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April 17, 2023

REVIEW: David Grann's Epic Story of Shipwreck and Mutiny During the Quest for Empire

April 17, 2023/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: David Grann's Epic Story of Shipwreck and Mutiny During the Quest for Empire

A Tale from the Days When England and Spain Competed Bitterly for Dominance in the Americas

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April 17, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Shipwrecks
April 10, 2023

Q&A: Why Incremental Change May Be the Best Way to Make Things Better

April 10, 2023/ Adam Cohen

The Authors of ‘Gradual’ Make the Case for Toning Down the Rhetoric and Focusing on Practical Solutions

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April 10, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Public Policy, Gradualism
April 03, 2023

REVIEW: The Supreme Court is on a Mission -- to Veer Ever More Sharply Rightward

April 03, 2023/ Adam Cohen

Trump’s Three Appointees to the Court Will Likely Shape It for the Next Generation

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April 03, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
March 20, 2023

5 HOT BOOKS: The Real Causes of Poverty, Living with a Stutter, and More

March 20, 2023/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Real Causes of Poverty, Living with a Stutter, and More

And an Acclaimed Thriller Set in a New England Boarding School

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March 20, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Poverty, Stuttering
February 20, 2023

Q&A: A Presidents Day Talk on "Mary Lincoln, Demystified"

February 20, 2023/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Presidents Day Talk on "Mary Lincoln, Demystified"

A Book Based on Three Decades of Inhabiting the Life of the Intriguing First Lady

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February 20, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Mary Todd Lincoln, First Ladies, Presidents
February 13, 2023

5 HOT BOOKS: Black Power vs. Civil Rights, How to Talk About Identity, and More

February 13, 2023/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Black Power vs. Civil Rights, How to Talk About Identity,  and More

And the Dramatic Story of a Journey from Slavery to Freedom

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February 13, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
1966, Black Power
February 01, 2023

LIST: For Black History Month, 10 Books About Black Resistance

February 01, 2023/ Adam Cohen
LIST: For Black History Month, 10 Books About Black Resistance

From W.E.B. Du Bois to Octavia Butler, Black Authors Who Are Taking On the Tough Issues

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February 01, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Black History Month
December 16, 2022

Q&A: Richard Lischer Talks About the Art of Spiritual Memoir

December 16, 2022/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Richard Lischer Talks About the Art of Spiritual Memoir

I wrote about experiences that exercised pivotal importance in my life and changed me forever

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December 16, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Memoirs
December 05, 2022

Q&A: Ben Mattlin on the Continuing Struggle for Disability Rights

December 05, 2022/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Ben Mattlin on the Continuing Struggle for Disability Rights

When I began seeing astonishing examples of disability representation I realized something had changed.

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December 05, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Disability, Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA
November 28, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: A Daniel Webster Biography, 2 National Book Award Winners, and More

November 28, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A Daniel Webster Biography, 2 National Book Award Winners, and More

And an Exploration of Why People Join the Fight for Social Justice

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November 28, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Daniel Webster
November 16, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: The Grimkes and Slavery, a New Anthony Bourdain Biography, and More

November 16, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Grimkes and Slavery, a New Anthony Bourdain Biography, and More

And a Sobering Story of Injustice in New Haven, Connecticut

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November 16, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
5 Hot Books, The Grimkes, Anthony Bordain
November 05, 2022

REVIEW: A N.Y. Times Writer's Timely Question: What Has Happened to the Republican Party

November 05, 2022/ Adam Cohen

When Did the Organizing Principle of the G.O.P. Become “Delusion”?

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November 05, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Republicans, Republican Party, Elections
November 01, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Samuel Adams, Revolutionary; Martha Graham, Modern Genius; and More

November 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Samuel Adams, Revolutionary; Martha Graham, Modern Genius; and More

And a Pair of Writing Sisters Who Set the Stage for the Brontes and Jane Austen

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November 01, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Samuel Adams, Martha Grah, Martha Graham, English Novelists
October 26, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: The Life of Ted Kennedy, a Gay, Black Writer's Story, and More

October 26, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: The Life of Ted Kennedy, a Gay, Black Writer's Story, and More

And Exploring the Lives of 31 Remarkable New Yorkers

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October 26, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Ted Kennedy, Darryl Pickney, New Yorkers
October 23, 2022

REVIEW: Elizabeth McCracken Remembers Her Singular, Privacy-Loving Mother

October 23, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Elizabeth McCracken Remembers Her Singular, Privacy-Loving Mother

Should You Write a Book About a Woman Who Sought to Avoid the World’s Harsh Gaze?

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October 23, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Review
Memoirs, Mothers and Daughters, Personal Privacy
October 12, 2022

Q&A: Christine Sneed Talks Corporate Culture, the Problem with Capitalism, and More

October 12, 2022/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Christine Sneed Talks Corporate Culture, the Problem with Capitalism, and More

“Most of us don’t have other options as life rolls on — so we have to cling to our jobs”

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October 12, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Corporate Culture, Short Stories
October 07, 2022

REVIEW: Scott Turow's New Novel Features a Female Police Chief with Some Problems

October 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Scott Turow's New Novel Features a Female Police Chief with Some Problems

The Sketchy Accusations that She Exchanged Sex for Promotions are Only the Beginning

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October 07, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Thrillers, Scott Turow
September 26, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: Women Lawyers Saving America, Japanese-American Soldiers, and More

September 26, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Women Lawyers Saving America, Japanese-American Soldiers, and More

And the Violence Directed at Black Americans in the Jim Crow Era

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September 26, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Supreme Court, Jim Crow
September 20, 2022

5 HOT BOOKS: A U.S. Attorney on Battling Trump, What is Mental Illness?, and More

September 20, 2022/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: A U.S. Attorney on Battling Trump, What is Mental Illness?, and More

And Ling Ma’s Story Collection, Full of Compelling Female Narrators

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September 20, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Trump, U.S. Attorneys
August 23, 2022

SURVEY: What People are Reading: An Informal Survey of Bookstores Across the U.S.

August 23, 2022/ Adam Cohen

Bookstore Staff from Charleston to Chicago Weigh In

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August 23, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Survey
Bookstores
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