Shelf Help with Jonathan Lethem
Novelist and short story writer Jonathan Lethem gives us a tour of the new books he’s buying at Skylight Books in Los Feliz.
Novelist and short story writer Jonathan Lethem gives us a tour of the new books he’s buying at Skylight Books in Los Feliz.
Interviews and highlights from the first ever Blk Grrrl Book Fair in South Central.
Günter Grass' recent death had us wondering whether we can read authors whose personal lives offend us, considering Grass' history as a member of the...
Part two in a series of snapshots of people living, working, and playing on the Venice Beach boardwalk. A project by LARB intern Jared Zook.
An interview with James Tadd Adcox, author of Does Not Love.
This week’s segments include discussions on William Giraldi’s New Republic essay “Immortal Beloved: Why writers want fans who last forever” and Hilary...
Featuring Ellis Weiner, former writer and editor at National Lampoon, columnist at Spy magazine, and currently a contributor at The New Yorker.
A series of snapshots of people living, working, and playing on the Venice Beach boardwalk. A project by LARB intern Jared Zook.
Meghan Daum discusses a new collection of essays she edited titled "Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have...
Tom McCarthy’s new experimental novel Satin Island celebrates the role of the anthropologist over the novelist; John McPhee’s latest essay in The New...
Tom Lutz is back this week and joins Laurie and Seth to discuss schmaltz (sentimental art, not rendered chicken fat), and whether it is necessary in...
Cultural historian Leo Braudy joins to discuss ISIS propaganda videos; the role of public intellectuals. Also featuring Michael Tolkin.