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September 05, 2019

5 Hot Books: Abraham Lincoln as Politician, the Roots of the Opioid Crisis, and More

September 05, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Abraham Lincoln as Politician, the Roots of the Opioid Crisis, and More

And an Anthropologist Looks at America’s Student Debt Crisis

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September 05, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Abraham Lincoln, Fentanyl, Student Debt
August 27, 2019

REVIEW: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Back--and So is Her Evil Twin Sister

August 27, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Back--and So is Her Evil Twin Sister

A Highly Satisfying New Installment of the Much Beloved Thriller Series

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August 27, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Thrillers
August 26, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: How You're Contributing to Global Warming, Medical Ethics, and More

August 26, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How You're Contributing to Global Warming, Medical Ethics, and More

And What we Can Learn from Modern Germany About Racism and Making Amends

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August 26, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Global Warming, Latin America, Germany
August 23, 2019

Q&A: An Acclaimed Bookseller, on What 1,000 Books You Should Read Before You Die

August 23, 2019/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: An Acclaimed Bookseller, on What 1,000 Books You Should Read Before You Die

“The Right Book at the Right Time Can Expand Our Lives,” He Says

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August 23, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Books, Reading, Bookstores
August 19, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: Piracy and Murder on the High Seas, Renegade Anthropologists, and More

August 19, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Piracy and Murder on the High Seas, Renegade Anthropologists, and More

And a Close Look at One Migrant Family’s Tortuous Journey from Manila to the United States

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August 19, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Oceans, Piracy, Migrants
August 16, 2019

REVIEW: The Next Didion or Sontag? Perhaps. Certainly an Astute Chronicler of Our Time

August 16, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Next Didion or Sontag? Perhaps. Certainly an Astute Chronicler of Our Time

Jia Tolentino is a Wise and Witty Observer of Everything from Politics to the Weddings

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August 16, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Cultural Criticism, Memoir, Essays
August 12, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: How to Be Antiracist, Barely Surviving in New Orleans, and More

August 12, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How to Be Antiracist, Barely Surviving in New Orleans, and More

And a Cluster of Villages in France that Give Refugees a Warm Welcome

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August 12, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Racism, New Orleans, France, Refugees
August 09, 2019

REVIEW: A Timely Look at P. T. Barnum, One of America's Greatest Hucksters

August 09, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Timely Look at P. T. Barnum, One of America's Greatest Hucksters

Barnum is Highly Relevant Today as the Lines Between Politics and Entertainment Appear Permanently Blurred

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August 09, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
B.T. Barnum, CIrcuses, 19th Century America
August 06, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: Capitalism Crushing Workers, a Sharp New Feminist Voice, and More

August 06, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Capitalism Crushing Workers, a Sharp New Feminist Voice, and More

And How President Lincoln Used Spies in the Civil War

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August 06, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Labor Unions, Abraham Lincon
August 02, 2019

Q&A: Novelist Claire Lombardo Talks Families, Fiction, and the Power of Post-Its.

August 02, 2019/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Novelist Claire Lombardo Talks Families, Fiction, and the Power of Post-Its.

And about Her New Book, The Most Fun We’ve Ever Had

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August 02, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Novels, Families, 1970s
July 30, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: The Dark Forces that Gave Us Trump, How We Talk on Online, and More

July 30, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Dark Forces that Gave Us Trump, How We Talk on Online, and More

And a Close Look at the Sex Lives of Three American Women

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July 30, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Trump, Internet, Sex
July 26, 2019

APPRECIATION: 'Embers of War,' a Great Vietnam War Book that Should be a Classic

July 26, 2019/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: 'Embers of War,' a Great Vietnam War Book that Should be a Classic

Embers of War Looks at What Came Before America’s Involvement in Vietnam

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July 26, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Appreciation
Vietnam War, Asian History, War
July 23, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: Elvis in Las Vegas, Environmental Racism, and More

July 23, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Elvis in Las Vegas, Environmental Racism, and More

And an Engrossing Mission to Save the Wild Salmon

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July 23, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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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July 19, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
African-American Literature, Fiction, Florida
July 15, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: Colson Whitehead's Acclaimed New Novel, the Low-Wage Economy, and More

July 15, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Colson Whitehead's Acclaimed New Novel, the Low-Wage Economy, and More

And George Takei on His Family’s Experience with Japanese-American Internment

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July 15, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Colson Whitehead, Japanese-American Internment, Low-Wage Work
July 11, 2019

REVIEW: Making Sense of John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Short, Tragic, and Sadly Flawed Life

July 11, 2019/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Making Sense of John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Short, Tragic, and Sadly Flawed Life

Kennedy Comes Across as Cognizant of the Kennedy Recklessness, Yet Foolhardy Himself.

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July 11, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
John F. Kennedy Jr, Camelot, Kennedys
July 08, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: 4 Prep School Classmates Who Died Young, Kipling in the U.S., and More

July 08, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: 4 Prep School Classmates Who Died Young, Kipling in the U.S., and More

And a New History of the Rise of Silicon Valley

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July 08, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Prep School, Kipling, Silicon Valley
July 03, 2019

ESSAY: For July 4, Let's Reflect on America's Eternal Divide: Equal Opportunity vs. Private Property

July 03, 2019/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: For July 4, Let's Reflect on America's Eternal Divide: Equal Opportunity vs. Private Property

The Underappreciated Tension Between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

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July 03, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Essay
Republicans, Private Property
July 01, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: The Woman Who Says Trump Sexually Assaulted Her, the Moonshot & More

July 01, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Woman Who Says Trump Sexually Assaulted Her, the Moonshot & More

And a New York Times Reporter Explains How We Ended Up with Justice Kavanaugh

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July 01, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, The Moon Mission
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
Review
Hemingway, Cuba
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HOT FIVE: A Thrilling New Book from Scott Turow, a CBS Anchor's Memoir, and More
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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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