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Wanting to Be Made New
Marissa Lorusso interviews Niko Stratis about her new book, “The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman.”
Marrissa LorussoMay 12
- Music
- Memoir & Essay
A Certain Reputation It Cannot Be Denied
Victoria Horrocks re-remembers Vanessa Bell.
Victoria HorrocksMay 11
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
Rising from Her Verses
In a preview from LARB Quarterly no. 44, “Pressure,” Sophia Stewart explores the poetry and politics of Julia de Burgos.
Sophia StewartMay 11
Listening to the Nonhuman World: On Strategies for Saving the Biosphere
In this second of a two-part essay, Jonathan S. Blake considers two more recent books on the political rights of nonhuman beings.
Jonathan S. BlakeMay 10
- Environment
- Politics
Sarah LaBrie’s “No One Gets to Fall Apart”
Medaya Ocher is joined by TV writer, memoirist, and librettist Sarah LaBrie, author of the book “No One Gets to Fall Apart.”
May 9
Oh So Confused
Leo Lasdun examines Lydia Millet’s “Atavists.”
Leo LasdunMay 9
- Fiction
Clean Energy, Dirt on Our Hands
Greg Barnhisel reviews “Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future” by Vince Beiser.
Greg BarnhiselMay 9
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Trumpian “Common Sense” and the History of IQ Tests
In the eighth essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Pepper Stetler explores the troubling history of IQ tests and special education.
Pepper StetlerMay 8
Hail, Caesar
Friends, Romans, countrymen: Nathan Jefferson lends his ears (and eyes) to the immersive “Julius Caesar” production at Heritage Square Museum.
Nathan JeffersonMay 8
Language at the End of the World
Sarah Yanni considers Rosie Stockton’s new book of poems, “Fuel.”
Sarah YanniMay 7
- Poetry
- Environment
Rebuilding a Relationship
Yvonne Conza interviews Jill Bialosky about her new book, “The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother.”
Yvonne ConzaMay 7
- Poetry
- Memoir & Essay
A Last Resort
Cory Oldweiler considers German author Franziska Gänsler’s debut novel, “Eternal Summer,” newly translated by Imogen Taylor.
Cory OldweilerMay 6
- Fiction
- Environment
Making Art Under Fascism
Kai Maristed reviews the new translation of Austro-German author Daniel Kehlmann’s 2023 novel “The Director,” translated by Ross Benjamin.
Kai MaristedMay 6
- Fiction
- Film
Riding the Korean Wave
Oliver Wang interviews Euny Hong about her expanded edition of “The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture.”
Oliver WangMay 5
- Memoir & Essay
- Cultural Studies
The Teeming Earth
Bathsheba Demuth reviews Ferris Jabr’s “Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life.”
Bathsheba DemuthMay 5
- Science & Technology
- Environment
The Paradox of the Second Person
Nathan Wainstein reexamines Naughty Dog’s 2020 game “The Last of Us Part II.”
Nathan WainsteinMay 4
- SF