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A Brush with Life: Shirley Hazzard and Francis Steegmuller in Naples
Amy Bagan explores the nostalgia and poetic observations of Naples in Shirley Hazzard and Francis Steegmuller's writing.
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Rivka Galchen’s “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Rivka Galchen, whose new novel is “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch.”
Three Questions for Cherríe Moraga Regarding Her Memoir, “Native Country of the Heart”
Daniel A. Olivas interviews Cherríe Moraga about her most recent memoir.
We Need a New Federal Writers Project: A Conversation with David Kipen
The Dignified Exit
Dying on your own terms is more difficult than ever.
California’s Vigilante Tradition
The far-right protestors in Huntington Beach aren’t as novel as they seem.
55 Voices for Democracy: "How 'Stolen Words' Harm Democracy" by Melissa Chan
For the Thomas Mann House series "55 Voices for Democracy," award-winning journalist Melissa Chan discusses the faltering image of democracy.
The Life — and Lives — of the Party: Communism in China, 1921–2021
Martin Laflamme evaluates “The Chinese Communist Party: A Century in Ten Lives” and “From Rebel to Ruler.”
Pardonne-Moi: On Vladimir Jankélévitch and the Philosophy of Forgiveness
Robert Zaretsky reflects on the life and work of French philosopher Vladimir Jankélévitch, and the supernatural nature of true forgiveness.
Richard Wright’s Underground Novel
Richard Wright’s “lost” novel about police violence is in print for the first time.
Race After Representation: Christine Goding-Doty and Tung-Hui Hu in Conversation
A conversation in LARB’s “Antiracism in the Contemporary University” series.
We Are Where? Lost in the Disinformation Jungle
Understanding the polluted media landscape through ecological metaphors.
Slapstick Melancholia: Yelena Moskovich on A Door Behind a Door
Nathan Scott McNamara talks with author Yelena Moskovich on not fearing badness and her recent book "A Door Behind a Door."
Tongva Writers Today: The Past, Present, and Future are Unfolding Simultaneously
Christopher Soto interviews Tongva women writers to get a sense of the cultural history and future of the Los Angeles Basin.
Keeping It Close: On Katie Kitamura’s “Intimacies”
Carissa Chesanek examines the close quarters that form “Intimacies,” Katie Kitamura’s latest.
Awful Things, Noble Reasons: A Conversation with Chris Offutt
Daneet Steffens talks with Chris Offutt about how his hometown in Eastern Kentucky inspired “The Killing Hills,” his first crime novel.
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