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March 24, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Climate Change in the Supreme Court, a "Fallen Woman," and More

March 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Climate Change in the Supreme Court, a "Fallen Woman," and More

And a Lively Tour through the World of Crossword Puzzles

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March 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Climate Change, Supreme Court
March 20, 2020

REVIEW: How Churchill Brilliantly Rallied England to Win World War II

March 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: How Churchill Brilliantly Rallied England to Win World War II

A Story of Political Leadership that is as Timely as it is Inspiring

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March 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Winston Churchill, England, World War II
March 16, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: The 'Poison' of American Racism, How Do We Save Democracy?, and More

March 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The 'Poison' of American Racism, How Do We Save Democracy?, and More

And the Story of a Modernist Mies van der Rohe Architectural Masterpiece

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March 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Racism, Democracy, Architecture, Mies van der Rohe
March 09, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: "Pretty Bitches" Speak Out, Lincoln's Second Inauguration, and More

March 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: "Pretty Bitches" Speak Out, Lincoln's Second Inauguration, and More

And Honor Moore’s Engaging Memoir About Her Relationship with Her Remarkable Mother

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March 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Mysogengy, Abraham Lincoln, Memoirs
March 03, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: David Plouffe on How to Beat Trump, the 'Watergate Girl,' and More

March 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: David Plouffe on How to Beat Trump, the 'Watergate Girl,' and More

And Exploring Economic Inequality in the ‘Velvet Rope Economy’

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March 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
February 24, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Churchill Defending England in the Blitz, Rahm Emmanuel, and More

February 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Churchill Defending England in the Blitz, Rahm Emmanuel, and More

And a Look at 10 Pivotal Moments in the Life of Emily Dickinson

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February 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Winston Churchill, Rahm Emmanuel, Emily Dickinson
February 22, 2020

ESSAY: What is Anthony Trollope Good For? Among Other Things, Explaining Trump

February 22, 2020/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: What is Anthony Trollope Good For? Among Other Things, Explaining Trump

7 Ways the Author of ‘The Way Live Now’ Warned Us Back in 1875

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February 22, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Essay
Anthony Trollope, Donald Trump, British Literature
February 19, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: A Whistleblower in Silicon Valley, Millenials in Politics, and More

February 19, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Whistleblower in Silicon Valley, Millenials in Politics, and More

And a Spirited Look at Muckraking Journalists

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February 19, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Silicon Valley, Millenials, Muckrakers
February 15, 2020

REVIEW: For Presidents Day, a Fine Book About Lincoln's Life Just Before He Took Office

February 15, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: For Presidents Day, a Fine Book About Lincoln's Life Just Before He Took Office

A Clear-Eyed Exploration of an Under-Examined Period in the Great Man’s Life

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February 15, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Abraham Lincoln, Presidents, Civil War
February 10, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Why the Nation is Polarized, Driving While Black in the Civil Rights Era, and More

February 10, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Why the Nation is Polarized, Driving While Black in the Civil Rights Era, and More

And the Year Everything Changed for Black Students at Harvard

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February 10, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Political Polarization, Blacks at Harvard
February 06, 2020

Q and A: Two N.Y. Times Reporters Talk About their Investigative Book about Brett Kavanaugh

February 06, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: Two N.Y. Times Reporters Talk About their Investigative Book about Brett Kavanaugh

On Collaboration, Shoeleather Reporting — and All of those Greek and Latin Chapter Names

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February 06, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, Me Too
February 03, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: How to Save Democracy from Trump, a Drug-Addiction Tragedy, and More

February 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How to Save Democracy from Trump, a Drug-Addiction Tragedy, and More

And a Paris Review Editor’s Kaleidoscopic Baseball Novel

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February 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Democracy, Drug Addiction, Presidential Authors
January 30, 2020

LIST: 10 Memoirs Everyone Should Read for Black History Month

January 30, 2020/ Adam Cohen
LIST: 10 Memoirs Everyone Should Read for Black History Month

From an 1853 Slave Narrative, to a More Recent Bestseller by a First Lady of the United States

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January 30, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Black History Month, African-American Literature, Memoirs
January 27, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Jared Kushner's Ruthless Family, Women Fighting Nazism, and More

January 27, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Jared Kushner's Ruthless Family, Women Fighting Nazism, and More

And the 40-Year Cold War Between Iran and Saudi Arabia

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January 27, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Jared Kushner, Iran, Saudi Arabia
January 21, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: A Look at Trump's Incompetence and Narcissism, Rural Voters, and More

January 21, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Look at Trump's Incompetence and Narcissism, Rural Voters, and More

And a Biography of the “Father of American Architecture”

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January 21, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Stateway Gardens, Benjamin Henry Latrobe
January 17, 2020

Q and A: Award-Winning Writer Anne Fadiman on Her Famous Father (And Other Topics)

January 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: Award-Winning Writer Anne Fadiman on Her Famous Father (And Other Topics)

On the Occasion of the Re-Release of His Classic Children’s Book, ‘Wally the Wordworm’

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January 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Clifton Fadiman, Children's Literature
January 14, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: The Sleazy Folks Who Made Trump President, American Hopelessness, and More

January 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Sleazy Folks Who Made Trump President, American Hopelessness, and More

And Peggy Orenstein on Boys and Sex

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January 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Donald Trump, Nicholas Kristof
January 07, 2020

IN MEMORIUM: Elizabeth Wurtzel Was Fierce on Many Subjects -- Including Her Cancer

January 07, 2020/ Adam Cohen
IN MEMORIUM: Elizabeth Wurtzel Was Fierce on Many Subjects -- Including Her Cancer

Read Her Searing Essay, “I Have Cancer. Don’t Tell Me You’re Sorry.”

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January 07, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
In Memorium
Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation, Literary Deaths
January 07, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Surviving the 21st Century Economy, Why Women Can't Sleep, and More

January 07, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Surviving the 21st Century Economy, Why Women Can't Sleep, and More

And a Look at What McDonald’s Means for Black America

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January 07, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
21st Century Economy, McDonald's
December 31, 2019

LIST: Don't Look Now -- President Trump Has a List of 2019's Best Books, Too

December 31, 2019/ Adam Cohen
LIST: Don't Look Now -- President Trump Has a List of 2019's Best Books, Too

There Is a Pattern: Trump Mainly Likes Books that Praise Trump

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December 31, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Trump, Trump's Tweet's
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