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A Cohort of One’s Own
Frances Lazare considers the friendships and fights of "The Equivalents" by Maggie Doherty and "No Modernism Without Lesbians" by Diana Souhami.
Frances LazareOct 9, 2020
This Obligation to Lead the Next Generation: Talking to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Andy Fitch talks with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand about women activists of the past who empowered today's politics and Gillibrand’s book "Bold & Brave."
Andy FitchOct 9, 2020
Truths Too Terrible: On Arthur Schnitzler and Franz Kafka
LARB presents an excerpt from Adam Kirsch’s “The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century.”
Adam KirschOct 8, 2020
In the Shadow of Litani
A darkly fantastic novel of Jewish life in Warsaw on the eve of the Holocaust.
Dan FriedmanOct 8, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Mainstreaming MMT
Stephanie Kelton says we can afford Medicare for All, and the Green New Deal, and a guaranteed wage.
Aaron WistarOct 8, 2020
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Contamination: On Qiu Xiaolong’s Inspector Chen Mysteries
Alex L. Wang investigates the Inspector Chen series by Qiu Xiaolong.
Alex L. WangOct 8, 2020
- Around the World
- Noir
The Fog of Web
An Xiao Mina links trouble discerning news about the Bobcat Fire with mixed messaging on COVID-19.
An Xiao MinaOct 8, 2020
Novel Times: On Ali Smith’s “Summer”
Matt Hartman enjoys “Summer,” the new novel by Ali Smith, and reflects on the writer’s Seasonal Quartet.
Matt HartmanOct 7, 2020
- Fiction
Why Look at Flying Saucers?
On the trail of bigfoot hunters and UFO enthusiasts.
Benjamin Aldes WurgaftOct 7, 2020
- Cultural Studies
Splintered Temporalities: On Cindy Weinstein’s “A Question of Time”
Sharon B. Oster ponders “A Question of Time,” the recently published book edited by Cindy Weinstein.
Sharon B. OsterOct 7, 2020
- Literary Criticism
Another Look at India’s Books: P. Lal’s “Calcutta: A Long Poem”
Saikat MajumdarOct 7, 2020
The Border Between Magic and Annihilation: On Laura van den Berg’s “I Hold a Wolf by the Ears”
Anita Felicelli reviews “I Hold a Wolf by the Ears,” the new short story collection from Laura van den Berg.
Anita FelicelliOct 6, 2020
- Fiction
The Stories Michael Shellenberger Tells
Michael Shellenberger wants us to believe environmentalists are impeding our ability to solve environmental problems.
Sam BlissOct 6, 2020
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Charisma: Now You’ve Got It, Now You Don’t
A rich and rewarding study of political leadership in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Robert ZaretskyOct 6, 2020
- History
- Politics
What Makes “A People’s History”?
Hannah Zeavin examines the critical possibilities of the “people’s history.”
Hannah ZeavinOct 6, 2020
Murder in Kuala Lumpur
Collin Mitchell reviews “21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders” by Rozlan Mohd Noor.
Collin MitchellOct 5, 2020
- Around the World
- Noir