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We Live in a Building-Turned-Society: The Vertiginously Satirical Sci-Fi of Bae Myung-Hoon's Tower
Colin Marshall discusses a recent entrant in the world of Korean science fiction by Bae Myung-Hoon.
Archive
Why Violence Goes Viral: A Thread in Six Parts
A new essay by Brian Lin from the High/Low issue of the LARB Quarterly Journal, No.29.
Women’s History on the Radio Hour
Spotlight on Translation: March Edition
In this monthly feature, we gather 10 reviews, essays, and interviews that deal with work in translation.
On Joan Didion and Being Serious
Sophia Stewart reflects on Didion’s legacy as a serious writer and a style icon.
Riding Pandemic Waves: Art in the Time of COVID
Annie Buckley discusses the challenge of continuing prison art programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of Home, History, and Mermaids: A Conversation with Sharanya Manivannan
Sharanya Manivannan discusses her new books, “Incantations Over Water” and “Mermaids in the Moonlight.”
Sistah Scifi in Oakland, CA
Natasha Vhugen introduces the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program, Sistah Scifi in Oakland, CA.
Contrasting Interiors: Christine Smallwood’s “Life of the Mind” and Sara Davis’s “Scapegoat”
Kate and Medaya speak with two heralded debut novelists, Christine Smallwood and Sara Davis.
Ai Xiaoming and the Quarantine Counter-Diary
Thomas Chen on Ai Xiaoming’s Wuhan lockdown “counter-diary.”
Yarrow Is Yarrow
Eiren Caffall seeks guidance for the present in the biography of her desert-dwelling spy great-aunt Virginia.
“On the Road,” Again
John Tottenham takes Jack Kerouac for another spin on the author’s 99th birthday.
The Dialectics of March 11: A Decade After the Japan Tsunami
Japan’s remote northeast struggles, a decade after the tsunami hit.
Pandemic Death Narratives of Mexico and the United States
The sickened groans of Mexico and the United States are sublimations of remembering, forgetting, and constantly inventing national narratives.
Ethiopia: Where Two World Wars Began — and Where the Third Is Brewing
The Gospel According to Frank: A Nobel Laureate’s Naïveté
Geniuses don’t always deliver — whether in person or on the page.
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