“An Unfinished Love Story” provides an unflinching, up-close-and-personal record of “the political cauldron of the Sixties,” in Kearns Goodwin’s words.”
Author Archives: Paul Varian
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Books 2023: A Chaotic Coming of Age Epic
Book: Demon Copperhead Author: Barbara Kingsolver Reviewed By: Paul Varian, Ex-CNN Senior Editor/Executive Producer Demon Copperhead is probably the most brilliantly written novel I’ve ever read, so captivating that, more […]
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Books 2020: How Churchill Taught ‘the Art of Being Fearless’ During the Blitz
Book: The Splendid And The Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Author: Erik Larson Review by: Paul Varian, retired CNN senior editor, producer and writer […]
Posted inBooks, Diplomacy
Books 2019: Shedding New Light on an Old CIA and Mafia Plot to Kill Castro
Book: Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro Author: Thomas Maier Reviewed by Paul Varian, retired CNN executive producer Gangsters Sam Giancana and Johnny Roselli, […]
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Serbian Prime Minister Sees NCR Investment Key to Country’s Connected Future
Atlanta hosted its share of VIP guests during Super Bowl week. One who returned home well before opening kickoff was the prime minister of Serbia. Ana Brnabic‘s primary athletic allegiance […]
Posted inBooks, Culture, Politics
Books 2018: A Life of Exposing Atrocities, Abuses Through Journalism
Book: Reporter, a memoir Author: Seymour M. Hersh Reviewed by Paul Varian, retired CNN and UPI editor/ writer/reporter On Oct. 22, 1969, freelance Washington reporter Seymour Hersh got a vague […]
Posted inDiplomacy
Amid Tensions With China, Taiwan Seeks to Solidify Its Global Identity
Editor’s note: Paul Varian visited Taiwan in November on behalf of Global Atlanta as a guest of the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the second in a series of stories […]
Posted inCulture, Travel
Seeking External Acceptance, Taiwan’s Grapples With Internal History
Editor’s note: Paul Varian visited Taiwan in November on behalf of Global Atlanta as a guest of the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the first in a series […]
Posted inCulture, Economic Development
Some of Japan’s Youth Are Making a Living by Returning to Old Traditions, Communities
Editor’s note: Paul Varian, retired CNN writer, editor and senior executive producer, visited Japan on a trip hosted by the Mie prefecture and organized by the Japan Foreign Ministry. Bucking […]
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Diving In: Japan’s ‘Women of the Sea’ Blaze Trail for Female Workforce
Editor’s note: Paul Varian, retired CNN writer, editor and senior executive producer, visited Japan on a trip hosted by the Mie prefecture and organized by the Japan Foreign Ministry. They […]