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February 16, 2018

Q&A: Meghan Kenny on 'The Driest Season,' a Searing Novel About a Father's Suicide

February 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Meghan Kenny on 'The Driest Season,' a Searing Novel About a Father's Suicide

And on Independent Women, the American Midwest, and Her Advice to New Writers

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February 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Contemporary Fiction, Wisconsin, Writing Techniques, Suicide
February 14, 2018

Q&A: A Young Man's Journey to Becoming a Skinhead -- and Back Again

February 14, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Young Man's Journey to Becoming a Skinhead -- and Back Again

A Memoir by the Founder of the Non-Profit Group "Life After Hate"

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February 14, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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White Supremacy, Skinheads, Hate Groups
February 09, 2018

Q&A: Rick Steves on How (and Why) to Make Traveling a Political Act

February 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Rick Steves on How (and Why) to Make Traveling a Political Act

Moving Purposefully through a World of Trump, Erdogan, and Brexit

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February 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Travel, Tourism, Globalization
February 07, 2018

Q&A: A Civil Rights Lawyer Who Helped Defeat Jim Crow Looks Back

February 07, 2018/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Civil Rights Lawyer Who Helped Defeat Jim Crow Looks Back

Representing Black Doctors in the Segregated South, Lenny Bruce, and Muhammad Ali

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February 07, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Civil Rights, Law, Racial Segregation
December 08, 2017

Q&A: A Feminist Take on "Pride and Prejudice" -- with a Christmas Theme

December 08, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Feminist Take on "Pride and Prejudice" -- with a Christmas Theme

What if the Female Protagonist was Darcy, and She Had More Control Over Her Life?

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December 08, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
November 09, 2017

Q&A: Lauren-Brooke Eisen Talks Private Prisons, Mass Incarceration, and X-Box's

November 09, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Lauren-Brooke Eisen Talks Private Prisons, Mass Incarceration, and X-Box's

And an Ex-Inmate's Lament that "Private Companies are Now Making Money off of Our Incarceration”

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November 09, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Private Prisons, Mass Incarceration, Prisons
October 13, 2017

Q&A: Barack Obama Speechwriter Tells All (Spoiler: He's a Big Fan)

October 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Barack Obama Speechwriter Tells All (Spoiler: He's a Big Fan)

Trying Hard Not to Hand the President a Draft with Coffee Stains on It

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October 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Barack Obama, Speechwriting, Presidency, White House
September 29, 2017

Q&A: Adam McOmber on Writing Horror, Growing up Gay in Ohio, and Church

September 29, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Adam McOmber on Writing Horror, Growing up Gay in Ohio, and Church

"Religion was everywhere, and I understood that it was against me."

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September 29, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Horror, Gay Literature, Ohio
September 22, 2017

Q&A: A Family Memoir of Abraham Zapruder's JFK Assassination Film

September 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Family Memoir of Abraham Zapruder's JFK Assassination Film

A Granddaughter's Perspective on an Iconic Piece of American History

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September 22, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Kennedy Assassination, Abraham Zapruder, Films
September 20, 2017

Q&A: 'It's My Party': The Story of a Glittering Life, with a Few Demons

September 20, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: 'It's My Party': The Story of a Glittering Life, with a Few Demons

Jeannette Watson Talks About Privilege, Setbacks, and Writing Her Memoir

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September 20, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Q & A
IBM, Depression, Book Stores
August 30, 2017

Q&A: Marcia Clark on Her New Thriller, with a Defense-Lawyer Heroine

August 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Marcia Clark on Her New Thriller, with a Defense-Lawyer Heroine

The Onetime O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Looks at a Trial From the Other Side

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August 30, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Marica Clark, Thrillers, Defense Attorneys
August 25, 2017

Q&A: Maddy Blais Talks Martha's Vineyard, Writing, and Noticing Happiness

August 25, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Maddy Blais Talks Martha's Vineyard, Writing, and Noticing Happiness

And Her Acclaimed Memoir About Giving Up a Family Home She Loved

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August 25, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Martha's Vineyard, Memoirs, Family
August 18, 2017

Q&A: Julia Keller on the Craft of Mystery-Writing (Pro-Tip: Coffee, Coffee, and More Coffee)

August 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A:  Julia Keller on the Craft of Mystery-Writing (Pro-Tip: Coffee, Coffee, and More Coffee)

Balzac Reputedly Drank 14 Cups a Day -- Keller Says, Double That

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August 18, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Writing Techniques
August 04, 2017

Q&A: Achy Obejas on Being Cuban-American, Sexuality, Exile, and Her Short Stories

August 04, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Achy Obejas on Being Cuban-American, Sexuality, Exile, and Her Short Stories

"Cuba is at the heart of my fiction, even when it’s just an echo"

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August 04, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Cuba, Cuban-Americans, Exile
July 07, 2017

Q&A: Jessica Strawser on 'Almost Missed You,' a Marriage-Centered Thriller

July 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Jessica Strawser on 'Almost Missed You,' a Marriage-Centered Thriller

Exploring the Mysteries of Close Family Relationships

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July 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Thrillers, Marriage, Publishing
June 07, 2017

Q&A: Two Sisters, a New Bookstore, and a Feminist Take on Romance Novels

June 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Two Sisters, a New Bookstore, and a Feminist Take on Romance Novels

A Younger, Hipper Approach to Selling 'Bodice Rippers'

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June 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Romance Literature, Genre Fiction, Bookstores
June 02, 2017

Q&A: A Mother Takes on Her Son's "Impossible" Disease -- and Wins

June 02, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Mother Takes on Her Son's "Impossible" Disease -- and Wins

"We felt we didn't have a choice not to share the information with other parents."

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June 02, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Disease, Parenthood
May 24, 2017

Q&A: How Did We End Up with this Far-Right Supreme Court?

May 24, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: How Did We End Up with this Far-Right Supreme Court?

Historian Laura Kalman Traces it All Back to Richard Nixon

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May 24, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Supreme Court, Conservatism, Law, Right-Wing Politics, Richard Nixon
May 12, 2017

Q&A: Delving into the Life of the Inscrutable Jazz Legend Bix Beiderbecke

May 12, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Delving into the Life of the Inscrutable Jazz Legend Bix Beiderbecke

A Jazz Pioneer Who Was, Surprisingly, the Pride of Davenport, Iowa

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May 12, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Jazz, Bix Beiderbecke, Iowa, Music
April 26, 2017

Q&A: Abigail Pogrebin Talks About Her Year of Living Jewishly -- Very Jewishly

April 26, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Abigail Pogrebin Talks About Her Year of Living Jewishly -- Very Jewishly

And Why We All Need to Just Slow Down

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April 26, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Judaism, Religion, How-To, Holidays
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