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But It Feels So Real to Me
Juan Ecchi’s novel ‘Dryback’ investigates the ways porn has eroded men’s capacity for real connection.
Sam FranziniMar 21
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
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Nature Morte, 1982–1988
Nature Morte, 1982–1988 is the first survey exhibition dedicated to the influential East Village gallery Nature Morte currently showing at Ehrlich Steinberg in Los Angeles.
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Blot Out and Remember
Daniela Naomi Molnar’s new book confronts the source text of modern antisemitism with a project of excision, explication, and preservation.
Jason FranciscoMar 21
- Poetry
- Cultural Studies
The War in Iran and the Limits of American Journalism
Journalist and 'Equator' co-founder Jonathan Shainin joins the podcast to talk about war in Iran, Lebanon, and how conflict is covered by the press
LARB Radio HourMar 20
- LARB Radio Hour
They Don’t Make ’Em Like That Anymore
G. Edward White’s new biography explores the life of Robert H. Jackson, a Supreme Court justice revered by jurists from both ends of the political spectrum.
Rodger D. CitronMar 20
- Law
- Biography & Autobiography
The Weirdness of the Archive, the Possibilities of the Present
On the global resurgence of feminist film curating collectives.
Maggie HennefeldMar 19
Desperate Efficiency
Bruce Holsinger discusses AI ethics, collective accountability, and his newest novel.
Tess PollokMar 19
- Fiction
- Science & Technology

Our 15th Anniversary Issue is out now.
A curated collection celebrating LARB’s 15th anniversary, the latest LARB Quarterly issue is our longest yet, featuring nearly 40 essays and poems from across the archive.
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Naming the Unknown: A LARB Editor's Salon
Join us on March 26 at 7 p.m. at the Wende Museum as writers Dashiel Carrera, Gideon Jacobs, Jonathan Blake, and the artists behind the Bureau of Lingusitical Reality, Heidi Quante and Alicia Escott, explore how language evolves to name and make sense of a rapidly changing world.
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Writing in Place with Sierra Crane Murdoch
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THE ROAD AHEAD
This Is My War
On Iran, the experience of home, and a conflict that is ‘doubly mine.’
Hooman MajdMar 11
- Politics
- Cultural Studies
THE ROAD AHEAD
Shelter in Place
The battle for Minnesota’s public.
Kristin CollierMar 1
- Politics
- Memoir & Essay

Death by Optimization
How healthcare apps and platforms distance us from care.
Hilary C. RobinsonMar 18
- Science & Technology
Ladies Who Still Lunch
The new posthumous gathering of Lore Segal’s final stories is a wise and funny tribute to the power of friendship.
Na’amit Sturm NagelMar 17
- Fiction
Small Creatures Such as We
Fatima Bhutto discusses her new memoir, which investigates an abusive human relationship and a sustaining nonhuman one.
Cara BensonMar 17
- Memoir & Essay
Different, Deadly Games
With the American-Israeli assault on Iran, the die is cast.
Hamid DabashiMar 16
- Politics

SILVER SCREEN
To Be, or Not to Be, Misunderstood
The most famous line in literature doesn’t mean what ‘Hamnet’ thinks it means.
Robert N. WatsonMar 13
- Film
- Literary Criticism
CITY OF ANGELS
Finding Our God-Terms
The work of literary critic Mark Edmundson offers a powerful vision for recentering the American university.
Joshua HallMar 2
- Literary Criticism
- Education
BETA MODE
Can the Internet Be Saved?
After troubleshooting Tim Berners-Lee’s memoir, it becomes clear that the internet’s flaws were there from the start.
Nicholas CarrFeb 28
- Science & Technology
- History
ETERNAL SUNSHINE
The End of Psychiatry (Kind Of)
Neurologist Pria Anand lauds Khameer Kidia’s new dissection of Western psychiatric imperialism.
Pria AnandFeb 3
- Science & Technology
- Cultural Studies

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Empty Hiss
The short story form is an uneasy vessel for Helen Garner’s particular intensity.
Max CallimanopulosMar 16
- Fiction
Untidy Feminist Entanglements
In the 13th essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Margaret R. Eby shows how, during feminism’s first wave, white women physicians became the unlikely standard-bearers of eugenics.
Margaret R. EbyMar 15
A Romance You Watch in Secret
The Russian-language reception of Crave’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ shows how tenderness, desire, and character complexity shape a phenomenon that transcends borders.
Olga NechaevaMar 14
Longing for Moor
Emerald Fennell’s sexed-up take on Emily Brontë’s gothic romance feels empty.
Eric NewmanMar 14
- Film
- Fiction
LARB Radio Hour x Film Comment 2026 Oscars Preview
Film Comment and LARB editors discuss Oscars 2026, including their personal favorites, film themes of the year, and more
LARB Radio HourMar 13
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Fault Lines

What our editors can’t stop thinking about, from cultural research and reporting to political commentary and coverage of current events.

Different, Deadly Games
With the American-Israeli assault on Iran, the die is cast.
Hamid DabashiMar 16
- Politics
Big Men and Little People
Two recent books on Idi Amin’s Uganda present an African mirror for Trump’s United States to see itself.
Samuel Fury Childs DalyMar 12
- History
- Politics
Prestige Fiction Is Dead
Evan Brier’s recent book conducts a depressing literary autopsy, complete with case studies.
Dennis Wilson WiseMar 12
It Really Can Happen Here
What the transnational links among fascist movements in the 1930s can tell us about the Far Right today.
Juliette BretanFeb 27
- Politics
- History

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Long-form views on literature, art, and experience from LARB’s online magazine and print Quarterly.

A Romance You Watch in Secret
The Russian-language reception of Crave’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ shows how tenderness, desire, and character complexity shape a phenomenon that transcends borders.
Olga NechaevaMar 14
Lip-Synching the Revolution
Fighting about art and identity, again.
Bradley WesterMar 11
- Art & Architecture
Photography Gone to the Dogs
John Divola’s photographs of the Southern California desert in the late 1990s get a second wind thanks to Nazraeli Press’s reissues.
Andrew WittMar 8
- Art & Architecture
Sweating It Out
The history of experiencing life as a sweaty body in steamy queer spaces.
Calvin GimpelevichFeb 25
- Memoir & Essay
- Gender & Sexuality

LARB Radio Hour

LARB Radio Hour x Film Comment 2026 Oscars Preview
Film Comment and LARB editors discuss Oscars 2026, including their personal favorites, film themes of the year, and more
LARB Radio HourMar 13
- LARB Radio Hour
Vigdis Hjorth's 'Repetition'
Vigdis Hjorth joins the podcast to talk about about her latest novel, 'Repetition'
LARB Radio HourMar 6
- LARB Radio Hour
Lauren Groff's 'Brawler'
Lauren Groff joins the podcast to talk about her new short story collection 'Brawler,' her approach to story writing, and more
LARB Radio HourFeb 27
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Namwali Serpell's 'On Morrison'
Novelist and critic Namwali Serpell joins the podcast to discuss her latest book, 'On Morrison. '
LARB Radio HourFeb 20
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LARB Quarterly, no. 48: 15th Anniversary Issue

The LARB Quarterly no. 48, our 15th Anniversary Issue, is an anthology curated from over 16,000 pieces published over LARB’s lifetime. The collection is not meant to be exhaustive, or the “best of the best,” but rather representative of a certain LARBiness—that combination of critical attention and Los Angeles ease.

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15th Anniversary Issue