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“They Are Bombing the City. I Am Editing Poems”: Conversations with Ukrainian Writers
Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris reach out to Ukrainian authors at a time of war.
Ilya Kaminsky, Katie FarrisJun 28, 2022
Why Academe Needs Unions and How to Form One: An Interview with Robin Sowards
Jeffrey J. Williams interviews Robin Sowards about forming faculty unions.
Jeffrey J. WilliamsJun 28, 2022
- Politics
Brilliant Scholar or Predatory Charlatan?: On Jerry Z. Muller’s “Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes”
Steven Aschheim reviews “Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes,” a new biography by Jerry Z. Muller.
Steven E. AschheimJun 27, 2022
- Biography & Autobiography
Slave Narrative to Selfie Narrative: Equiano and Instagram
Kaushik Tekur explores the insights and shortcomings of an insta-film adaptation of “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” (1789).
Kaushik TekurJun 27, 2022
- Art & Architecture
To Tell the Truth: A Conversation with David Shields
Joni Tevis interviews David Shields about his new book about interviews, “The Very Last Interview.”
Joni TevisJun 27, 2022
- Nonfiction
Fools and Philosophers: On Michael Schur’s “How to Be Perfect”
Steven A. Miller tries to untangle an impossible knot of humor and philosophic thought in reviewing Michael Schur’s funny and lucid book of ethics.
Steven A. MillerJun 26, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Cycles of History: On Jody Rosen’s “Two Wheels Good”
Jonathan Liebson reviews Jody Rosen’s “Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.”
Jonathan LiebsonJun 26, 2022
- History
“Homage to the Word”: On Robert B. Shaw’s “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems”
Timothy Steele celebrates the appearance of “What Remains to Be Said: New and Selected Poems” by Robert B. Shaw.
Timothy SteeleJun 25, 2022
- Poetry
’Til Death Do Us Part: On Eugenie Brinkema’s “Life-Destroying Diagrams”
Alexandra Kingston-Reese charts “Life-Destroying Diagrams,” the new book by Eugenie Brinkema.
Alexandra Kingston-ReeseJun 25, 2022
- Literary Criticism
The Hand Claps
Rosie Stockton and Rachel Rabbit White in conversation, followed by a series of poems by the pair.
Rachel Rabbit White, Rosie StocktonJun 24, 2022
- LARB Lit
Dog Days: An Interview with Mo Rocca
José Vergara speaks to Mo Rocca, writer for “Wishbone,” about turning classics into a children’s television series starring a dog.
José VergaraJun 24, 2022
- Television
A Referendum on Nostalgia: On Georgi Gospodinov’s “Time Shelter”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov’s novel “Time Shelter,” translated by Angela Rodel.
Cory OldweilerJun 24, 2022
- Fiction
Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Lapvona”
Author Ottessa Moshfegh returns to speak to Kate Wolf about her latest novel, “Lapvona.”
LARB Radio HourJun 24, 2022
Where the Sagebrush Grows
Brittany Bronson considers John M. Glionna’s collection of essays about rural Nevada.
Brittany BronsonJun 23, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Foundations of Solidarity: A Conversation with Yasmin El-Rifae
Helen Mackreath talks with Egyptian author and activist Yasmin El-Rifae about her new book, “Radius: A Story of Feminist Revolution.”
Helen MackreathJun 23, 2022
- Around the World
The American Girl and the “Boy from Shobrakheit”: On Noor Naga’s “If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English”
Ian Ross Singleton turns his ear to “If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English,” a new novel by Noor Naga.
Ian Ross SingletonJun 22, 2022
- Fiction