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The Pursuit of Awe: On Aaron Poochigian’s “American Divine”
Maryann Corbett is awed by “American Divine,” a new collection of poems by Aaron Poochigian.
Maryann CorbettMar 1, 2021
- Poetry
Histories of Violence: Violence, Power, and Privilege
Brad Evans speaks with Vincent Brown. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansMar 1, 2021
- Histories of Violence
Incremental Wins Do Matter
The career of a major human rights lawyer resonates with issues we face today.
Melissa ChanMar 1, 2021
- Biography & Autobiography
Terror Firma: On Lida Yusupova’s “The Scar We Know”
Vanessa PlaceMar 1, 2021
Ep. 16: Blair Underwood (Part II) – What Makes Blair, Blair?
Tori continues exploring the ancient adage “to thine own self be true” and other pearls of wisdom to live by with Blaire Underwood.
Feb 28, 2021
Following the Shame: A Conversation with Deborah A. Lott
Barbara Abercrombie interviews Deborah A. Lott about her recent memoir, and shares her own methods along the way.
Barbara AbercrombieFeb 28, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
On Digital Queerness: A Conversation with Chris Stedman
Matt Wille interviews Chris Stedman on the intersections between queerness, the internet, and the search for a real self.
Matt WilleFeb 28, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
The Liberal Trust Crisis
Adam Kelly reviews the latest book from William Davies, "This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain."
Adam KellyFeb 28, 2021
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Hotels of Pyongyang: A New Photo Book Showcases the Magnificent Kitsch of North Korean Hospitality
"Living in South Korea, my own fascination with the land north of the border has drifted less toward moral outrage than apathy."
Colin MarshallFeb 28, 2021
Burning Books: Akram Aylisli on Literature and Cultural Memory
Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli discusses literature and life under de facto house arrest.
Akram Aylisli, Katherine E. YoungFeb 27, 2021
- Around the World
- Politics
Thirteen Meta-musings Inspired by Leonard Koren’s “Musings of a Curious Aesthete”
Leonard Koren’s musings are more rigorous than most.
Geoff NicholsonFeb 27, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
Pronominal Strife
Bryan A. Garner considers "What’s Your Pronoun?," the recently published book by Dennis Baron.
Bryan A. GarnerFeb 27, 2021
Claudio Lomnitz’s “Nuestra América: A Jewish Latin American Odyssey”
Kate Wolf talks with Claudio Lomnitz, author of Nuestra América: My Family in the Vertigo of Translation.
LARB Radio HourFeb 26, 2021
“Model Minority,” Still “Other”
Joey S. KimFeb 26, 2021
Blueprint for Masterworks: On Roberto Bolaño’s “Cowboy Graves”
Richard M. Cho digs up “Cowboy Graves,” the recently published collection of novellas by Roberto Bolaño and translated by Natasha Wimmer.
Richard M. ChoFeb 26, 2021
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Headless Woman: On Susan Taubes and Clarice Lispector
On two major 20th-century women novelists and their shared experience of exile.
Julia KornbergFeb 26, 2021
- Around the World
- Fiction