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August 17, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: When Coal Mining Kills, the Untold Story of the Middle Class, and More

August 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: When Coal Mining Kills, the Untold Story of the Middle Class, and More

And the Story of Two Influential and Colorful Jewish Trading Families in 19th Century China

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5 Hot Books
Coal Mining, The Middle Class, Jews in China
August 14, 2020

Q&A: Arshay Cooper Talks About America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team

August 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Arshay Cooper Talks About America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team

Escaping a Rough Chicago Neighborhood for the Lure of the Open Water

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August 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Rowing, Crew, Chicago
August 10, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: America's Racial Caste System, Jeffrey Toobin on Trump, and More

August 10, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: America's Racial Caste System, Jeffrey Toobin on Trump, and More

And a Smart and Witty History of the Miss America Pageant

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August 10, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Caste, Racism, Miss America
July 29, 2020

REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

The Author, Who Lost His Jaw in the Attack, Wrestles with Its Enduring Meaning

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July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
France, Terrorism, Charlie Hebdo
July 27, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Justice in the Jim Crow South, a Poet's Tragic Memoir, and More

July 27, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Justice in the Jim Crow South, a Poet's Tragic Memoir, and More

And Untold Stories From a Louisiana Home for Lepers

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July 27, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Civil Rights, Supreme Court, 19th Century Japan
July 23, 2020

REVIEW: Jane Austen's Novels, Read Through a Prism of Motherhood and Mourning

July 23, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Jane Austen's Novels, Read Through a Prism of Motherhood and Mourning

Rachel Cohen’s Literary Analysis-Memoir Is Brimming With Insight About a Beloved Author

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July 23, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Jane Austen, Motherhood, Literary Criticism
July 20, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: What Can We Do About Overincarceration?, a Great American Conman, and More

July 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: What Can We Do About Overincarceration?, a Great American Conman, and More

And Director Oliver Stone Looks Back on a Wild Career

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July 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Mass Incarceration, Con Men, Oliver Stone
July 17, 2020

REVIEW: Greil Marcus Takes a Deep Dive Into "the Stubborn Myth of The Great Gatsby"

July 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Greil Marcus Takes a Deep Dive Into "the Stubborn Myth of The Great Gatsby"

An Insightful Exploration of the Ways America Has Read ‘the Great American Novel’

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July 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
July 13, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Mary Trump on Her Family's "Dark History," James Baldwin, and More

July 13, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Mary Trump on Her Family's "Dark History," James Baldwin, and More

And Journalist Diane Cardwell’s Memoir of Taking Up the Surfing Life Post-Divorce

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July 13, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Trump Family, James Baldwin, Surfing
July 09, 2020

REVIEW: An Irresistible Story of Murder, Stanford University, Eugenics, and Fish

July 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Irresistible Story of Murder, Stanford University, Eugenics, and Fish

Stanford’s First President Was, to Put it Mildly, a Very Complicated Man

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July 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Review
Fish, Science
July 06, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Sexual Assault at Prep School, Separating Immigrant Families, and More

July 06, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Sexual Assault at Prep School, Separating Immigrant Families, and More

And How Hot Springs, Arkansas Became America’s Capital of Vice

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July 06, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Prep School, Immigrant Family Separation, Hot Springs
July 01, 2020

REVIEW: Anne Enright's Fictional Memoir of a Beguiling Anglo-Irish Actress

July 01, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Anne Enright's Fictional Memoir of a Beguiling Anglo-Irish Actress

Actress is the ‘Must-Read Novel of the Year’

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July 01, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Anglo-Irish Literature, Fictional Memoirs, Actors
June 29, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: How Russia Rigs Elections, Evangelicals and Politics, and More

June 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How Russia Rigs Elections, Evangelicals and Politics, and More

And J. Courtney Sullivan’s New Novel Looks at Motherhood, Economic Class, and Campus Politics

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June 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Russian Election Interference, Evangelicals, Liberia
June 25, 2020

REVIEW: Reading Robert Christgau, One of the Greatest Rock Critics of All Time

June 25, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Reading Robert Christgau, One of the Greatest Rock Critics of All Time

And His Inimitable ‘Ten Step Program for Growing Better Ears’

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June 25, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Rock Music, Rock Criticism, American Music
June 22, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Bolton Speaks Out About Trump, Why the Black Kids Sit Apart, and More

June 22, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Bolton Speaks Out About Trump, Why the Black Kids Sit Apart, and More

And John Dickerson on What’s Wrong with the Office of President — the ‘Hardest Job in the World’

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June 22, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
5 Hot Books
John Bolton, Beverly Daniel Tatum, Don Siegelman
June 19, 2020

Q and A: Talking with Scott Spencer About Unrequited Love, Writing Structure, and More

June 19, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: Talking with Scott Spencer About Unrequited Love, Writing Structure, and More

The Author of Endless Love Discusses His New Novel, An Ocean Without a Shore

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June 19, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Gay Literature, Scott Spencer
June 16, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: The Real Melania Trump, How to Fix Our Democracy, and More

June 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Real Melania Trump, How to Fix Our Democracy, and More

And a Deep Look at Migration — of People, Birds, and Other Movers — and its Impact on the World

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June 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Melania Trump, Democracy, Migration
June 12, 2020

REVIEW: A Thriller Based on the Real-Life Mystery of a Scientist Who Fell Out a Window

June 12, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Thriller Based on the Real-Life Mystery of a Scientist Who Fell Out a Window

Germ Warfare, the CIA — and the Death of a Man Who May Have Known Too Much

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June 12, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
CIA, Germ Warfare, Frank Olson
June 10, 2020

LIST: 10 Important New Books About Racism, Anti-Racism, and Racist Violence

June 10, 2020/ Adam Cohen
LIST: 10 Important New Books About Racism, Anti-Racism, and Racist Violence

They Explore Everything from Environmental Racism, to Race and Feminism, to Racism in Psychiatry

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June 10, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Racism, Racial Violence
June 08, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Stacey Abrams on Fighting for a Fair America, an Anti-Nazi Spy, and More

June 08, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Stacey Abrams on Fighting for a Fair America, an Anti-Nazi Spy, and More

And an Admiring Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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June 08, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Stacy Abrams, Anti-Nazi Espionage, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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