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Navigating the Lull of Death: On Clancy Martin’s “How Not to Kill Yourself”
Gordon Marino reviews Clancy Martin’s “How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind.”
Gordon MarinoMay 28, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
A Bewildering World: On Max Porter’s “Shy”
Joel Pinckney reviews Max Porter’s “Shy.”
Joel PinckneyMay 27, 2023
- Fiction
Fury Born from Helplessness: On Leopoldo Gout’s “Piñata”
Matthew James Seidel reviews Leopoldo Gout’s “Piñata.”
Matthew James SeidelMay 27, 2023
Gary Indiana’s “Do Everything in the Dark”
Kate Wolf is joined by author Gary Indiana to speak about the recent reissue of his 2003 novel, “Do Everything in the Dark.”
LARB Radio HourMay 26, 2023
Five Questions for Alex Segura Regarding His YA Novel “Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow”
Daniel A. Olivas speaks with Alex Segura about his new YA novel “Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow.”
Daniel A. OlivasMay 26, 2023
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Tragic Revolutionary Comic Figures: On Joseph Harris’s “Misanthropy in the Age of Reason”
Ian Ellison reviews Joseph Harris’s “Misanthropy in the Age of Reason: Hating Humanity from Shakespeare to Schiller.”
Ian EllisonMay 26, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Phillip Maciak’s “Avidly Reads Screen Time”: A Symposium
“Dear Television” contributors and columnists Aaron Bady, Jorge Cotte, Jane Hu, and Lili Loofbourow review Phillip Maciak’s “Avidly Reads Screen Time.”
Aaron Bady, Jane Hu, Jorge Cotte, Lili LoofbourowMay 25, 2023
- Dear Television
Are We Still Postmodern?: On Stuart Jeffries’s “Everything, All the Time, Everywhere”
Ed Simon reviews Stuart Jeffries’s “Everything, All the Time, Everywhere: How We Became Postmodern.”
Ed SimonMay 25, 2023
- Literary Criticism
Intelligent or Communicative?: On Elena Esposito’s “Artificial Communication”
Paul J. D’Ambrosio reviews Elena Esposito’s “Artificial Communication: How Algorithms Produce Social Intelligence.”
Paul J. D’AmbrosioMay 24, 2023
- Science & Technology
How “Gender” Went Rogue
Historian of science Sandra Eder shows how the word “gender” burst out of the clinic circa 1970 and went rogue.
Sandra EderMay 24, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
An Image of Itself: On David Grundy’s “Present Continuous” 
Tom Allen reviews David Grundy’s “Present Continuous.”
Tom AllenMay 23, 2023
- Literary Criticism
Dubiously Acquired Objects: On Götz Aly’s “The Magnificent Boat”
Erin Thompson reviews Götz Aly's “The Magnificent Boat: The Colonial Theft of a South Seas Cultural Treasure.”
Erin L. ThompsonMay 23, 2023
- History
What I Was Doing When I Was Writing About Descartes
Melissa Lo considers the link between Cartesian mind-body dualism and the “model minority” identity.
Melissa LoMay 22, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
Everyday Absences: A Conversation with Walt Hunter
Katie Peterson interviews Walt Hunter about his new book, “Some Flowers.”
Katie PetersonMay 22, 2023
- Poetry
Thinking in Ruins: On the Llano del Rio Experiment
In a preview of LARB Quarterly's upcoming issue, Earth, Laura Nelson explores the Llano del Rio failed commune experiment in the California desert.
Laura NelsonMay 21, 2023
- LARB Lit
Feedback Loop: On Jeff Sharlet’s “The Undertow”
L. Benjamin Rolsky reviews Jeff Sharlet’s “The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War.”
L. Benjamin RolskyMay 21, 2023
- Politics