Archive

The Private Fiefdom as Planetary Project
Raymond Craib reviews five new books to show that we ignore “Freedom Cities” and proprietary states at our peril.
Raymond CraibJul 11
- Science & Technology
- Politics
Sawako Nakayasu’s “Strange freedom of the dog”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by Sawako Nakayasu.
Sawako NakayasuJul 11
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
The Wide Umbrella of “Queen”
Emmeline Clein interviews Tourmaline about her new book “Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson.”
Emmeline CleinJul 10
- Biography & Autobiography
- Gender & Sexuality
Caitlyn Klum’s “Gymnasium”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by Caitlyn Klum.
Caitlyn KlumJul 10
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
A Trumped-Up Spectacle
James Chandler considers what Roland Barthes’s famous essay about wrestling can tell us about reality and shared illusion in Donald Trump’s Washington.
James ChandlerJul 9
- Politics
- Education
John James’s “Future Perfect”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by John James.
John JamesJul 9
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
Love in a Time of Revolution
Torsa Ghosal speaks with Nishant Batsha about his new novel, “A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart.”
Torsa GhosalJul 8
- Fiction
- History
Paula Bohince’s “The Green”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by Paula Bohince.
Paula BohinceJul 8
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
Unveiling a Hidden Narrative
John G. Turner explores Molly Worthen’s “Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump.”
John G. TurnerJul 7
- History
- Philosophy & Religion
Farnoosh Fathi’s “The Ball of the Bald,” (5) and (6)
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents two new poems by Farnoosh Fathi.
Farnoosh FathiJul 7
- LARB Lit
- Poetry
Murderous Genes and Criminal Brains
In the ninth essay in the Legacies of Eugenics series, Oliver Rollins explores how the new biology of crime opens a backdoor to eugenics.
Oliver RollinsJul 6
- Science & Technology
- Politics
Storytelling as Reparative Act
Bernabé S. Mendoza examines Nnedi Okorafor’s “Death of the Author.”
Bernabé S. MendozaJul 6
- SF
Life Takes Over
Samuel Rutter interviews Abdulrazak Gurnah on colonial legacies and the direction of contemporary literature, in a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Samuel RutterJul 5
- LARB Lit
- Fiction
Children Die, and Parents Go On Living
Jenessa Abrams reviews Yiyun Li’s “Things in Nature Merely Grow.”
Jenessa AbramsJul 5
- Memoir & Essay
Fourth of July Reading List
Here’s to another year of freedom.
Medaya OcherJul 4
Revisiting Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s “Abolition Geography: Essays Toward Liberation”
For July 4th, we dive into the archives to bring you an episode that still feels quite timely. Ruth Wilson Gilmore joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to talk about her new collection, “Abolition Geography.”
LARB Radio HourJul 4