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An Interrogative Stance: A Conversation with Claire Schwartz
Hazem Fahmy asks Claire Schwartz about her new collection of poems, “Civil Service.”
Hazem FahmySep 23, 2022
- Poetry
- Politics
Dreaming About Julius Rosenberg, Again
David Evanier revisits interviews he conducted with those involved in the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
David EvanierSep 23, 2022
The Uterus and the Will to Power
Anthropologist Meredith Reiches describes how having a uterus changes what’s possible, physically and legally — and how, once again, what’s possible is being curtailed.
Meredith ReichesSep 22, 2022
Imperfect Wisdom: On Rachel Aviv’s “Strangers To Ourselves”
Callie Hitchcock gets to know “Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us,” a new analysis of mental illness by Rachel Aviv.
Callie HitchcockSep 22, 2022
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Masculinity Is the New Prey: On Ander Monson’s “Predator”
Adam Fleming Petty reviews Ander Monson’s memoir-in-criticism, “Predator.”
Adam Fleming PettySep 22, 2022
Doris Kleilein on Changing Definitions of Urban Architecture
Sep 22, 2022
The Shadow of Annihilation: On W. G. Sebald
Alex Harvey explores the hidden treasures of memory in the work of W. G. Sebald.
Alex HarveySep 21, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
Seemingly Ordinary Diction: On Leonid Schwab’s “Everburning Pilot”
Stephanie Sandler sorts through Russian poet Leonid Schwab’s collection “Everburning Pilot,” edited by Alexander Spektor, Anton Tenser, and Sibelan Forrester, and translated by many hands.
Stephanie SandlerSep 21, 2022
- Around the World
- Poetry
The Inner Lives of Others: On Peter C. Baker’s “Planes”
Toral Jatin Gajarawala assesses Peter C. Baker’s experimental novel “Planes,” about terrorism and interlinked lives.
Toral Jatin GajarawalaSep 20, 2022
The Muse as Creator: On Mark Braude’s “Kiki Man Ray”
Justin Tyler Clark reviews Mark Braude’s new biography “Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris.”
Justin Tyler ClarkSep 20, 2022
Press On: Black Sparrow Is Back
Josh Sherman on the relaunch of a legendary small-press literary publisher.
Josh ShermanSep 19, 2022
- Fiction
- Poetry
Random House: Surviving Rejection (After Rejection)
Anna Dorn explores a career in rejection (and eventual success).
Anna DornSep 19, 2022
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
Breaking into English
Lily Meyer on the hard work of translators and editors that brings international literature to English-language readers.
Lily MeyerSep 19, 2022
- Around the World
When Addiction Fails: On Carl Erik Fisher’s “The Urge”
Gordon Marino reviews Carl Erik Fisher’s “The Urge.”
Gordon MarinoSep 18, 2022
Flesh and Affect: On Alexander R. Galloway’s “Uncomputable”
Arjun Appadurai scans Alexander R. Galloway’s “Uncomputable: Play and Politics in the Long Digital Age.”
Arjun AppaduraiSep 18, 2022
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
To Die Alone: On Coco Picard’s “The Healing Circle”
Babi Oloko delves into Coco Picard’s evocative ruminations on authentic living and authentic dying in her resonant and original novel “The Healing Circle.”
Babi OlokoSep 17, 2022
- Comics
- Fiction