Archive

Sleepwalking to Madness in Mid-Century America: On Audrey Clare Farley’s “Girls and Their Monsters”
Ellen Wayland-Smith is haunted by Audrey Clare Farley’s exposé, in “Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America,” of white American mid-century pathologies.
Ellen Wayland-SmithJun 13, 2023
When a White Man Writes a Good Book About Africa: On Tim Cocks’s “Lagos”
Kovie Biakolo contemplates Tim Cocks’s 2022 book “Lagos: Supernatural City.”
Kovie BiakoloJun 12, 2023
- Nonfiction
A Carefully Cultivated Loss: On Paisley Rekdal’s “West”
Teow Lim Goh reviews Paisley Rekdal’s “West: A Translation.”
Teow Lim GohJun 12, 2023
- Poetry
A World Beyond Us: On Adam Kirsch’s “The Revolt Against Humanity”
David E. Cooper reviews Adam Kirsch’s “The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us.”
David E. CooperJun 11, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Ball Is Cry!! On Katie Heindl’s “Basketball Feelings”
Liz Wolfson profiles Katie Heindl, author of the sports Substack “Basketball Feelings.”
Liz WolfsonJun 10, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Sports
Recovering a World: On Franny Choi’s “The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On”
Sharon Lin reviews Franny Choi’s “The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.”
Sharon LinJun 10, 2023
- Poetry
Craig Seligman’s “Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and The Rise of Drag”
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with writer Craig Seligman about his recent book, “Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and The Rise of Drag.”
LARB Radio HourJun 9, 2023
Intentionally Hyperfocused: On Amazon Prime’s “Swarm”
Brienne Adams examines stan culture and its relationship to Black and queer love in Amazon Prime’s “Swarm.”
Brienne AdamsJun 9, 2023
- Television
How Much Faith Is Left?: On Warren Zanes’s “Deliver Me from Nowhere”
Tim Riley reviews Warren Zanes’s “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska.’”
Tim RileyJun 9, 2023
A World That Was Not the World: A Conversation with Laird Hunt
Sean McCoy talks to Laird Hunt about “This Wide Terraqueous World: Essays in Fiction.”
Sean McCoyJun 8, 2023
A Close-Up on Iranian Cinema: On Godfrey Cheshire’s “In the Time of Kiarostami”
Abe Silberstein reviews Godfrey Cheshire’s “In the Time of Kiarostami: Writings on Iranian Cinema.”
Abe SilbersteinJun 8, 2023
- Film
- History
Translation Lets You Change Your Mind: On Dino Buzzati’s “The Stronghold”
Caterina Domeneghini reviews “The Stronghold,” Lawrence Venuti’s new translation of Dino Buzzati.
Caterina DomeneghiniJun 7, 2023
- Fiction
The Drama of History, in Poems: On Robert Selby’s “The Kentish Rebellion”
Dan O’Brien reviews Robert Selby’s new poetry collection “The Kentish Rebellion.”
Dan O’BrienJun 7, 2023
- History
- Poetry
Tracing the Hard Edges of Religion: On Peter Brown’s “Journeys of the Mind”
Michael Ledger-Lomas reviews Peter Brown’s “Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History.”
Michael Ledger-LomasJun 6, 2023
- History
- Religion
A Considerable Aura: On Adam Shatz’s “Writers and Missionaries”
Ann Manov reviews Adam Shatz’s “Writers and Missionaries: Essays on the Radical Imagination.”
Ann ManovJun 6, 2023
- Literary Criticism
- Nonfiction
Cutting Together a History: On Dong Li’s “The Orange Tree”
Peter Myers reviews Dong Li’s “The Orange Tree.”
Peter MyersJun 5, 2023
- Poetry