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Mama Passed but Nobody Died as Far as I Know
Jervey TervalonFeb 26, 2022
“The Secret to Superhuman Strength” Revealed!: Alison Bechdel Talks About Her New Book
Alison Bechdel talks in depth about her new book, “The Secret to Superhuman Strength.”
Etelka LehoczkyFeb 26, 2022
- Comics
Open Letter from Translators and Interpreters of Ukrainian and/or Russian into English Condemning the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Translators and interpreters of Ukrainian and/or Russian present an open letter condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Anne O. FisherFeb 25, 2022
On Hunting Ghosts: A Conversation with Devon Walker-Figueroa
Sarah Herrington interviews poet Devon Walker-Figueroa about her new book, “Philomath.”
Sarah HerringtonFeb 25, 2022
- Poetry
Isaac Butler’s “The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act”
Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by Isaac Butler, author of “The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act.”
LARB Radio HourFeb 25, 2022
Refuge and Connection: On “Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun Li”
Christine Jacobson finds a “convivial companion,” as well as catharsis, in “Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun Li,” edited by Brigid Hughes.
Christine JacobsonFeb 25, 2022
- Literary Criticism
“The Way You Felt When You Were 20”: Talking Rat Pack with Karina Longworth
Matt Hanson interviews podcaster Karina Longworth on her latest season of “You Must Remember This.”
Matt HansonFeb 25, 2022
- Film
The Ultra-Rich Are Different: On Rafael Chirbes’s “Cremation”
The profundity of this sweeping book comes from its fierce attention to particulars.
Nathan Scott McNamaraFeb 24, 2022
- Fiction
Matter-of-Fact Fabulism: On Daniel A. Olivas’s “How to Date a Flying Mexican”
A magical collection of modern-day folktales by a master storyteller.
Michael NavaFeb 24, 2022
- Fiction
Aurora Almendral on the Political Situation in the Philippines
Feb 24, 2022
Diplomatic Epithets: On Peter Martin’s “China’s Civilian Army” and Yuan-Tsung Chen’s “The Secret Listener: An Ingenue in Mao’s Court”
Anatol Klass reviews two books about China's diplomacy.
Anatol KlassFeb 23, 2022
- Around the World
Does the Mind Not Rebel? Tony Soprano and the Path to a Greener Psychoanalysis
Emily Schlesinger re-watches The Sopranos and considers new paths forward for psychoanalysis in the Anthropocene
Emily SchlesingerFeb 23, 2022
- Television
More Than Just Language: On Masha Rumer’s “Parenting with an Accent”
Alina Adams finds valuable lessons in Masha Rumer’s “Parenting with an Accent.”
Alina AdamsFeb 23, 2022
“There Is No Hole in Heaven”: On Jerzy Ficowski’s “Everything I Don’t Know”
Piotr Florczyk reviews the poetry collection “Everything I Don’t Know” by the late Jerzy Ficowski and translated by Jennifer Grotzm and Piotr Sommer.
Piotr FlorczykFeb 23, 2022
- Poetry
War Poetry in Ukraine: Serhiy Zhadan and Lyuba Yakimchuk
Maria G. Rewakowicz finds the need to witness and the yearning to understand in the Ukrainian war poetry of Serhiy Zhadan and Lyuba Yakimchuk.
Maria G. RewakowiczFeb 22, 2022
An Appeal for Witnesses: On Lola Lafon’s “Reeling”
A novel about how France has handled cases of sexual assault and gender-based violence in light of #MeToo.
Sandra SimondsFeb 22, 2022
- Fiction