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May 17, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: The Life of George Floyd, a Graphic Novel About Barney Frank, and More

May 17, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Life of George Floyd, a Graphic Novel About Barney Frank, and More

And How French Convict Women Helped to Shape Early America

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May 17, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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George Floyd, Barnie Frank
May 10, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Portrait of a Shrewd Negotiator, Justice for Mexico, and More

May 10, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Portrait of a Shrewd Negotiator, Justice for Mexico, and More

And a Captivating Look at the Artist Winslow Homer

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May 10, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
May 02, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: "My Old Kentucky Home," Premonitions of Bad Things, and More

May 02, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: "My Old Kentucky Home," Premonitions of Bad Things, and More

And a Onetime Flight Attendant Tells All

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May 02, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Stephen Foster, Premonitions
April 19, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: How Democracies Fall Apart, Digging Up Problematic Ancestors, and More

April 19, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How Democracies Fall Apart, Digging Up Problematic Ancestors, and More

And a Look at the Powerful Newspapers That Backed Hitler

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April 19, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Democracy, Geneology
April 18, 2022

APPRECIATION: Mario Vargas Llosa's 'Harsh Times' Explores the Perils of Capitalism

April 18, 2022/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: Mario Vargas Llosa's 'Harsh Times' Explores the Perils of Capitalism

“The Danger to the Ruling Class Wasn’t Communism but Democracy’

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April 18, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Appreciation
Hondoras, Guatemala, Latin America
April 12, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Margo Jefferson's New Memoir, a Son with a Difficult Mother, and More

April 12, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Margo Jefferson's New Memoir, a Son with a Difficult Mother, and More

And a Compelling Novel of Depression-Era Texas

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April 12, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
African-American Memoirs, Mothers and Sons, Texas Fiction
April 08, 2022

REVIEW: A Collection of Savvy Stories that Take a Swipe at New Technology

April 08, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Collection of Savvy Stories that Take a Swipe at New Technology

Including One, Being Adapted by Hulu, in which Russian Bots Woo Women on a Dating App — and Steal their Data

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April 08, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Technology, Dystopia, Phishing
April 05, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: The Trayvon Martin Generation, Jennifer Egan's Big New Novel, and More

April 05, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Trayvon Martin Generation, Jennifer Egan's Big New Novel, and More

And Eugene Linden on Where We’ve Gone Wrong in Combating Climate Change

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April 05, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Trayvon Martin, Climate Change
April 01, 2022

REVIEW: The Life and Death of Darryl Hunt, Imprisoned for Years for a Crime He Didn't Commit

April 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Life and Death of Darryl Hunt, Imprisoned for Years for a Crime He Didn't Commit

After His Release, He Died of a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound with $1.76 in Liquid Assets to His Name

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April 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Wrongful Conviction, Justice System
March 28, 2022

HOT 5: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai, the Violence Behind the British Empire, and More

March 28, 2022/ Adam Cohen
HOT 5: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai, the Violence Behind the British Empire, and More

And How Georgia is Becoming More Democratic — and Why it Matters

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March 28, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Leonard Cohen, The British Empire
March 17, 2022

REVIEW: An Illuminating Look at Modern Ireland, the Good and the Toxic

March 17, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Illuminating Look at Modern Ireland, the Good and the Toxic

O’Toole convincingly traces the unfortunate traits to a toxic mixture of religion and politics

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March 17, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Ireland, Irish History
March 15, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: The Glamour of WW II Journalism, a Woman Who was Emancipated, and More

March 15, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Glamour of WW II Journalism, a Woman Who was Emancipated, and More

And the Women of Pan-Am Airlines, in the ‘Mad Men’ Age

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March 15, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
World War II Journalism, Emancipation, Women Airline Workers
March 08, 2022

REVIEW: Lorraine Hansberry is Known for One Play -- But What a Play

March 08, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Lorraine Hansberry is Known for One Play -- But What a Play

The Author of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Did Not See the Artist’s Role as Making Day-to-Day Life Appear More Palatable

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March 08, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Lorraine Hansberry, Raisin in the Sun
March 07, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Reimagining Chronic Illness, the Sandy Hook Tragedy, and More

March 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Reimagining Chronic Illness, the Sandy Hook Tragedy, and More

And a Close Look at a New York City Block Between 23rd and 24th Streets

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March 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Chronic Illness, Sandy Hook, Manhattan
February 28, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Understanding the Democratic Party, Getting to Know the Bald Eagle, and More

February 28, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Understanding the Democratic Party, Getting to Know the Bald Eagle, and More

And Westerners Who Helped India Fight for Its Independence

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February 28, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Democratic Party, Bald Eagle
February 24, 2022

REVIEW: Chuck Klosterman's 'The Nineties' is a Mind-Bending Look at a Pivotal Decade

February 24, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Chuck Klosterman's 'The Nineties' is a Mind-Bending Look at a Pivotal Decade

An Era that Brought Us the Internet, Grunge, and President Bill Clinton

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February 24, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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The 1990s, Chuck Klosterman, Decades
February 22, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: A Convicted Murderer Who Charmed Women, the Rise of NYC, and More

February 22, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Convicted Murderer Who Charmed Women, the Rise of NYC, and More

And a Surprisingly Engaging Look at, of All Things, Book Indexes

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February 22, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Murderers, New York City History
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
Review
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
5 Hot Books
Republicans, Abolition
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