Archive

Art Inside: Dividing Line
Annie Buckley recounts an incident that reveals a stark, unsettling psychological barrier between incarcerated individuals and prison staff.
Annie BuckleyJul 6, 2020
Hamilton in the Time of Trump
Laurie Winer on the Disney+ release of the hit musical during a time of protest.
Laurie WinerJul 6, 2020
A Constitution, If You Can Keep It
Stephen Rohde looks at Ellis Cose’s “Democracy, If We Can Keep It: The ACLU’s 100-Year Fight for Rights in America.”
Stephen RohdeJul 5, 2020
“The Voice of No One Now”: On “The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry”
Allan Graubard examines “The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry,” edited and translated by Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody.
Allan GraubardJul 5, 2020
- Around the World
- Poetry
First-Person Plural: On Mark Nowak’s “Social Poetics”
Margaret Ronda reads “Social Poetics” by Mark Nowak.
Margaret RondaJul 5, 2020
- Poetry
- Politics
The Book of Jiyoung: An Explosively Controversial Korean Feminist Novel Comes Out in English
Colin Marshall revisits "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982," the debut novel by a former television writer named Cho Nam-joo.
Colin MarshallJul 5, 2020
From Pride Month to Independence Day: the story of Frank Kameny, an LBGBTQ+ Trailblazer
Author Eric Cervini explains Frank Kameny's legacy as a complex LGBTQ+ figure in his new book The Deviant's War with Daya, Kate, and Eric.
LARB Radio HourJul 5, 2020
Why Gregory Bateson Matters
Ted Gioia reconsiders Gregory Bateson, whose counterculture classic, “Steps to an Ecology of Mind,” is eerily relevant again in our current crisis.
Ted GioiaJul 4, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
How to Be Annoying
Joseph Hogan reviews “A Change is Gonna Come: How to Have Effective Political Conversations in a Divided America” by Brian F. Harrison.
Joseph HoganJul 4, 2020
- Politics
What We Don’t Know About Our Parents: On Ilana Masad’s “All My Mother’s Lovers”
Elena Sheppard takes stock of "All My Mother’s Lovers," the debut novel from Ilana Masad.
Elena SheppardJul 3, 2020
- Fiction
On Mothers, Daughters, and “The Truth”: A Conversation with Juliette Binoche
Eileen G’Sell sits down with actress Juliette Binoche to discuss craft, family dynamics, and her latest work on the film “The Truth.”
Eileen G’SellJul 3, 2020
Pivotal Decisions Made Along the Way: Talking to Darrell M. West
Andy Fitch talks with Darrell M. West about how AI transforms our society — for better or worse.
Andy FitchJul 3, 2020
Revolution, War, and Exile: A Conversation with Nino Haratischvili
A major Georgian novelist discusses her newly translated family epic of 20th-century Georgia.
Shane AndersonJul 2, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Up at Oxford
Amit Chaudhuri looks back on the Oxford of the late 1980s from an “Indian perspective.”
Amit ChaudhuriJul 2, 2020
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
“The Difference Between Prison and America Unsettles Me”: A Conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts
Elisabeth Houston talks with Reginald Dwayne Betts about his recently published collection of poetry, “Felon.”
Elisabeth HoustonJul 2, 2020
- Poetry
An Outsider’s Perspective Inside the United States
Savy Janssen looks at "America through Foreign Eyes," the recently published book by Jorge G. Castañeda.
Savy JanssenJul 1, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics