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Cult-Hopping in Los Angeles: A Conversation with Sheila Yasmin Marikar
Amanda Montell speaks with Sheila Yasmin Marikar about her new novel “The Goddess Effect.”
Amanda MontellOct 5, 2022
- Fiction
Comparative Authoritarianism: On Vicente L. Rafael’s “The Sovereign Trickster” and Erin Murphy’s “Burmese Haze”
Rosalie Metro reviews Vicente L. Rafael’s “The Sovereign Trickster: Death and Laughter in the Age of Duterte” and Erin Murphy’s “Burmese Haze: US Policy and Myanmar’s Opening ― and Closing.”
Rosalie MetroOct 5, 2022
- Around the World
- Politics
The Bargaining Chips Are … Chips: On Chris Miller’s “Chip War”
Historian of technology Patrick McCray describes Chris Miller’s “Chip War” as “an account of how chips became a strategically vital resource whose importance is overlooked at our peril.” Miller has placed his own chips on this point. His bet has largely paid off, according to McCray.
W. Patrick McCrayOct 4, 2022
A Rhetoric of Poverty: On Christian Livermore’s “We Are Not Okay”
Robert FrombergOct 4, 2022
A Leaky Manual on Living with Uncertainty: On Julia Armfield’s “Our Wives Under the Sea”
Zander Allport reviews Julia Armfield’s “Our Wives Under the Sea.”
Zander AllportOct 4, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
The Self Is a Collaborative Thing: A Conversation with David Baker
Daniel Shailer asks David Baker about his new collection of poems, “Whale Fall.”
Daniel ShailerOct 3, 2022
- Poetry
Mussolini’s Kitchen: On Diana Garvin’s “Feeding Fascism”
Anne Wingenter feasts upon Diana Garvin’s history of 1930s Italian kitchens, Feeding Fascism.
Anne WingenterOct 3, 2022
- History
- Politics
Fooled You: On Donna Tartt’s Genre Fiction
Richard Joseph ponders Donna Tartt’s curious exclusion from the “genre turn” canon.
Richard JosephOct 2, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
A Few Pages from Penny Wolin’s “GUEST REGISTER”
Penny WolinOct 2, 2022
The Philosophy of Shittiness: On Kieran Setiya’s “Life Is Hard”
Helena de Bres reviews Kieran Setiya’s new book, “Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way.”
Helena de BresOct 2, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
“The Furrows” by Namwali Serpell
A childhood tragedy followed by a life of mysterious coincidences—this remarkable novel explores memory, mourning, and the uncanny experience of grief. Check out our Fall 2022 pick for the LARB Book Club: “The Furrows” by Namwali Serpell.
Oct 2, 2022
Dreaming New Worlds: A Conversation with Ekow Eshun
Eric Newman interviews Ekow Eshun, curator of “In the Black Fantastic,” a recent speculative arts exhibit at London’s Hayward Gallery and its eponymous companion book from MIT Press.
Eric NewmanOct 1, 2022
- Art & Architecture
- SF
Survival Strategies: On Meghan Gilliss’s “Lungfish”
Amanda Paige Inman reviews Meghan Gilliss’s debut novel “Lungfish.”
Amanda Paige InmanOct 1, 2022
- Fiction
The Music of the Ordinary: On Stanley Cavell’s “Here and There”
Michael S. Roth considers Stanley Cavell's "Here and There: Sites of Philosophy."
Michael S. RothSep 30, 2022
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
Andrew Sean Greer’s “Less Is Lost”
Andrew Sean Greer joins Eric Newman to talk about “Less Is Lost,” a sequel to his 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner, “Less.”
LARB Radio HourSep 30, 2022
Dickens for the Civil Rights–Era South: On Joseph Allen Boone’s “Furnace Creek”
Suzanne Keen reviews Joseph Allen Boone’s new novel “Furnace Creek.”
Suzanne KeenSep 30, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction