Archive

Magic and Technology: A Profile of David Duchovny
Sadie Rebecca Starnes profiles David Duchovny as an author.
Sadie Rebecca StarnesNov 3, 2022
- LARB Lit
A Clamor of Beings: Two New Translations of Felix Salten’s “Bambi”
Maddie Crum reviews two new editions of Felix Salten’s classic novel “Bambi.”
Madeleine CrumNov 3, 2022
- Around the World
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Dreariness of Book Club Discussions
Book clubs are wildly popular, but, Naomi Kanakia asks, what use are they, really?
Naomi KanakiaNov 2, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
I Don’t Worry About My Oeuvre: A Conversation with John Carpenter
Paul Thompson interviews John Carpenter about the state of horror, navigating Hollywood, and the movies he didn’t make.
Paul ThompsonNov 2, 2022
- Film
- Music
- SF
The Silence About Menstruation: A Conversation with Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
Eleanor J. Bader talks with Rachel Kauder Nalebuff about her new collection “Our Red Book: Intimate Histories of Periods, Growing & Changing.”
Eleanor J. BaderNov 1, 2022
Culture as Witness in Ukraine
Sasha Dovzhyk reflects on the strength of Ukrainian culture under fire.
Sasha DovzhykNov 1, 2022
The Divorce of Women’s Hands: On Johanne Lykke Holm’s “Strega”
Hannah Kofman reviews Saskia Vogel’s translation of Johanne Lykke Holm’s “Strega.”
Hannah KofmanNov 1, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
Beauty in Recluse: On Katherine Dunn’s “Toad”
Terry Nguyen reviews Katherine Dunn’s posthumously published novel “Toad.”
Terry NguyenOct 31, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
“This is a Battlefield”: A Conversation with Mike Davis
David Kipen, Derek MejíaOct 31, 2022
Send More Cops: On Travis Linnemann’s “The Horror of Police”
Jarrod Shanahan reviews Travis Linnemann’s penetrating new book, “The Horror of Police.”
Jarrod ShanahanOct 31, 2022
The Catholic Opposition to Pope Francis: On Massimo Borghesi’s “Catholic Discordance”
Victor Gaetan reviews Massimo Borghesi’s “Neoconservatism vs. the Field Hospital Church of Pope Francis,” translated by Barry Hudock.
Victor GaetanOct 30, 2022
Essay on Iron
Amit Majmudar presents his verse essay on pumping iron.
Amit MajmudarOct 30, 2022
An Underground History of Republican France: On Gérard de Nerval’s “The Illuminated”
Allan Graubard reviews a new English translation, by Peter Valente, of Gérard de Nerval’s “The Illuminated; or, The Precursors of Socialism: Tales and Portraits.”
Allan GraubardOct 30, 2022
- Around the World
- Politics
The Earth Is a Haunted House: A Conversation Between Stephanie Feldman and Andy Davidson
Andy Davidson and Stephanie Feldman discuss various topics, including their new books “The Hollow Kind” and “Saturnalia,” respectively.
Andy Davidson, Stephanie FeldmanOct 29, 2022
- Fiction
- SF
Immodest Ideas: On Alain Badiou’s “The Immanence of Truths”
Christian P. Haines reviews the new English translation of Alain Badiou’s “The Immanence of Truths.”
Christian P. HainesOct 29, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Darryl Pinckney’s “Come Back in September”
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with Darryl Pinckney about his memoir, "Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan."
LARB Radio HourOct 28, 2022