Archive

Medicine
What to make of Dr. Wellington Yueh?
Nitin K. AhujaMar 27, 2022
- Science & Technology
“Our Time Together”: Remembering Allen Wier
A eulogy for a beloved writer and friend.
Richard BauschMar 26, 2022
- Fiction
Chester, the Filmmaker
Jervey TervalonMar 26, 2022
The State of Paranoia: An Interview with Brooks Sterritt
Dan Magers interviews Brooks Sterritt about his debut, “The History of America in My Lifetime.”
Dan MagersMar 26, 2022
- Noir
Buster Keaton: A Timeless Comedian
Two new biographies of “Old Stone Face” and his remarkable cinematic career.
Chris YogerstMar 25, 2022
- Film
Danielle Lindemann’s “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us”
Danielle Lindemann joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to talk about her latest book, “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.”
LARB Radio HourMar 25, 2022
Beyond Abuse: Modeling Repair in Jonathan Alexander’s “Bullied”
Will Clark parses trauma, memory, and queerness in a review of Jonathan Alexander’s “Bullied.”
Will ClarkMar 25, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
Openness to Place: John O’Kane’s “A Venice Quintet”
Richard ModianoMar 25, 2022
Eco-Relations: On David St. John’s “The Way It Is” and Alexis Pauline Gumbs’s “Dub: Finding Ceremony”
Susan McCabe considers “The Last Troubadour” by David St. John and “Dub: Finding Ceremony” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs.
Susan McCabeMar 25, 2022
- Poetry
Joy in the Creation: A Conversation with Hasanthika Sirisena
The author discusses her new memoir, “Dark Tourist,” her South Asian immigrant family, and her discovery of her sexuality.
Leland CheukMar 24, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
A Time of Monsters: On Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s “You Have Not Yet Been Defeated”
Karim Alrawi is stirred by the prison writings of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, collected in “You Have Not Yet Been Defeated,” translated by an anonymous collective.
Karim AlrawiMar 24, 2022
An Amazon of the Avant-Garde: On Lynn Garafola’s “La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern”
A well-researched biography of a neglected major choreographer of avant-garde dance.
Harlow RobinsonMar 24, 2022
- Biography & Autobiography
Revising the First Draft of the World: On Sheila Heti’s “Pure Colour”
Sheila Heti’s new novel is a tale about grieving during the Anthropocene.
Esmé HogeveenMar 23, 2022
- Fiction
The Prisoner
LARB presents excerpts from Vladimir Pereverzin’s memoir “The Prisoner: Seven Years Behind Bars in Putin’s Russia.”
Anna Gunin, Vladimir PereverzinMar 23, 2022
- Nonfiction
“One Heart Left for Us All”: Poems from Ukraine by Yuliya Charnyshova and Danyil Zadorozhnyi
Two new poems from Ukraine by Danyil Zadorozhnyi and Yuliya Charnyshova, translated by Charnyshova with Elina Alter.
Danyil Zadorozhnyi, Yuliya CharnyshovaMar 23, 2022
Deep in the Jaundiced Heart of Texas
Edna Ferber’s 1952 best seller “Giant” prefigured the ugly truths that lie at the core of Trumpism.
Charles TaylorMar 23, 2022
- Fiction