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Try Inventing a World: A Conversation with Rachel Pastan
Dinah Lenney speaks to Rachel Pastan, whose latest novel is “In the Field.”
Dinah LenneyAug 18, 2021
- Fiction
A Heroine’s Journey: On Lana Bastašić’s “Catch the Rabbit”
A funny, fast, and gripping novel filled with observations of Bosnian society that are both tender and incisive.
Irina DumitrescuAug 18, 2021
- Fiction
Fugitive Pedagogy: The Longer Roots of Antiracist Teaching
Jarvis R. Givens outlines the history of Black educators and what today's antiracist teachers can learn from them.
Jarvis R. GivensAug 18, 2021
- History
Reinventing the Historical Novel: A Conversation with Jonathan Lee
The author discusses her new novel, “The Great Mistake,” about New York City legend Andrew Haswell Green.
Zack GrahamAug 17, 2021
- Fiction
Absence Makes the Heart Grow: On Pedro Mairal’s “The Woman from Uruguay”
Jeannine Burgdorf finds poignancy in “The Woman from Uruguay,” a novel by Argentine author Pedro Mairal, translated by Jennifer Croft.
Jeannine BurgdorfAug 17, 2021
Not Mad Enough
Updating a feminist classic, “The Madwoman in the Attic,” for the #MeToo era.
Elaine MargolinAug 17, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
What It Was Like: An Excerpt from Frances Wilson’s “Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence”
LARB presents an excerpt from Frances Wilson’s “Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence.”
Frances WilsonAug 17, 2021
- Literary Criticism
Eating Disorders, Catholicism, Autofiction, and Unattainable Moms: Talking with JoAnna Novak
Katya Apekina talks with JoAnna Novak about themes in her recent story collection "Meaningful Work."
Katya ApekinaAug 17, 2021
The Bookseller as Humanist: A Conversation with Ross King
Nick Owchar talks with Ross King on his book about the Italian bookseller who spurred the Renaissance.
Nick OwcharAug 16, 2021
- History
A Sibyl’s Eye: On S. D. Chrostowska “A Cage for Every Child”
S. D. Chrostowska’s stories are like dreams that last several minutes yet leave our minds occupied for days.
Chris ViaAug 16, 2021
- Fiction
A Joyous Frolic: On Bryan A. Garner’s “Taming the Tongue”
Tom Dalzell thoroughly enjoys Bryan A. Garner’s latest book, “Taming the Tongue: In the Heyday of English Grammar (1711–1851).”
Tom DalzellAug 16, 2021
- Law
The Vices of Virtuality
Reviewing three books in Columbia University Press’s provocative new “No Limits” series.
Kieran SetiyaAug 15, 2021
- Philosophy & Religion
How the Pandemic Radicalized Evangelicals
What happened at a Los Angeles megachurch helps to explain evangelicals’ embrace of anti-government defiance.
Jim HinchAug 15, 2021
- Politics
A Lesson in Courage and Tenderness: On Krys Malcolm Belc’s “The Natural Mother of the Child”
This memoir pushes readers to look deeper at what is natural, what is manmade, and what makes a man.
Emily PérezAug 15, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
The Korean Literary Crime Wave: Pyun Hye-young's The Law of Lines and Yun Ko-eun's The Disaster Tourist
For the final installment of Colin Marshall's look into recent Korean crime fiction, he reviews "The Law of Lines" and "The Disaster Tourist."
Colin MarshallAug 15, 2021
LARB’s Best: Noir
The genre’s central idea is that crime, corruption, and violence offer unique opportunities to explore what makes people tick.
Aug 15, 2021