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October 16, 2020

Q and A: On Reimagining the New Testament as an Allegorical Horror Story

October 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: On Reimagining the New Testament as an Allegorical Horror Story

Adam McOmber Has a Very Different Take on the Story of Jesus’s Life and Death

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October 16, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
The New Testament, Life of Jesus
October 13, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Eleanor Roosevelt, Social Warrior; John Steinbeck, and More

October 13, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Eleanor Roosevelt, Social Warrior; John Steinbeck, and More

And Exploring an Infamous Murder in the Coal Miners’ Union

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October 13, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Eleanor Roosevelt, John Steinbeck, United Mine Workers
October 09, 2020

REVIEW: Remembering One of America's Greatest Conmen, a 'Sanctimonious Rascal'

October 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Remembering One of America's Greatest Conmen, a 'Sanctimonious Rascal'

James Jesse Strang Had Great Success in Fooling People . . . Until His Luck Ran Out

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October 09, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Conmen, Mormans, Western History
October 05, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Books about Trump, the Scourge of White-Collar Crime, and More

October 05, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Books about Trump, the Scourge of White-Collar Crime, and More

And Pete Buttigieg on Why America Needs to Rebuild Trust in Government

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October 05, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
White Collar Crime, Trump Books, Pete Buttigieg
October 02, 2020

REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

October 02, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

Unlike Her Previous Works, in this One the Subject of Race is Inescapable

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October 02, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Sin, American Fiction
September 28, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: A New Jimmy Carter Biography, Mr. Inside Washington, and More

September 28, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A New Jimmy Carter Biography, Mr. Inside Washington, and More

And an Insightful Look at How Abraham Lincoln Was Shaped by his Times

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September 28, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Jimmy Carter, James Baker, Abraham Lincoln
September 25, 2020

REVIEW: Anne Applebaum Explores the Enduring Lure of Authoritarianism

September 25, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Anne Applebaum Explores the Enduring Lure of Authoritarianism

From Poland and Hungary to England and America, the Seduction of Tyranny Is Strong

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September 25, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Authoritarianism, Fascism
September 21, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: America's Ambivalence About Immigrants, Russia-U.S. Relations, and More

September 21, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: America's Ambivalence About Immigrants, Russia-U.S. Relations, and More

And How Black Women Fought for Voting Rights and Legal Equality

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September 21, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Muslim-Americans, Black Women, Russia-American Relations
September 17, 2020

ESSAY: A (Very) Anxious Public Speaker Goes on Book Tour

September 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY: A (Very) Anxious Public Speaker Goes on Book Tour

Like it or Not, It Was Necessary to Embrace the Idea of Getting Up on Stage

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September 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
Essay
Public Speaking, Book Tours, Phobias
September 14, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Bob Woodward on Trump, a Pakistani-American Tale, and More

September 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Bob Woodward on Trump,  a Pakistani-American Tale, and More

And Maria Hinojosa’s Memoir of Living in a ‘Torn America’

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September 14, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Bob Woodward, Pakistani-Americans, Memoirs
September 11, 2020

REVIEW: Elena Ferrante's Brilliant Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

September 11, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Elena Ferrante's Brilliant Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

‘The Lying Life of Adults’ is the Acclaimed Novelist’s Latest Triumph

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September 11, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Elena Ferrante, Italian Literature
September 08, 2020

5 Hot Books: A Heart-Stopping Holocaust Mystery, Chemotherapy's Surprising Origins, and More

September 08, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: A Heart-Stopping Holocaust Mystery, Chemotherapy's Surprising Origins, and More

And Jenny Bhatt’s Compelling New Short Story Collection

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September 08, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Holocaust, Chemotherapy, Indian-American Literature
September 03, 2020

Q and A: Jean Guerrero on Stephen Miller, President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Pitbull

September 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: Jean Guerrero on Stephen Miller, President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Pitbull

She Discovered that ‘Miller grew up in a family that was a lot like Trump’s’

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September 03, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Stephen Miller, Immigration
August 31, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: Presidents vs. the Press, the Complexities of Homeownership, and More

August 31, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Presidents vs. the Press, the Complexities of Homeownership, and More

And a Memoir About the Decline of Rural Maine’s ‘Vacationland’

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August 31, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
The Media, Homeownership, Maine
August 27, 2020

Q and A: Lisa Napoli Talks About Her Book on Ted Turner and the Birth of CNN

August 27, 2020/ Adam Cohen
Q and A: Lisa Napoli Talks About Her Book on Ted Turner and the Birth of CNN

The Highly Improvised Cable News Network Seemed Like a Crazy Idea When It Launched

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August 27, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
CNN, Ted Turner, Cable News
August 24, 2020

5 HOT BOOKS: How Reagan Changed America, Trump's Distortion of Truth, and More

August 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How Reagan Changed America, Trump's Distortion of Truth, and More

And Delving Into the Complicated Question of William Faulkner’s Views on Race

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August 24, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Ronald Reagan, American Conservatism
August 20, 2020

REVIEWS: College Admissions, Seen from Both Sides of the Nation's Wealth Gap

August 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEWS: College Admissions, Seen from Both Sides of the Nation's Wealth Gap

An Anxiety-Producing Rite of Passage, for Rich Kids and Poor Ones

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August 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
College Admissions, College Admissions Scandal
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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August 17, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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
5 Hot Books
Caste, Racism, Miss America
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