Archive

The Will to Power in China
Anne Stevenson-Yang reviews Robert L. Suettinger’s “The Conscience of the Party” and Joseph Torigian’s “The Party’s Interests Come First.”
Anne Stevenson-YangSep 10
In Hitler’s Shadow
Gavriel D. Rosenfeld reviews Alec Ryrie’s “The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It.”
Gavriel D. RosenfeldSep 10
Gazing into One’s Own Head
Josh Billings reviews German author Michael Lentz’s novel “Schattenfroh,” newly translated by Max Lawton.
Josh BillingsSep 9
- Fiction
Call It “Pop”
Faith Siegel revisits Jon K. Lauck’s 2019 review of Midwestern literature, calling for increased literary exposure for the American heartland.
Faith SiegelSep 9
Cough Up the Pill
David Schurman Wallace reviews Natalie Shapero’s new collection “Stay Dead.”
David Schurman WallaceSep 9
- Poetry
The Sound of Our World Resurging
David Palumbo-Liu considers Linda Quiquivix’s “Palestine 1492: A Report Back.”
David Palumbo-LiuSep 8
- Politics
- History
Bleak Intimacies
Katie Tobin reviews Hungarian author Ágota Kristóf’s story collection “I Don’t Care,” newly translated by Chris Andrews.
Katie TobinSep 8
- Fiction
Connecting the Dots
Adam Sobsey talks with Nell Zink and explores her new novel “Sister Europe.”
Adam SobseySep 7
- Fiction
Cruising as Moral Practice
Jordan Osserman reads two recent queer theory books exploring the form and chemistry of sex.
Jordan OssermanSep 7
- Gender & Sexuality
- Cultural Studies
The Dream of the 2000s Is Dead
Kristen Felicetti considers Colette Shade’s “Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything.”
Kristen FelicettiSep 6
- Cultural Studies
- Memoir & Essay
The Thing You’ve Been Saying Your Whole Life
Julie Sedivy reviews Michael Erard’s “Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words.”
Julie SedivySep 6
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
Fara Dabhoiwala’s “What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea”
Kate Wolf speaks with historian Fara Dabhoiwala about his new book, “What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea”
LARB Radio HourSep 5
- LARB Radio Hour
All That Beauty and Misery
Jenna Mahale interviews Philippa Snow about her new books “It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me: On Femininity and Fame” and “Snow Business.”
Jenna MahaleSep 5
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
A Life Infested with Doubt
Cory Oldweiler reviews Croatian author Martina Vidaić’s novel “Bedbugs,” newly translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać.
Cory OldweilerSep 5
- Fiction
Chortling Smugly and Rolling Their Eyes
Christian Kriticos considers Louis Sachar’s “The Magician of Tiger Castle,” the children’s author’s “first novel for adults.”
Christian KriticosSep 4
- SF
Maybe We Can Talk About It
Iris Kim interviews Katie Simon about “Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault.”
Iris KimSep 4
- Memoir & Essay
- Gender & Sexuality