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Sonia Faleiro on Political Oppression in India
Jan 6, 2022
The Solitude Project
Christina McCausland explores her crushes and connections.
Christina McCauslandJan 5, 2022
- Nonfiction
Two Roads: A Review-in-Dialogue of Joan Naviyuk Kane’s “Dark Traffic”
Victoria Chang and Dean Rader consider “Dark Traffic” by Joan Naviyuk Kane.
Dean Rader, Victoria ChangJan 5, 2022
- Poetry
- Two Roads: Poetry Reviews in Dialogue
Toward a Radical Hope and a World-Changing Rage: A Conversation with Preti Taneja
Preti Taneja discusses her new book “Aftermath,” about a 2019 terror attack.
Gina ApostolJan 4, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Another Look at India’s Books: Usha K. R.’s “A Girl and a River”
In this column, Saikat Majumdar discusses books from India that haven’t received due attention.
Saikat MajumdarJan 4, 2022
Surviving the “Atro-city”: On Preti Taneja’s “Aftermath”
Preti Taneja’s new book is a complex meditation on the 2019 London Bridge terror attack.
Arin KeebleJan 4, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Is Geoengineering the Only Solution?: Exploring Climate Crisis in Neal Stephenson’s “Termination Shock”
Rebecca Evans reviews Neal Stephenson’s latest, “Termination Shock.”
Rebecca EvansJan 3, 2022
- SF
Histories of Violence: Visual Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Roland Bleiker. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansJan 3, 2022
- Histories of Violence
Define Yourself: Riva Lehrer’s and Jan Grue’s Disability Memoirs
Goldie Goldbloom compares Riva Lehrer’s “Golem Girl” to Jan Grue’s “I Live a Life Like Yours” and explores their contributions to literature.
Goldie GoldbloomJan 2, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Wages for Climate Stewardship?
Sayd Randle considers the problems of “Climate Stewardship,” the new book by Adina Merenlender and Brendan Buhler.
Sayd RandleJan 2, 2022
- Science & Technology
“Our Country Friends” by Gary Shteyngart
A definitively COVID-era novel that deals with the universalizing experience of isolation, the profound privilege of the ultra-wealthy, and the web of friendships and affairs born out of total seclusion. Check out our Winter 2022 pick for the LARB Book Club: “Our Country Friends” by Gary Shteyngart.
Jan 1, 2022
Putting Characters Under Pressure: A Conversation with Jung Yun
The author discusses her new novel about the North Dakota oil boom, “O Beautiful.”
Gracie JordanJan 1, 2022
- Fiction
The Romance of Chess
Jervey TervalonJan 1, 2022
Frank Bergon: New Old West Mystifier
A Western writer blends elements of cowboy myth with modern brawling.
Allen WierJan 1, 2022
- Fiction
“Assa”: The Film that Brought Down the Soviet Union
Sam Kahn looks back at “Assa,” the 1987 cult film that put Soviet rock on the map. Its director, Sergei Solovyov, died on December 13, 2021.
Sam KahnDec 31, 2021
- Around the World
- Film
The Best of 2021 Show
In our annual “best of” show, Kate, Daya, and Eric select their favorite books, movies, TV shows, podcasts, scandals, and other items from the past 12 months.
LARB Radio HourDec 31, 2021