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November 11, 2015

Q&A: Hundreds of Jews Locked in a Barn and Burned to Death (by Poles, Not Nazis): Poland, 1941

November 11, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Hundreds of Jews Locked in a Barn and Burned to Death (by Poles, Not Nazis): Poland, 1941

A Talk with a Polish Journalist Who Dug Into an Ugly Part of Her Nation's Past

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November 11, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Q & A
History, Poland, Jews, World War II
November 09, 2015

5 Hot Books--John Irving's New Novel and Letters from Actress Mary Louise Parker

November 09, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books--John Irving's New Novel and Letters from Actress Mary Louise Parker

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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November 09, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
November 06, 2015

Ask The National : 10 Tips for Authors Making Book Appearances

November 06, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Ask The National : 10 Tips for Authors Making Book Appearances

Look Like You Care . . .Don't Race to the Finish . . . and Remember to Breathe

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November 06, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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
November 02, 2015

5 Hot Books: Sliding Toward Big Brother, and Novel About Brooklyn That's Now a Major Motion Picture

November 02, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Sliding Toward Big Brother, and Novel About Brooklyn That's Now a Major Motion Picture

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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November 02, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 29, 2015

Q&A: Author David Maraniss on Detroit, Motown Music, and How to Report

October 29, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Author David Maraniss on Detroit, Motown Music, and How to Report

The "Four Legs of a Table" Method of Researching a Book

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October 29, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 28, 2015

Review: Exploring the U.S. and Israel's Complicated Relationship

October 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: Exploring the U.S. and Israel's Complicated Relationship

Helpful Advice from a Longtime Middle East Advisor

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October 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Israel, History, Middle East, Foreign Affairs
October 26, 2015

5 Hot Books: A Big History of the Salem Witch Trials, the Holocaust in Poland

October 26, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Big History of the Salem Witch Trials, the Holocaust in Poland

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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October 26, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 23, 2015

Review: Detroit Was a Golden City Once – and It Can Be Again

October 23, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: Detroit Was a Golden City Once – and It Can Be Again

By Lavea Brachman

The seeds of renewal must be egalitarian

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October 23, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Cities, Non-Fiction, History
October 21, 2015

Q&A: Nicholas Lemann on Columbia University's New Leap Into Publishing

October 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Nicholas Lemann on Columbia University's New Leap Into Publishing

A New Imprint for Books Tackling Big Global Issues

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October 21, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 20, 2015

News: New Survey Confirms -- Books Are Not Dead Yet

October 20, 2015/ Adam Cohen
News: New Survey Confirms -- Books Are Not Dead Yet

And the best news is: millennials are the biggest readers

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October 20, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 19, 2015

5 Hot Books: JFK's Mentally Disabled Sister, Ted Hughes, and More

October 19, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: JFK's Mentally Disabled Sister, Ted Hughes, and More

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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October 19, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 15, 2015

Review: Why Can't Something Be Done About Our Broken Home Mortgage System?

October 15, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: Why Can't Something Be Done About Our Broken Home Mortgage System?

Government intervention in the mortgage market likely won't end any time soon

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October 15, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Economics, Non-Fiction, Jim Kaplan, Banking
October 13, 2015

5 Hot Books

October 13, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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October 13, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 09, 2015

Q&A: Washington Post Reporter Dale Russakoff On Why the Big Plan for Saving Newark's Schools Failed

October 09, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Washington Post Reporter Dale Russakoff On Why the Big Plan for Saving Newark's Schools Failed

Philanthropists need to know the communities and understand the real needs of the children

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October 09, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 07, 2015

Review: How Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Christie, and Cory Booker Flunked School Reform

October 07, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: How Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Christie, and Cory Booker Flunked School Reform

By James Swearingen

The Prize is . .  a story of good intentions gone awry.

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October 07, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Education, Non-Fiction, Cities, Poverty, Politics, James Swearingen
October 05, 2015

5 Hot Books

October 05, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

  Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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October 05, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Hot 5
Best Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoirs
October 02, 2015

Drop that Kindle! 10 Reasons Print Books Are Better than E-Books

October 02, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Drop that Kindle! 10 Reasons Print Books Are Better than E-Books

# 9 A Harvard Medical School Study Found that Print Books Are Healthier

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October 02, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ 3 Comments
September 30, 2015

Review: The Amazing Adventures of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O'Connor

September 30, 2015/ Adam Cohen
Review: The Amazing Adventures of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O'Connor

By Eileen Hershenov

How a Supreme Court Odd Couple Fought for Women's Equality

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September 30, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Review
Law, Supreme Court, Women, Biography, Non-Fiction, Eileen Hershenov
September 28, 2015

5 Hot Books

September 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books

Books People Are Talking About This Week -- Or Should Be

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September 28, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Hot 5
Best Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Memoirs
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