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The Future Is Black, Not Bleak
David Michael Jamison reviews “The Future of Black,” edited by Len Lawson, Cynthia Manick, and Gary Jackson.
David Michael JamisonJan 22, 2022
- Poetry
- SF
The Singular Power of the Well-Placed Love Letter
Jervey TervalonJan 22, 2022
The Forest for the Trees
Mitchell’s new book addresses the act of naming and its impact on the environment for all.
Tim CummingsJan 22, 2022
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Body and the Butterfly: On Fady Joudah’s “Tethered to Stars”
Valerie Duff-Strautmann considers “Tethered to Stars” by Fady Joudah.
Valerie Duff-StrautmannJan 21, 2022
- Poetry
Workmanlike Surrealism: On Alex Danchev’s “Magritte: A Life”
Alex Danchev’s final book is a sparkling biography of a prolific, popular artist.
Peter PlagensJan 21, 2022
- Biography & Autobiography
Tochi Onyebuchi’s “Goliath”
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf are joined by Tochi Onyebuchi to discuss his first science fiction novel for adults, “Goliath.”
LARB Radio HourJan 21, 2022
Viral Occupation: Palestine and the Video Revolution
Rebecca L. Stein on the new virality of protest in Palestine.
Rebecca L. SteinJan 21, 2022
- Politics
Generation Independence: Armenia’s Literary Superheroes
A vibrant young cohort of experimental writers is transforming Armenian literature.
Christopher AtamianJan 20, 2022
- Around the World
My Lonely and Beautiful Country: On Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Kaya Genç analyzes the body of work of Turkey’s foremost contemporary filmmaker, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, through the lens of a recent academic monograph.
Kaya GençJan 20, 2022
- Film
A Political Garden of Eden
Matthew Porges reviews “The Dawn of Everything,” the new book by David Wengrow and David Graeber.
Matthew PorgesJan 19, 2022
- History
Operation Welcome Allies
Marcelo Suárez-OrozcoJan 19, 2022
Every Age Gets the Mythology It Deserves
Colin Burgess’s “The Greatest Adventure: A History of Human Space Exploration” fails to take off.
Michael D. GordinJan 19, 2022
- Science & Technology
“This Feeling Will Never Leave Me”: On Yelena and Galina Lembersky’s “Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour”
Herb Randall plunges into “Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour,” a memoir of art, imprisonment, and emigration by Yelena and Galina Lembersky.
Herb RandallJan 18, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Reading (With Love) Again
Shonda BuchananJan 18, 2022
Living, Breathing Expressions of Self: On Jennifer Higgie’s “The Mirror and the Palette”
Higgie’s book tells a remarkable story of women artists’ self-possession and creativity.
Paris A. Spies-GansJan 18, 2022
- Art & Architecture
Recovering the Female Clerics of the Early Church
LARB presents the sixth entry in “Pasts Imperfect,” a column that explores the impact of ancient pasts on the present.
Sarah E. Bond, Shaily PatelJan 17, 2022
- Pasts Imperfect