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We Invent the People We Love: On Lalla Romano’s “A Silence Shared”
Thea Hawlin reviews Lalla Romano’s novel “A Silence Shared,” translated by Brian Robert Moore.
Thea HawlinFeb 21, 2023
- Fiction
These Creatures: On Cosey Fanni Tutti’s “Re-Sisters”
Arielle Gordon reviews Cosey Fanni Tutti’s “Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe & Cosey Fanni Tutti.”
Arielle GordonFeb 20, 2023
- Music
Jena Romanticism and the Art of Being Selfish: On Andrea Wulf’s “Magnificent Rebels”
Anthony Curtis Adler reviews Andrea Wulf’s “Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self.”
Anthony Curtis AdlerFeb 19, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
Living Everywhere: On Adam Zagajewski’s “True Life”
Kathleen Rooney reviews Adam Zagajewski’s “True Life.”
Kathleen RooneyFeb 19, 2023
- Poetry
Posthumous Existence: A Conversation with Anahid Nersessian
Jack Skelley talks with Anahid Nersessian about her new book “Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse.”
Jack SkelleyFeb 18, 2023
- Poetry
A Revolutionary Hate to Salvage Utopian Love: On China Miéville’s “A Spectre, Haunting”
Hugh Charles O’Connell reviews China Miéville’s “A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto.”
Hugh Charles O’ConnellFeb 18, 2023
- Economics and Finance
- SF
Ann Goldstein on Alba de Céspedes’ “Forbidden Notebook”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak with Ann Goldstein, whose most recent translated work is “Forbidden Notebook” by Alba de Céspedes.
LARB Radio HourFeb 17, 2023
BTS: Permission to Desire
Rani Neutill discusses the euphoric affect of BTS for Gen-X women.
Rani NeutillFeb 17, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Music
Itʼs Just Pourin Outta Me: On Jáchym Topol’s “A Sensitive Person”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Alex Zucker’s English translation of Czech author Jáchym Topol’s novel “A Sensitive Person.”
Cory OldweilerFeb 17, 2023
- Fiction
On the Gender Trouble of “Loving Highsmith”
Rox Samer reviews the documentary “Loving Highsmith” and highlights the trans resonances in Patricia Highsmith’s life and work.
Rox SamerFeb 16, 2023
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
An American Tragicomedy: On Andy Borowitz’s “Profiles in Ignorance”
Bill Thompson looks at “Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber” by Andy Borowitz.
Bill ThompsonFeb 16, 2023
- Politics
Roberto Lovato on the Tenderness that Survives the Terror
Feb 16, 2023
Unearthing Conflict and Complicity: On Kerri K. Greenidge’s “The Grimkes”
Elaine Elinson reviews Kerri K. Greenidge’s “The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family.”
Elaine ElinsonFeb 15, 2023
- Nonfiction
A Quicksand of Narcissism: On Archway Editions’ “NDA” Anthology of Autofiction
Taylor Lewandowski reviews “NDA: An Autofiction Anthology,” edited by Caitlin Forst.
Taylor LewandowskiFeb 15, 2023
- Nonfiction
The Children of California Shall Be Our Children: On Malcolm Harris’s “Palo Alto”
Ben Beitler reviews Malcolm Harris’s “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.”
Ben BeitlerFeb 14, 2023
- Nonfiction
Dysphoria Blues: On Luke Dani Blue’s “Pretend It’s My Body”
Grace Byron reviews Luke Dani Blue’s “Pretend It’s My Body.”
Grace ByronFeb 14, 2023
- Fiction