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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
July 09, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: An Oral History of Silicon Valley, Cyberwarfare, and More

July 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: An Oral History of Silicon Valley, Cyberwarfare, and More

And a Stenographer in the Obama White House Tells All

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July 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Silicon Valley, Obama White House
July 08, 2018

NEWS: And the Best Man Booker Prize Winner is . . . The English Patient

July 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: And the Best Man Booker Prize Winner is . . . The English Patient

“Few novels really deserve the praise: transformative. This one does.”

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July 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
News
Man Booker Prize, The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
July 06, 2018

Q&A: Steve Almond Talks About His New Book on the Trump Calamity

July 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Steve Almond Talks About His New Book on the Trump Calamity

America’s Fall Came ‘a Little Bit at a Time, then All of a Sudden’

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July 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Steve Almond, Donald Trump, The Presidency
July 02, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: 1968 Protests Around the World, the Grand Canyon, and More

July 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: 1968 Protests Around the World, the Grand Canyon, and More

And an Atmospheric Look at the Criminal Underworld of 1930s Shanghai

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July 02, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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1968, Shanghai, Rocky Marciano
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 26, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: A. Conan Doyle's Real-Life Murder Mystery, Middle Class in Peril and More

June 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A. Conan Doyle's Real-Life Murder Mystery, Middle Class in Peril and More

And ‘Selfie,’ a Critical Look at Today’s Narcissistic Culture

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June 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Arthur Conan Doyle, Middle Class, Narcissism
June 24, 2018

REMEMBRANCE: Donald Hall, a New England Poet of the First Order

June 24, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REMEMBRANCE: Donald Hall, a New England Poet of the First Order

“I Was Created to Love New Hampshire,” Hall Said — and he Showed that Love in Verse

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June 24, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
REMEMBRANCE
Donald Hall, Poetry, New Hampshire
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 18, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: David Hogg on Guns, Flint's Water Crisis Explained, and More

June 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: David Hogg on Guns, Flint's Water Crisis Explained, and More

And a Memoir by One of Barack Obama’s First Campaign Staffers

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June 18, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Guns, Flint Water Crisis, Barack Obama
June 16, 2018

NEWS: President Obama Just Shared a 2018 Summer Reading List

June 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: President Obama Just Shared a 2018 Summer Reading List

He has Some Serious Issues on his Mind — Including Income Inequality and Fake News

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June 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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 13, 2018

5 Hot Books: America in Crisis, Hemingway in Venice, and More

June 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: America in Crisis, Hemingway in Venice, and More

And a Biography of the Great Street Photographer Weegee

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June 13, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Weegee, Ernest Hemingway, Small Town America
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 08, 2018

Q&A: Murder of Innocents and Mystery in Our "Privatized War" in the Mideast

June 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Murder of Innocents and Mystery in Our "Privatized War" in the Mideast

And a Widow’s Tenacious Decade-Long Battle to Learn the Truth

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June 08, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Jordan, Nepal, Terrorism
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
Review
Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Presidents
June 04, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Bill Clinton and James Patterson, A Tragic Plane Crash, and More

June 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Bill Clinton and James Patterson, A Tragic Plane Crash, and More

And the Untold Story of a Long-Ago Fire in a New Orleans Gay Night Club

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June 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Bill Clinton, LGBTQ History, Atlanta History
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 29, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Why You Should Get Off Social Media, America's Fall and More

May 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Why You Should Get Off Social Media, America's Fall and More

And a Novel about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Last Love Affair

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May 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Jaron Lanier, Social Media, The CIA
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HOT FIVE: A Thrilling New Book from Scott Turow, a CBS Anchor's Memoir, and More
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Two New Books Explore the Lives of America’s Great Explorers

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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
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