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March 31, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: How Shakespeare Speaks to America Today, a Mormon Story, and More

March 31, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How Shakespeare Speaks to America Today, a Mormon Story, and More

And the Mother of Three Prominent Writers Investigates Her Family’s Holocaust History

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March 31, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Shakespeare, Mormons, Holocaust
March 26, 2020

REVIEW: 'The Last Tourist' Brings Back One of the Great Modern Espionage Heroes

March 26, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'The Last Tourist' Brings Back One of the Great Modern Espionage Heroes

CIA Assassin Milo Weaver Has Returned to Practice His Dark Arts, and it is Good to Have Him Back

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March 26, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Review
Espionage, Thrillers
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
5 Hot Books
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
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