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Freedom to Exclude
Eric Foner reviews “Freedom to Discriminate,” Gene Slater’s new history of housing segregation.
Eric FonerSep 26, 2021
- Law
Violence and Hope in Ukraine: Stanislav Aseyev’s “The Torture Camp on Paradise Street”
Stanislav Aseyev reflects on his time as a prisoner of separatist forces in an excerpt from his new book, “The Torture Camp on Paradise Street,” and in an interview with Kate Tsurkan.
Kate Tsurkan, Stanislav AseyevSep 26, 2021
- Around the World
Reckless Reader: Brookline Booksmith
Miranda Hellmond-Stone introduces the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program, Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, MA.
Miranda Hellmold-StoneSep 26, 2021
What Is Literature For?: A Symposium on Angus Fletcher’s “Wonderworks”
Keith P. Mankin, Ed Simon, and Erik J. Larson each review Angus Fletcher’s “Wonderworks,” and Fletcher responds.
Angus Fletcher, Ed Simon, Erik J. Larson, Keith P. MankinSep 26, 2021
- Literary Criticism
“The Shifting Half-Truths We Manage to Glean”: A Conversation with Nawaaz Ahmed
The author discusses his new novel, “Radiant Fugitives,” about what it means to be Muslim and queer in post-9/11 America.
Kavita DasSep 25, 2021
- Fiction
Deep(er) Nostalgia: Formulating Tech’s In-Control Valley and Uncanny Asymptote
With the release of MyHeritage’s Deep Nostalgia, Justin Tackett reflects on how reproduction technologies throughout history have honed “the human.”
Justin TackettSep 25, 2021
- SF
Martha 1978
Jervey TervalonSep 25, 2021
My Town Is America: On Chris Stuck’s “Give My Love to the Savages”
The author’s first story collection moves from drama to comedy to absurdity and back again.
Damien BelliveauSep 25, 2021
- Fiction
Museums in the Age of Globalization
Donatien Grau’s rich collection of interviews assesses the meaning of the encyclopedic museum today.
Ezrha Jean BlackSep 24, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Arles Photography Festival: A 2021 Comeback & Transformation
Sep 24, 2021
Final Girls and Fantasies: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “My Heart Is a Chainsaw”
In “My Heart Is a Chainsaw,” Jade Daniels wields an encyclopedic knowledge of horror as a tool of protection against her — and her town’s — disturbing past.
Kali SimmonsSep 24, 2021
- SF
Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s “My Name Is Pauli Murray”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen, whose latest documentary is “My Name Is Pauli Murray.”
LARB Radio HourSep 24, 2021
Son of the Revolution: On Dariel Suarez’s “The Playwright’s House”
A debut novel by a Cuban American author gives a panoramic view of a nation in transition.
Jesus Francisco SierraSep 24, 2021
- Fiction
Ferkakta Wisdom: On Christopher Sorrentino’s “Now Beacon, Now Sea: A Son’s Memoir”
The guiding emotions of Sorrentino’s memoir of his father are bewilderment and hurt.
John DominiSep 23, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
Memories of a Musical Journey
Madeleine Thien on the documentary “Beethoven in Beijing,” directed by Jennifer Lin and Sharon Mullally.
Madeleine ThienSep 23, 2021
- Film
Box, Office: Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett’s Queer Comedy of Tech Life
Marcie Bianco appreciates “The Very Nice Box,” the new book from Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett.
Marcie BiancoSep 23, 2021
- Fiction