Archive

Leaving and Arriving
Max Callimanopulos examines Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah’s new novel “Theft.”
Max CallimanopulosMar 18
- Fiction
- Cultural Studies
The Poetry of Grief
Eileen G’Sell reviews two new poetry collections, Virginia Konchan’s “Requiem” and Cass Donish’s “Your Dazzling Death.”
Eileen G’SellMar 18
- Poetry
All My Small Things
Josh Billings reviews Helen Garner’s “How to End a Story: Collected Diaries, 1978–1998.”
Josh BillingsMar 17
- Memoir & Essay
Jackpot!
“Nothing is clearly defined” in Julia Yerger’s art exhibition, which Keith J. Varadi finds to be a big win.
Keith J. VaradiMar 17
Down the Manson Rabbit Hole
Abby Aguirre considers Errol Morris’s new documentary “CHAOS: The Manson Murders.”
Abby AguirreMar 16
- Film
- Television
Morbid Symptoms Par Excellence
Irene Katz Connelly reviews Michelle de Kretser’s new novel “Theory & Practice.”
Irene Katz ConnellyMar 15
- Fiction
Failures of Mirror Logic
Megan Fernandes interviews Kiran Bath about “Instructions for Banno.”
Megan FernandesMar 15
- Poetry
- Gender & Sexuality
Torrey Peters’s “Stag Dance”
Eric Newman speaks with Torrey Peters about her new story collection, “Stag Dance.”
LARB Radio HourMar 14
Learning from Park Planned Homes
Kate Wolf considers Gregory Ain’s Altadena housing development in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
Kate WolfMar 14
Music and Mystery
Jill Bialosky interviews David St. John about his new book of poems, “Prayer for My Daughter.”
Jill BialoskyMar 14
- Poetry
William Faulkner’s Polish Afterlife
Michał Choiński ponders the sudden popularity of new translations of William Faulkner’s novels in Poland.
Michał ChoińskiMar 13
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
The Law Is Not Always to Be Trusted
Columbia professor Bruce Robbins wonders what the Trump administration is so afraid of, as it deploys ICE agents to campus to detain student protesters.
Bruce RobbinsMar 13
- Politics
- Education
Triumph of the Lost Cause
Jimin Seo examines Azad Ashim Sharma’s collection “Boiled Owls.”
Jimin SeoMar 13
- Poetry
Unknown Structures
Jonathan Alexander considers the English translations of Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie’s “The Use of Photography” and Hervé Guibert’s “Suzanne and Louise.”
Jonathan AlexanderMar 12
- Art & Architecture
- Nonfiction
As You Write It
Nicole Graev Lipson about her debut collection, “Mothers and Other Fictional Characters: A Memoir in Essays.”
Acree Graham MacamMar 12
- Memoir & Essay
- Gender & Sexuality
We Are Never Well, nor Can Be So
Helena Aeberli ponders Caroline Crampton’s “A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria.”
Helena AeberliMar 11
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology