring Out Life

April 18, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Acclaimed Novel Looks at Irish University Students Figuring Out Life

Her Latest Book Confirms that Sally Rooney is a Keen-Eyed Observer of a New Generation

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April 18, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Ireland, University Students, Irish Fiction
April 11, 2019

REVIEW: Robert Caro, Pre-Eminent Biographer, Tells Us How He Does What He Does

April 11, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Robert Caro, Pre-Eminent Biographer, Tells Us How He Does What He Does

On Researching, Writing, and Coming to Terms with His Great Subject: Power

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April 11, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Robert Caro, Biography, Writing Techniques
March 21, 2019

REVIEW: A Searing Novel About a Mother Dealing With the Greatest of Losses

March 21, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Searing Novel About a Mother Dealing With the Greatest of Losses

What Do You Say (in an Imaginary Conversation) to a Child Who Has Died by Suicide?

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March 21, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Suicide, Death, Chinese-American Fiction
March 07, 2019

ESSAY — My 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Problem . . . and Ours

March 07, 2019/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY — My 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Problem . . . and Ours

“When you teach this book, I implore you to use it as a way of exploring what’s happening in this country”

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March 07, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
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To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, Racial Discrimination
February 21, 2019

REVIEW: What is it Like to Work as a Maid? Stephanie Land Tells All

February 21, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: What is it Like to Work as a Maid? Stephanie Land Tells All

A First-Hand Dispatch from the Land of the Working Poor

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February 21, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Housework, Low-Wage Economy
February 06, 2019

REVIEW: What to Do for the 15-20% of Children Who Need a Little Extra Help

February 06, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: What to Do for the 15-20% of Children Who Need a Little Extra Help

Some Children are ‘Orchids,’ with Greater Challenges—and Great Potential

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February 06, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Children, Child Development
January 17, 2019

REVIEW: A Moving Memoir from a Small-Town Iowa Newspaper Editor

January 17, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Moving Memoir from a Small-Town Iowa Newspaper Editor

A Dispatch from the Hometown of Rep. Steven King, the Widely Condemned Congressman

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January 17, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Iowa, Newspapers, Small Towns
December 26, 2018

REVIEW: A Dazzling Collection of Writers and Illustrators Make the Case for Reading

December 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Dazzling Collection of Writers and Illustrators Make the Case for Reading

A ‘Children’s Book’ that Will also Charm and Educate Adults

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December 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Reading, Children's Books, Illustrations
December 13, 2018

REVIEW: Jonathan Lethem's Novel of a Woman Searching in the Age of Trump

December 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Jonathan Lethem's Novel of a Woman Searching in the Age of Trump

This is Not a Novel about the Election or the Trump presidency, and Yet it is Everything that 2016 Was

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December 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Jonathan Lethem, Trump Fiction
December 06, 2018

REVIEW: Why Did Trump Win? A Deep Dive into One Pennsylvania County

December 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Why Did Trump Win? A Deep Dive into One Pennsylvania County

Deplorable or Disenfranchised — what Made so Many Americans Pull the Trump Lever?

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December 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Donald Trump, 2016 Election, Pennsylvania
November 29, 2018

REVIEW: Susan Orlean Has Done It: A Can't-Put-Down Book About . . . Libraries

November 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Susan Orlean Has Done It: A Can't-Put-Down Book About . . . Libraries

Librarians, Borrowers, and a Massive Fire that Destroyed One Million Books

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November 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
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Libraries, Los Angeles, Fires
November 15, 2018

REVIEW: What is Poverty Really Like? Sarah Smarsh Knows

November 15, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: What is Poverty Really Like? Sarah Smarsh Knows

A Memoir Filled with Marginalization, Humiliation, and Criminalization

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November 15, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Poverty, Heartland
October 18, 2018

REVIEW: A Gripping True Story of Drugs, Race, and Making it in America

October 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Gripping True Story of Drugs, Race, and Making it in America

A Family Struggles with Poverty, Jim Crow — and the War on Drugs

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October 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Drugs, Poverty
October 11, 2018

REVIEW: A Fine Kathryn Harrison Memoir, this One Without Father-Daughter Incest

October 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Fine Kathryn Harrison Memoir, this One Without Father-Daughter Incest

The Author of ‘The Kiss’ Weaves a Less Creepy, but Still Fascinating Family Story

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October 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Memoir, Los Angeles, Incest
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