Archive

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
- LARB Radio Hour
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
Davos Mann
A new book on ‘The Magic Mountain’ grapples with the contradictions of history.
Anthony Curtis AdlerFeb 26
- Philosophy & Religion
- Literary Criticism
Bill Callahan’s Vita Nuova
On his latest album, the singer-songwriter explores themes of fatherhood, time, and forgiveness.
Sebastian LangdellFeb 26
- Music
LARB Staff’s Book Favorites
LARB's editors pick their best reads of 2025, and what their favorite books from the year were.
LARB StaffFeb 25
Sweating It Out
The history of experiencing life as a sweaty body in steamy queer spaces.
Calvin GimpelevichFeb 25
- Memoir & Essay
- Gender & Sexuality
Après Bowie, le déluge
On the 10th anniversary of David Bowie’s death, three books consider the rock star from new angles.
Colin MarshallFeb 24
- Music
- Biography & Autobiography
Assaults and Batteries
Nicolas Niarchos digs up the hidden costs behind your rechargeables.
Tim Hirschel-BurnsFeb 24
- Politics
- Economics and Finance
A Sojourn into the Stephen King Archive: ‘The Dark Half’
Typescript drafts on view in the newly opened archive reframe the horror maestro’s relationship with his alter ego, Richard Bachman.
Andy HagemanFeb 23
- SF
It’s Bad Out There
Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ takes an ax to the job-search grind.
Zosha MillmanFeb 23
- Film
- Economics and Finance
Troubled Hearts on the Land
Minneapolis under siege, in images and words.
David Treuer, Jaida Grey EagleFeb 22
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
We Are Not Removed from Our Process
Excerpts from Larry Sultan’s posthumous selected writings, ‘Water over Thunder,’ offer a new lens on his artistic process, sense of place, and pedagogy.
Asha Schechter, Larry SultanFeb 21
- Art & Architecture
Sustaining the Rule of Law
Jessica Greenberg offers a compelling, though at times jargon-ridden, analysis of the history of the European Court of Human Rights.
Mark EllisFeb 21
Namwali Serpell's 'On Morrison'
Novelist and critic Namwali Serpell joins the podcast to discuss her latest book, 'On Morrison. '
LARB Radio HourFeb 20
- LARB Radio Hour
The Artist Is Present (Online)
Sophie Bishop’s new book tracks the pressures artists face to conform their ‘brands’ to the demands of the algorithmic boss.
Sarah BrouilletteFeb 20
- Art & Architecture
- Economics and Finance
You Say You Want a Revolution
Should historians look at violent revolutions with rose-colored glasses while vindicating the terror that carried them forth?
Jack JacobsFeb 19
- History
- Politics