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Copiously: On Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy” and Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies”
Paul Vangelisti appreciates the poetic voyages in Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies” and Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy,” translated by Robin Myers.
Paul VangelistiSep 17, 2022
- Around the World
- Poetry
Rachel Aviv’s “Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by New Yorker staff writer Rachel Aviv to discuss her first book, "Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us."
LARB Radio HourSep 16, 2022
Modernism’s Midlife Crisis: On Justin Beal’s “Sandfuture”
Travis Diehl on Justin Beal’s biography-cum-memoir, “Sandfuture.”
Travis DiehlSep 16, 2022
Finding Love Amid War: On Shahé Mankerian’s “History of Forgetfulness” and Vahe Berberian’s “Diary of a Dead Man”
Raffi Joe Wartanian reviews new books by two Armenian American writers, Shahé Mankerian and Vahe Berberian.
Raffi Joe WartanianSep 16, 2022
Modern-Day Oracles: On Alice Wong’s “Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life”
Laura Mauldin reviews “Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life” by Alice Wong.
Laura MauldinSep 15, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Future Archive: A Conversation with Roberto Tejada
Ramón García speaks to Roberto Tejada about his new book of poems, “Why the Assembly Disbanded.”
Ramón GarcíaSep 15, 2022
- Poetry
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Kate Daniels, Chloe Honum, and Corey Van Landingham
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a look at second books of poems by Kate Daniels, Chloe Honum, and Corey Van Landingham.
Lisa Russ SpaarSep 14, 2022
- Poetry
Another Look at India’s Books: Rohit Manchanda’s “In the Light of the Black Sun”
In this column, Saikat Majumdar discusses books from India that haven’t received due attention.
Saikat MajumdarSep 14, 2022
Postcritique; or, The Cultural Logic of Capitalist Realism
Robert Scott reviews Robert T. Tally Jr.’s “For a Ruthless Critique of All That Exists: Literature in an Age of Capitalist Realism.”
Robert ScottSep 14, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Teaching “Frankenstein” at the Flying University for Ukrainian Students
English professor Deidre Lynch ponders the lessons her Ukrainian students taught her about the place of the humanities in difficult times — and ponders, too, how these students altered her reading of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” %
Deidre LynchSep 13, 2022
Cosmopolitan Chaos: Dwyer Murphy on “An Honest Living”
Jonathan Lee talks with Dwyer Murphy about his debut, “An Honest Living.”
Jonathan LeeSep 13, 2022
- Fiction
- Noir
Consciousness of Continuation: A Conversation with Jonathan Escoffery
Yvonne Conza talks with Jonathan Escoffery about his debut story collection, “If I Survive You.”
Yvonne ConzaSep 13, 2022
- Fiction
Decolonizing History and Its Telling: A Conversation with Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Bhakti Shringarpure speaks with Kenyan novelist Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor about the richness of East African writing and history.
Bhakti ShringarpureSep 12, 2022
Tom Cruise’s Late Style
Inspired by the release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” Andrew Key defines Tom Cruise’s late style as one of absent fathers, shocking stunts, and aesthetic voids.
Andrew KeySep 12, 2022
- Film
COVID and Kitsch: On Robert Zaretsky’s “Victories Never Last”
Dan Turello reviews Robert Zaretsky’s “Victories Never Last.”
Dan TurelloSep 11, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Philosophy & Religion
“Entrepreneurs in Bodily Capital”: On Lisa Uperesa’s “Gridiron Capital: How American Football Became a Samoan Game”
David Lipset reviews Lisa Uperesa’s anthropological study “Gridiron Capital: How American Football Became a Samoan Game.”
David LipsetSep 11, 2022