Archive

If I Was Undercover Now I Wouldn’t Say
C. Francis Fisher investigates Richard Siken’s “I Do Know Some Things.”
C. Francis FisherAug 26
- Poetry
Certain, but Not Final
Winnie Wang reviews Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s debut feature “The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire.”
Winnie WangAug 25
- Film
- Biography & Autobiography
We Are Born with a Homing Beacon
Vesna Jaksic Lowe interviews Croatian author Lidija Hilje about her debut novel, “Slanting Towards the Sea.”
Vesna Jaksic LoweAug 25
- Fiction
Only by Being Terrible Do They Avoid Being Comic
Sarah AlKahly-Mills explores James Bloodworth’s “Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere.”
Sarah AlKahly-MillsAug 24
- Memoir & Essay
- Gender & Sexuality
Poland as a State of Mind
Agnieszka Dale considers Antonia Lloyd-Jones’s new anthology “The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories.”
Agnieszka DaleAug 24
- Fiction
- SF
Expanding the End of the World
Erin Giannini reviews “The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s ‘The Stand,’” edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene.
Erin GianniniAug 23
- SF
Consciousness Multiplied
Asa Drake reviews Harryette Mullen’s “Regaining Unconsciousness.”
Asa DrakeAug 23
- Poetry
Nicholas Boggs’s “James Baldwin: A Love Story”
Eric Newman speaks with Nicholas Boggs about his monumental new biography, “James Baldwin: A Love Story.”
LARB Radio HourAug 22
No One Wants to Be the Supporting Character in Their Own Life
Adam Straus interviews Lucas Schaefer about his debut novel “The Slip.”
Adam StrausAug 22
- Fiction
Bad Diagrams
Cassandra Seltman on the plumbing paintings of Harry Davies
Cassandra SeltmanAug 22
- Art & Architecture
Out of Language Comes Nothing and Everything
Jennifer Kabat writes on Lynne Tillman and her new collection, “Thrilled to Death.”
Jennifer KabatAug 21
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Journey to the End of Autofiction
Emily Wells and Aaron Bornstein talk with John Tottenham about his debut novel, “Service.”
Emily Wells, Aaron BornsteinAug 21
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
We Know It’s a Show
Hamilton Cain reviews Gary Shteyngart’s “Vera, or Faith.”
Hamilton CainAug 20
- Fiction
Howling Memories
Rhoda Kwan reviews two newly translated novels reckoning with China’s bloody past, Fang Fang’s “Soft Burial” and Tsering Döndrup’s “The Red Wind Howls.”
Rhoda KwanAug 20
- History
- Politics
A Child in the State of Nature
Mitchell Abidor reviews the reprint edition of Roger Shattuck’s “The Forbidden Experiment: The Story of the Wild Boy of Aveyron.”
Mitchell AbidorAug 19
- History
- Cultural Studies
The Best Troll Rome Ever Knew
Edward Watts reviews Josiah Osgood’s “Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome.”
Edward WattsAug 19
- History
- Law