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Can Art Save Your Life?: On Revolution, Political Prisoners, Climate Activism, and Pink Floyd
Anna Levett muses on the revolutionary potential of art.
Anna LevettApr 1, 2023
- Art & Architecture
Still at the Top of His Game: On Nicholas Delbanco’s “Why Writing Matters”
Nick Owchar examines Nicholas Delbanco’s 2020 book “Why Writing Matters” in the context of the author’s career.
Nick OwcharApr 1, 2023
- Literary Criticism
McKenzie Wark’s “Raving”
Kate Wolf speaks with the writer McKenzie Wark about her latest book, “Raving.”

LARB Radio HourMar 31, 2023
Take a Lesbian for a Drink: On 50 Years of Rita Mae Brown’s “Rubyfruit Jungle”
Trish Bendix shows how Rita Mae Brown’s 1973 novel “Rubyfruit Jungle” has inspired five decades of lesbian pop culture.
Trish BendixMar 31, 2023
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
The Readers’ Reader: On Michael Silverblatt’s “Bookworm”
Chris Via reviews the selection of literary interviews gathered in “Bookworm: Conversations with Michael Silverblatt."
Chris ViaMar 31, 2023
- Nonfiction
Revenge of the Poorly Educated: On Will Bunch’s “After the Ivory Tower Falls”
Johann Neem reviews Will Bunch’s “After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It.”
Johann N. NeemMar 30, 2023
- Education
The Greeting Card as Poem: Frank Wilderson and the Refiguring of a Genre
Marjorie Perloff reads the Afropessimist author Frank Wilderson’s New Year’s cards as poetry.
Marjorie PerloffMar 30, 2023
- Literary Criticism
Why Is Cybernetics Still Alive? On Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan’s “Code”
Jathan Sadowski lands a damning critique of Bernard Dionysiu Geoghegan’s “Code: From Information Theory to French Theory.”
Jathan SadowskiMar 29, 2023
- Science & Technology
To Let an Author Die: Remembering Sylvia Plath, 60 Years On
Jimin Kang takes a literary pilgrimage to remember Sylvia Plath.
Jimin KangMar 29, 2023
- Memoir & Essay
Touching Frieze Los Angeles 2023 [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld attends the Frieze Los Angeles 2023 art fair and notices the trends in textile and ceramic art.
Michael KurcfeldMar 28, 2023
No Prayer for Such a Thing: On Cormac McCarthy’s “The Passenger”
Peggy R. Ellsberg reviews Cormac McCarthy’s “The Passenger.”
Peggy EllsbergMar 28, 2023
- Fiction
Sincerely Paranoid: On Catherine Lacey’s “Biography of X”
Jenny Wu reviews Catherine Lacey’s “Biography of X.”
Jenny WuMar 27, 2023
- Fiction
The Professional Utopians: On J. Bradford DeLong’s “Slouching Towards Utopia”
Andrew Koppelman reviews J. Bradford DeLong’s “Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century.”
Andrew KoppelmanMar 27, 2023
- Economics and Finance
No Frigate Like a Metaphor: On Hans Blumenberg’s “The Readability of the World”
Bruce Krajewski reviews Hans Blumenberg “The Readability of the World,” translated by Robert Savage and David Roberts.
Bruce KrajewskiMar 26, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Transcendent Truths: On Reza Aslan’s “An American Martyr in Persia”
Matthew Mullins reviews Reza Aslan’s “An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville.”
Matthew MullinsMar 26, 2023
- Biography & Autobiography
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Novel
Tom Comitta reflects on the process of growing to love, and eventually write, novels.
Tom ComittaMar 25, 2023
- Nonfiction