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November 21, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Bellevue Hospital, Bernie Sanders on the Way Forward, and More

November 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Bellevue Hospital, Bernie Sanders on the Way Forward, and More

And an American Muslim Girl, Now Woman, Tells Her Story

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November 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Bellevue Hospital, Bernie Sanders, Islam, The Caribbean, Jewish Literature
November 18, 2016

Q&A: The Reporter Who (May Have) Unmasked Elena Ferrante: "I Have No Regrets"

November 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: The Reporter Who (May Have) Unmasked Elena Ferrante: "I Have No Regrets"

"I am an investigative journalist and part of my job is to expose lies"

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November 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Elena Ferrante, Claudio Gatti, Italian Literature
November 16, 2016

REVIEW: A Hungarian Writer Who's Nearly Impenetrable, but Well Worth the Effort

November 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Hungarian Writer Who's Nearly Impenetrable, but Well Worth the Effort

Susan Sontag called Krasznahorkai a “contemporary Hungarian master of the apocalypse”

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November 16, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Review
Hungary, Hungarian Literature, Man Booker International Prize, Laszlo Krasznahorkai
November 14, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Iconic Video of the JFK Assassination, New Zadie Smith, and More

November 14, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Iconic Video of the JFK Assassination,  New Zadie Smith, and More

And a Law Professor's Critical Look at the Rise of Online Advertising

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November 14, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
JFK Assassination, Zadie Smith
November 11, 2016

REVIEW: Black Elk, the Sioux Holy Man Who Just Got His Name on a Mountain

November 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Black Elk, the Sioux Holy Man Who Just Got His Name on a Mountain

He Saw the Wounded Knee Massacre and Traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

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November 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Review
Native Americans, Indians, Lakota, South Dakota
November 10, 2016

REVIEW: Wise and Seductive Advice on How to Look at Art

November 10, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Wise and Seductive Advice on How to Look at Art

It's as Though the Author is Across from You Drinking Espresso
 

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November 10, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Art, Art Criticism, Modern Art
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
November 04, 2016

ESSAY: Those Naked Donald Trump Statues? They Have a Secret History

November 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: Those Naked Donald Trump Statues? They Have a Secret History

And it Goes Back at Least to Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels

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November 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Essay
Donal Trump, Secret History, British Literature
November 02, 2016

REVIEW: Elena Ferrante's New Book: the Delightful, the Banal, and the Moral Questions

November 02, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Elena Ferrante's New Book: the Delightful, the Banal, and the Moral Questions

We Can Excuse the Imperfections and Treasure the Fragments of Illumination.    

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November 02, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Review
Elena Ferrante, Italy, Autobiography, Craft of Writing
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 28, 2016

REVIEW: Young Winston Churchill's Wild Adventures During the Boer War

October 28, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Young Winston Churchill's Wild Adventures During the Boer War

An Early Glimpse Into the Great Man He Would Become

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October 28, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Winston Churchill, Boer War, English History
October 26, 2016

ESSAY: Enough Jane Eyre -- It's Time to Move on to a Truly Global Literary Canon

October 26, 2016/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: Enough Jane Eyre -- It's Time to Move on to a Truly Global Literary Canon

The Cards Are Stacked Against Non-Western Writers

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October 26, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Essay
World Literature, Multiculturalism, Translation, Literary Canon
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 21, 2016

Q&A: Robert Hicks on His Novel About a Murder in the Reconstruction-Era South

October 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Robert Hicks on His Novel About a Murder in the Reconstruction-Era South

A Freed Slave and Midwife Vows to Hunt Down Her Son's Killer

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October 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Southern Literature, Civil War, Reconstruction, Tennessee, African-American Literature
October 19, 2016

REVIEW: A True Story of Black Brothers in the Jim Crow South, Turned into Circus Freaks

October 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A True Story of Black Brothers in the Jim Crow South, Turned into Circus Freaks

And a Mother's Courageous Quest to Get Her Sons Back

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October 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Circuses, Racial Discrimination, Southern United States
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 14, 2016

Q&A: Candice Millard on Young Winston Churchill’s Boer War Adventures

October 14, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Candice Millard on Young Winston Churchill’s Boer War Adventures

A Story of Bravery and Resolve that Foreshadowed His Role in World War II

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October 14, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
October 13, 2016

NEWS: And the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature Goes to . . . .

October 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: And the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature Goes to . . . .

An Unexpected Choice, Whose Words Have Helped Shape the Modern World

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October 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
News
Nobel Prize
October 12, 2016

Q&A: Marisa Silver on "Little Nothing," Her Novel about a Girl Born a Dwarf who Shifts Shape to Survive

October 12, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Marisa Silver on "Little Nothing," Her Novel about a Girl Born a Dwarf who Shifts Shape to Survive

A Story that Also Works as a Feminist Parable

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October 12, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Dwarfs, Fairy Tales
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
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HOT FIVE: A Thrilling New Book from Scott Turow, a CBS Anchor's Memoir, and More
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REVIEW: After 200 Years, Lewis & Clark's Explorations Continue to Fascinate

Two New Books Explore the Lives of America’s Great Explorers

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Review: Anne Fadiman's Collection of Essays is About a Pet Frog, and So Much More
Review: Anne Fadiman's Collection of Essays is About a Pet Frog, and So Much More

Fine Writing that is a Break from Our Current Chaos

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Q&A: A Novel About Life in a Chicago Condo, and Dreams of a Better Path for Gaza
Q&A: A Novel About Life in a Chicago Condo, and Dreams of a Better Path for Gaza

A Man’s Meditation on Homeland and Exile

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REVIEW: Elizabeth McCracken Tells Us How to Write Fiction
REVIEW: Elizabeth McCracken Tells Us How to Write Fiction

“It’s a long game,” McCracken says. “That’s all I ever want to impart to my students.”

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Q&A:  Grand Design: Barry Pearce’s Short Story Collection, The Plan of Chicago
Q&A: Grand Design: Barry Pearce’s Short Story Collection, The Plan of Chicago
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