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Brilliant Scholar or Predatory Charlatan?: On Jerry Z. Muller’s “Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes”
Steven Aschheim reviews “Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes,” a new biography by Jerry Z. Muller....
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
To Tell the Truth: A Conversation with David Shields
Joni Tevis interviews David Shields about his new book about interviews, “The Very Last Interview.”...
NONFICTION
Slave Narrative to Selfie Narrative: Equiano and Instagram
Kaushik Tekur explores the insights and shortcomings of an insta-film adaptation of “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” (1789)....
Fools and Philosophers: On Michael Schur’s “How to Be Perfect”
Steven A. Miller tries to untangle an impossible knot of humor and philosophic thought in reviewing Michael Schur’s funny and lucid book of ethics....
Cycles of History: On Jody Rosen’s “Two Wheels Good”
Jonathan Liebson reviews Jody Rosen’s “Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.”...
“Homage to the Word”: On Robert B. Shaw’s “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems”
Timothy Steele celebrates the appearance of “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems” by Robert B. Shaw....
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“Homage to the Word”: On Robert B. Shaw’s “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems”
Timothy Steele celebrates the appearance of “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems” by Robert B. Shaw....
POETRY
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’Til Death Do Us Part: On Eugenie Brinkema’s “Life-Destroying Diagrams”
Alexandra Kingston-Reese charts “Life-Destroying Diagrams,” the new book by Eugenie Brinkema....
LITERARY CRITICISM
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The Hand Claps
Rosie Stockton and Rachel Rabbit White in conversation, followed by a series of poems by the pair....
LARB LIT
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Dog Days: An Interview with Mo Rocca
José Vergara speaks to Mo Rocca, writer for “Wishbone,” about turning classics into a children’s television series starring a dog....
TELEVISION
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A Referendum on Nostalgia: On Georgi Gospodinov’s “Time Shelter”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov’s novel “Time Shelter,” translated by Angela Rodel....
FICTION
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