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Taste Test
Cory Bradshaw describes the art and agony involved in making amateur porn in an essay for LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Archive
Gravestones in the Basement
Leah Dworkin interviews Harris Lahti about his debut novel, “Foreclosure Gothic.”
I Recognize That Assassin
Ryan Bedsaul writes on “The Phoenician Scheme” and Wes Anderson’s late style.
Harryette Mullen’s “Implications”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by Harryette Mullen.
LARB x The Stacks Podcast: Books on the Internet
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with Traci Thomas, host of the “The Stacks” podcast.
The Private Fiefdom as Planetary Project
Raymond Craib reviews five new books to show that we ignore “Freedom Cities” and proprietary states at our peril.
Sawako Nakayasu’s “Strange freedom of the dog”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by Sawako Nakayasu.
The Wide Umbrella of “Queen”
Emmeline Clein interviews Tourmaline about her new book “Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson.”
Caitlyn Klum’s “Gymnasium”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by Caitlyn Klum.
A Trumped-Up Spectacle
James Chandler considers what Roland Barthes’s famous essay about wrestling can tell us about reality and shared illusion in Donald Trump’s Washington.
John James’s “Future Perfect”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by John James.
Love in a Time of Revolution
Torsa Ghosal speaks with Nishant Batsha about his new novel, “A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart.”
Paula Bohince’s “The Green”
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents a new poem by Paula Bohince.
Unveiling a Hidden Narrative
John G. Turner explores Molly Worthen’s “Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump.”
Farnoosh Fathi’s “The Ball of the Bald,” (5) and (6)
The LARB Quarterly no. 45, “Submission,” presents two new poems by Farnoosh Fathi.
Murderous Genes and Criminal Brains
In the ninth essay in the Legacies of Eugenics series, Oliver Rollins explores how the new biology of crime opens a backdoor to eugenics.
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