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February 15, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Abe Lincoln's View of Peace, What Reality TV Says About Us, and More

February 15, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Abe Lincoln's View of Peace, What Reality TV Says About Us, and More

And How America’s Elites are Helping China

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February 15, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Abraham Lincoln, Reality TV, China
February 10, 2022

REVIEW: Ann Patchett's Radiant New Essay Collection Has a Fine-Tuned Moral Compass

February 10, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Ann Patchett's Radiant New Essay Collection Has a Fine-Tuned Moral Compass

With a Killer Central Essay About Friendship, Cancer, and — of all People — Tom Hanks

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February 10, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Essays, Ann Patchett
February 07, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Republicans Gone Wild, an Interracial Alliance Promoting Abolition, and More

February 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Republicans Gone Wild, an Interracial Alliance Promoting Abolition, and More

And an Underground History of the 1950s

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February 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Republicans, Abolition
February 01, 2022

LIST: 10 Books About Black Pioneers Everyone Should Read During Black History Month

February 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen
LIST: 10 Books About Black Pioneers Everyone Should Read During Black History Month

Biographies of Black Heroes, from W.E.B. Du Bois to Constance Baker Motley

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February 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Black Pioneers, W.E.B. Du Bois, Constance Baker Motley, Lorraine Hansberry
January 31, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Toni Morrison's Only Short Story, Improving Work in the Digital Age, and More

January 31, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Toni Morrison's Only Short Story, Improving Work in the Digital Age, and More

And a People’s History of Clothing (Including Child Labor and Toxic Waste)

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January 31, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Toni Morrison, Digital Work, Clothing
January 26, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Constance Baker Motley, 'Civil Rights Queen,' Buster Keaton, and More

January 26, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Constance Baker Motley, 'Civil Rights Queen,' Buster Keaton, and More

And a Hilarious Novel about a Successful Writer Who’s Dabbles in Plagiarism

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January 26, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Constance Baker Motley, Buster Keaton
January 19, 2022

TO READ: Centering Women in Greek Myths (for a Change)

January 19, 2022/ Adam Cohen
TO READ: Centering Women in Greek Myths (for a Change)

This Insightful Work is a ‘Splendid Balancing Act’

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January 19, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Greek Myths, Mythology
January 18, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: A Lorraine Hansberry Biography, a Diary of the Plague Year 2020, and More

January 18, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Lorraine Hansberry Biography, a Diary of the Plague Year 2020, and More

And an Engaging History of Exercise

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January 18, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Lorraine Hansberry, The Year 2020, Exercise
January 13, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Carl Bernstein Looks Back, Coco Chanel as Nazi Supporter, and More

January 13, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Carl Bernstein Looks Back, Coco Chanel as Nazi Supporter, and More

And Black Americans’ Long Fight for Full Citizenship Rights

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January 13, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Carl Bernstein, Coco Chanel
January 08, 2022

List: Our 10 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2021

January 08, 2022/ Adam Cohen
List: Our 10 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2021

From the Shattering of America in the 1960s to the Story Behind Roe v. Wade

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January 08, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
January 02, 2022

LIST: Our 10 Best Biographies of 2021

January 02, 2022/ Adam Cohen
LIST: Our 10 Best Biographies of 2021

From a Jazz Age Madam to Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights

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January 02, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Biographies, Polly Adler
December 23, 2021

LIST: Our 10 Best Memoirs and Personal Narratives of 2021

December 23, 2021/ Adam Cohen
LIST: Our 10 Best Memoirs and Personal Narratives of 2021

From Victoria Chang’s Collage-Memoir to Gayle Jessup White’s Family Ties to Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson

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December 23, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Memoirs, Personal Narratives, Autobiography
December 19, 2021

LIST: Our Top 10 Fiction Books of 2021

December 19, 2021/ Adam Cohen
LIST: Our Top 10 Fiction Books of 2021

From the Suburban Midwest to 12th Century Europe to W.E.B. Du Bois

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December 19, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Top 10 Lists, Fiction
December 02, 2021

REVIEW: In Louise Erdrich's Latest, Covid and Police Shootings Shape the Narrative

December 02, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: In Louise Erdrich's Latest, Covid and Police Shootings Shape the Narrative

Part Novel of Social Concern and Part Mystery, it Shows the Author at Her Best

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December 02, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Native American Literature, Minnesota Fiction
November 29, 2021

5 HOT BOOKS: The Enigmatic Greta Garbo, Was WW II the 'Good War'?, and More

November 29, 2021/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Enigmatic Greta Garbo, Was WW II the 'Good War'?, and More

And an Exploration of the Promise and Problems of Working From Home

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November 29, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Greta Garbo, World War II, Work from Home
November 22, 2021

5 HOT BOOKS: Learning You're a (Black) Thomas Jefferson Descendant, Elizabeth Hardwick, and More

November 22, 2021/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Learning You're a (Black) Thomas Jefferson Descendant, Elizabeth Hardwick, and More

And Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America

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November 22, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, Elizabeth Hardwick
November 21, 2021

REVIEW: Linda Greenhouse Warns that the Supreme Court is 'On the Brink'

November 21, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Linda Greenhouse Warns that the Supreme Court is 'On the Brink'

Donald Trump’s Nominees are Now in the Driver’s Seat

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November 21, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Supreme Court, Justice, Amy Coney Barrett
November 16, 2021

5 HOT BOOKS: Paul McCartney's Lyrics, Trying to Understand Israel, and More

November 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Paul McCartney's Lyrics, Trying to Understand Israel, and More

And an Engaging History of American Comics

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November 16, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Paul McCartney, Israel, Comics
November 12, 2021

REVIEW: Why Did the New Boeing 737 Max Have Two Crashes in Just 5 Months?

November 12, 2021/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Why Did the New Boeing 737 Max Have Two Crashes in Just 5 Months?

Exploring the Catastrophic Consequences of Myriad Decisions

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November 12, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Boeing, Airplane Crashes
November 08, 2021

5 HOT BOOKS: A Covid Pandemic Diary, Woke Racism, and More

November 08, 2021/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Covid Pandemic Diary, Woke Racism, and More

And a Biography of Harvard Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson

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