Archive

Not-So-Silent Spring: On Greta Thunberg’s “The Climate Book”
Terry Babcock-Lumish reviews Greta Thunberg’s “The Climate Book.”
Terry Babcock-LumishApr 18, 2023
- Nonfiction
The Enormity of It All: On Stephen Markley’s “The Deluge”
Kevin Koczwara reflects on Stephen Markley’s “The Deluge” and his own climate anxieties.
Kevin KoczwaraApr 18, 2023
- Fiction
My Daughter Took the Bullet for Me: On Talent and Celebrity Dynasties
Ariella Garmaise considers Romy Mars’s viral TikTok through the lens of her mother and grandfather’s film “Life Without Zoë.”
Ariella GarmaiseApr 17, 2023
- Film
Pilgrimage to Self-Awareness: On Liz Bucar’s “Stealing My Religion”
Kurt Caswell reviews Liz Bucar’s “Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation.”
Kurt CaswellApr 17, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Science Fiction as Mode of Action: On MIT Press’s “Uneven Futures”
Roger Luckhurst reviews the new collection of essays “Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction” from MIT Press.
Roger LuckhurstApr 16, 2023
- SF
Can Algorithms Make Art?: On Eduardo Navas’s “The Rise of Metacreativity”
Francesco D’Isa reviews Eduardo Navas’s “The Rise of Metacreativity”
Francesco D’IsaApr 16, 2023
- Science & Technology
Colm Tóibín’s “A Guest at the Feast”
Colm Tóibín joins Eric Newman and Kate Wolf to speak about his latest collection of essays, “A Guest at the Feast.”
LARB Radio HourApr 15, 2023
Darkness of Hearts: On Anjan Sundaram’s “Breakup”
Tom Zoellner reviews Anjan Sundaram’s “Breakup: A Marriage in Wartime.”
Tom ZoellnerApr 14, 2023
- Politics
Out of Necessity: On Christine Hume’s “Everything I Never Wanted to Know”
Juliana Spahr reviews Christine Hume’s “Everything I Never Wanted to Know.”
Juliana SpahrApr 13, 2023
- Nonfiction
The Pawn’s Gambit: On Adapting Stefan Zweig’s “Chess Story”
Annie Pfeiffer discusses the translation and adaptation by Philipp Stölzl of Stefan Zweig’s “Chess Story.”
Annie PfeiferApr 13, 2023
- Film
Footloose in America: A Conversation with Neil King Jr.
Michele Willens speaks with Neil King about his new book “American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal.”
Michele WillensApr 12, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
Survivor Testimonies: A Conversation with Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Leland Cheuk interviews Marie Myung-Ok Lee about “The Evening Hero.”
Leland CheukApr 12, 2023
- Fiction
Alone Together: On Annie Ernaux’s “Look at the Lights, My Love”
Apoorva Tadepalli reviews Annie Ernaux’s “Look at the Lights, My Love.”
Apoorva TadepalliApr 11, 2023
- Nonfiction
A Tale of Literary and Financial Debauchery: On Joel Warner’s “The Curse of the Marquis de Sade”
John Galbraith Simmons reviews Joel Warner’s “The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History.”
John Galbraith SimmonsApr 11, 2023
- Literary Criticism
Feudalism by Design: On Quinn Slobodian’s “Crack-Up Capitalism”
Jodi Dean reviews Quinn Slobodian’s “Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy.”
Jodi DeanApr 10, 2023
- Politics
Novel Ways of Remembering Thai History: On Two New Books About Bangkok
Rosalie Metro reviews Emma Larkin’s “Comrade Aeon’s Field Guide to Bangkok” and Claudio Sopranzetti, Sara Fabbri, and Chiara Natalucci’s “The King of Bangkok.”
Rosalie MetroApr 10, 2023
- Nonfiction