Archive

My Poem with This Wailing in the Background
Christopher Kempf reviews Rachel Richardson’s “Smother” and Esther Lin’s “Cold Thief Place.”
Christopher KempfMar 11
- Poetry
Hope and Disillusionment
Jeffrey Wasserstrom reviews Clare Hammond’s “On the Shadow Tracks: A Journey Through Occupied Myanmar.”
Jeffrey WasserstromMar 10
- Politics
- Cultural Studies
Rereading “Sula” After the Fall of Roe
Kelly Marie Coyne revisits Toni Morrison’s “Sula” in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.
Kelly Marie CoyneMar 10
- Fiction
- Politics
This Is What Democracy Looks Like!
Andrew Tonkovich reviews Sue Coe and Stephen F. Eisenman’s “The Young Person’s Illustrated Guide to American Fascism.”
Andrew TonkovichMar 9
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
- Politics
Children in the Underworld
Evangeline Riddiford Graham reviews William Archila’s collection “S Is For.”
Evangeline Riddiford GrahamMar 9
- Poetry
A Language for Sharing
Sumana Roy considers Michel Chaouli’s “Something Speaks to Me: Where Criticism Begins.”
Sumana RoyMar 8
- Literary Criticism
There Is No Happy Nonsense
Mark Dery reviews "From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey."
Mark DeryMar 8
- Art & Architecture
Haley Mlotek’s “No Fault: A Memoir of Divorce and Romance”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak to writer Haley Mlotek about “No Fault: A Memoir of Divorce and Romance.”
LARB Radio HourMar 7
The Light and the Poverty
Dominic Amerena examines the enduring appeal of Greece and the destination novel.
Dominic AmerenaMar 7
- Fiction
- Cultural Studies
The Man Who Knew the Price
Spencer Weinreich examines the late Alexei Navalny’s memoir “Patriot.”
Spencer J. WeinreichMar 7
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
These Words Contain My Pulse
Cory Oldweiler reviews Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica’s terrifying dystopian novel “The Unworthy,” translated by Sarah Moses.
Cory OldweilerMar 6
- Fiction
- SF
The Matador Waits
Dashiel Carrera reviews Nathan Dragon’s “The Champ Is Here.”
Dashiel CarreraMar 6
- Fiction
A Haunting in Jamaica
René Johannes Kooiker explores Marlon James’s series “Get Millie Black,” in which detectives chase ghosts as well as criminals.
René Johannes KooikerMar 5
- Television
- Cultural Studies
The People’s Literary Sport
Souli Boutis reviews Carlos Labbé’s novel “The Murmuration,” translated by Will Vanderhyden.
Souli BoutisMar 5
- Fiction
- Sports
The Syrup of Wahoo Keeps Splashing Around
Gary Lippman remembers his friend, the late American author Tom Robbins.
Gary LippmanMar 4
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Passing in Black-and-White
Akanksha Singh reviews Mayukh Sen’s “Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star.”
Akanksha SinghMar 4
- Film
- Biography & Autobiography