Archive

Writing to Liberate Yourself
Matthew K. Ritchie interviews Lawrence Burney about his new book, “No Sense in Wishing.”
Matthew K. RitchieSep 3
- Memoir & Essay
- Cultural Studies
City of Sycophants
Tess Pollok interviews Zoe Dubno about her debut novel, “Happiness and Love.”
Tess PollokSep 3
- Memoir & Essay
- Fiction
A Higher Thing than History
Zach Gibson reviews Hayden White’s second volume of “The Ethics of Narrative: Essays on History, Literature, and Theory.”
Zach GibsonSep 2
Ungatherable Being
Martha Ronk thinks about Kristen Case’s “Daphne.”
Martha RonkSep 2
- Poetry
- Gender & Sexuality
Tongues Tied, Mirrors Shattered
Tammy Lai-Ming Ho explores Ho Sok Fong’s “Lake Like a Mirror,” translated by Natascha Bruce, and Lau Yee-Wa’s “Tongueless,” translated by Jennifer Feeley.
Tammy Lai-Ming HoAug 31
- Fiction
- Politics
The Shapes We Travel
Miyo McGinn conducts a circuitous Q and A with “The Way Around: A Field Guide to Going Nowhere” author Nicholas Triolo.
Miyo McGinnAug 31
- Memoir & Essay
- Environment
A Communion with Music
Tadhg Hoey considers Ben Ratliff’s “Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening.”
Tadhg HoeyAug 30
- Music
- Memoir & Essay
In the Late Ming, Literature Is Survival
Mahika Dhar reviews two classics of Chinese literature: Kong Shangren’s “The Peach Blossom Fan” and Zhang Yingyu’s “More Swindles from the Late Ming.”
Mahika DharAug 30
- History
- Fiction
Mosab Abu Toha’s “Forest of Noise”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist, to talk about his new book, “Forest of Noise.”
LARB Radio HourAug 29
A History That Needs to Be Retold
Vivien Chang reviews Howard W. French’s “The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide.”
Vivien ChangAug 29
- History
- Biography & Autobiography
White Noise, White Heat, White Books
Dashiel Carrera considers Han Kang, sleep, and the Velvet Underground.
Dashiel CarreraAug 29
- Memoir & Essay
- Fiction
Almost Like a Fairy Tale
Cory Oldweiler reviews German author Elena Fischer’s debut novel “Paradise Garden,” newly translated by Alexandra Roesch.
Cory OldweilerAug 28
- Fiction
Revolution of Our Times
Graham J. Murphy considers Badiucao and Melissa Chan’s “You Must Take Part in Revolution.”
Graham J. MurphyAug 28
Bold Whispers, Ironic Subtexts
Tim Riley reviews the Guarneri Quartet’s “Complete RCA Album Collection.”
Tim RileyAug 27
- Music
One Island, Many Histories
Michelle T. King reviews Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison’s “Revolutionary Taiwan” and Anna Beth Keim’s “Heaven Does Not Block All Roads.”
Michelle T. KingAug 27
- History
- Biography & Autobiography
Strange, Unforgettable Women
Sam Franzini climbs into Jessica Gross’s “Open Wide.”
Sam FranziniAug 26
- Fiction