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April 09, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: A Warning About the Rise of Fascism, Gun History, and More

April 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Warning About the Rise of Fascism, Gun History, and More

And a Biography of the Underappreciated Pioneering Photographer Berenice Abbott

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April 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Fascism, Berenice Abbott, Guns
April 06, 2018

REVIEW: A Famous Russian Pogrom Whose Horror Resonates Strongly Today

April 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Famous Russian Pogrom Whose Horror Resonates Strongly Today

A Moment When Russian Christians Turned Violently on their Jewish Neighbors

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April 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Pogroms, Anti-Semitism, Russia
April 04, 2018

REVIEW: The Remarkable True-Life Story of the Original Siamese Twins

April 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Remarkable True-Life Story of the Original Siamese Twins

Chang and Eng Gained Fame in America -- and Were Called a "Freak of Nature"

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April 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng, American History
April 02, 2018

5 Hot Books: Meg Wolitzer's Buzzy New Novel, Apollo 8, and More

April 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Meg Wolitzer's Buzzy New Novel, Apollo 8, and More

And Sloane Crosley's Hilarious New Collection of Essays

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April 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Meg Wolitzer, Apollo 8
March 30, 2018

REVIEW: A Spectacular Novel of Gay Lives, and Loves, Over Time

March 30, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Spectacular Novel of Gay Lives, and Loves, Over Time

It's the Latest Work from Man Booker Prize Winner Alan Hollinghurst

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March 30, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Gay Literature, England, British Fiction
March 28, 2018

REVIEW: A New 'Lord of the Flies,' but this Time with Girls

March 28, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A New 'Lord of the Flies,' but this Time with Girls

A Kayaking Trip in the Pacific Northwest Goes Horribly Awry

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March 28, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Review
Girls, New Adult Fiction, Pacific Northwest
March 26, 2018

5 Hot Books: John Oliver's Gay Rabbit Story, Trump's Wrongs: a List, and More

March 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: John Oliver's Gay Rabbit Story, Trump's Wrongs: a List, and More

And a Woman's Obsessive Search for the "Golden State Killer"

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March 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
John Oliver, Donald Trump, Golden State Killer
March 25, 2018

VIDEO: It's Flannery O'Connor's Birthday--Listen to Her Talk About Southern 'Grotesque' Literature

March 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen
VIDEO: It's Flannery O'Connor's Birthday--Listen to Her Talk About Southern 'Grotesque' Literature

Southern Writers Write About Freaks, She Says, Because they are Still Able To Recognize Them

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March 25, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Video
Flannery O'Connor, Southern Literature, Southern Grotesque
March 23, 2018

In Memoriam: Arnold Hirsch (1949-2018), Iconic Scholar of Race and Cities

March 23, 2018/ Adam Cohen
In Memoriam: Arnold Hirsch (1949-2018), Iconic Scholar of Race and Cities

His 'Making the Second Ghetto' was a Powerful Racial History of Chicago

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March 23, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
In Memorium
Arnold Hirsch, Chicago, Urban History
March 21, 2018

Q&A: John Canaday on Writing Poetry About the Manhattan Project

March 21, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: John Canaday on Writing Poetry About the Manhattan Project

Exploring the Lives of the People Who Thrust Humanity Into the Atomic Age

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March 21, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Poetry, Manhattan Project, Literature about Science
March 19, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: New Orleans' Confederate Statues, an Art-World Novel and More

March 19, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: New Orleans' Confederate Statues, an Art-World Novel and More

And a Historian Explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and Legacy

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March 19, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Martin Luther King, New Orleans, Confederacy
March 16, 2018

REVIEW: Is Trump Bringing Fascism to America?

March 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Is Trump Bringing Fascism to America?

Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein Contemplates an Authoritarian Future

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March 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Fascism, Donald Trump, Authoritarianism
March 14, 2018

REVIEW: John Banville's Fine Memoir of a Literary Life in Dublin

March 14, 2018/ Adam Cohen
 REVIEW: John Banville's Fine Memoir of a Literary Life in Dublin

Contemplating Fried Bread, the Abbey Theatre, and Whether the Child is Father to the Man

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March 14, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
March 12, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Putin and Trump, Justice Scalia as Change Agent, and More

March 12, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Putin and Trump, Justice Scalia as Change Agent, and More

And a Look at Four Iconic American Women Who Changed the World

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March 12, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Vladamir Putin, Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court
March 09, 2018

REVIEW: A Rapturous New Oral History of 'Angels in America'

March 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Rapturous New Oral History of 'Angels in America'

This Oral History is, Like the Play it Chronicles, a Masterpiece of its Art Form

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March 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Angels in America, Tony Kushner, Broadway
March 07, 2018

REVIEW: A Tough, Cynical, Stylish Noir Novel that Skillfully Rewrites the Rules

March 07, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Tough, Cynical, Stylish Noir Novel that Skillfully Rewrites the Rules

With a Mysterious Woman at the Center, Who Has a Lifetime of Secrets

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March 07, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Noir, M, Mystery, Femme Fatale
March 05, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Women Voting, an Australian Aborigine's Memoir, and More

March 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Women Voting, an Australian Aborigine's Memoir, and More

And a Look at the Hugely Important Battle Between Erasmus and Martin Luther

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March 05, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Women's Vote, Aborigines, 19th Amendment
March 02, 2018

ESSAY: A Book-Lover's Guide to the 2018 Academy Awards

March 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: A Book-Lover's Guide to the 2018 Academy Awards

From Best Picture on Down, there is Literature Behind the Nominees

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March 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Essay
Oscars, Academy Awards, Movies
February 28, 2018

READ THIS: A Timely History of the Factory -- and How it Changed the World

February 28, 2018/ Adam Cohen
READ THIS: A Timely History of the Factory -- and How it Changed the World

Exploring How Factories Have Contributed to Our Dreams and Our Nightmares

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February 28, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Factories, Industry, Workers, Capitalism
February 26, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Joy Press on Women in Television, David Mamet, and More

February 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Joy Press on Women in Television, David Mamet, and More

And Stories of Injustice from the American South

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February 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Television, Women, Hispanic-Americans, Immigrants
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HOT FIVE: A Thrilling New Book from Scott Turow, a CBS Anchor's Memoir, and More
HOT FIVE: A Thrilling New Book from Scott Turow, a CBS Anchor's Memoir, and More

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REVIEW: The Harm that an Unreliable Jail House Snitch Can Do

A real-life story of a miscarriage of justice, and the difficulty of righting it

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REVIEW: After 200 Years, Lewis & Clark's Explorations Continue to Fascinate
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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Italian Jewish Recipes, Jenny Boylan's Memoir, and Searching for Rare Orchids
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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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