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Essay on Repetition
Amit Majmudar presents his verse essay on repetition.
Amit MajmudarSep 4, 2022
“Telling Stories That Feel True”: A Conversation with Dur e Aziz Amna
Sana Goyal talks with Dur e Aziz Amna about her debut novel, “American Fever.”
Sana GoyalSep 4, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
Between Love and Envy
Jody Keisner explores love and envy between sisters in and outside her family.
Jody KeisnerSep 3, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Fractal Subjects, Fractured Narratives: On Marlon James’s “Moon Witch, Spider King”
Kashif Sharma-Patel reviews Marlon James’s “Moon Witch, Spider King.”
Kashif Sharma-PatelSep 3, 2022
- Fiction
- SF
Andrew Way Leong, Bruna Dantas Lobato, Robin Myers, and Magdalena Edwards on "The Art of Translation"
Andrew Way Leong, Bruna Dantas Lobato, Robin Myers, and Magdalena Edwards on "The Art of Translation" at LIT LIT.
LARB Radio HourSep 2, 2022
Spies in the Forest: How Partisans Helped Win the Battle of Kyiv
John Beck on the villagers who were the Ukrainian army’s eyes during the opening weeks of the Russian invasion.
John BeckSep 2, 2022
- Around the World
- Politics
“I’m Going to Learn How to Make My Own Kind of Life”: On Vashti Bunyan’s “Wayward”
David Mandl reviews Vashti Bunyan’s memoir “Wayward: Just Another Life to Live.”
Dave MandlSep 2, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Music
The Bogotá of “Memoria”: Translation and Contemplation 2,600 Meters Closer to the Stars
Juan Camilo Velásquez analyzes how Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria” constructs the space of Bogotá.
Juan Camilo VelásquezSep 1, 2022
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Auschwitz: On Jerry Stahl’s “Nein, Nein, Nein! One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust”
Tom Teicholz reviews Jerry Stahl’s new memoir “Nein, Nein, Nein! One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust.”
Tom TeicholzSep 1, 2022
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?
Allen Mendenhall reviews “Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy” by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone.
Allen MendenhallSep 1, 2022
John Waters on Filmmaking, Felonies, Fox News, and Fucking
Conor Williams gawks at “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance” by John Waters.
Conor WilliamsAug 31, 2022
- Fiction
- Film
“What Is Emerging”: On Jana Prikryl’s “Midwood”
Nathan Blansett considers “Midwood,” a new collection of poems by Jana Prikryl.
Nathan BlansettAug 31, 2022
- Poetry
I Am Never Not Singing: On Cynthia Cruz’s “Hotel Oblivion”
Carlie Hoffman considers “Hotel Oblivion,” a collection of poems by Cynthia Cruz.
Carlie HoffmanAug 30, 2022
- Poetry
The East Village Detective: On Bill Morrison’s Historical Poetics
Seth Fein considers Bill Morrison’s latest, “The Village Detective: A Song Cycle,” in the context of the filmmaker’s body of work.
Seth FeinAug 30, 2022
- Film
- History
“Summon the Shadows of Ages Past”: Negotiating The Northman’s Antimodernism
Wilson Taylor analyzes the superficial glorification of the premodern in Robert Eggers’s “The Northman.”
Wilson TaylorAug 29, 2022
- Film
- Literary Fiction
Four Questions for Frederick Luis Aldama Regarding His Bilingual Children’s Book, “Con Papá / With Papá”
Daniel A. Olivas talks with Frederick Luis Aldama about his new children’s book, “Con Papá / With Papá.”
Daniel A. OlivasAug 29, 2022
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature