The Blob Gazes into the Abyss
Nils Gilman reviews Mathew Burrows and Joseph Braml’s “World to Come: The Return of Trump and the End of the Old Order.”
Nils Gilman reviews Mathew Burrows and Joseph Braml’s “World to Come: The Return of Trump and the End of the Old Order.”
Elaine Elinson reviews Kit Maude’s new translation of “We, the Casertas,” a novel by Argentine author Aurora Venturini.
Dr. Norrell Edwards considers the Trump administration’s termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants.
Ruth Joffre reviews Debbie Urbanski’s story collection “Portalmania.”
Kyle Stevens examines the farce at the heart of the third season of HBO’s “The White Lotus.”
Marissa Lorusso interviews Niko Stratis about her new book, “The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman.”
Victoria Horrocks re-remembers Vanessa Bell.
In a preview from LARB Quarterly no. 44, “Pressure,” Sophia Stewart explores the poetry and politics of Julia de Burgos.
In this second of a two-part essay, Jonathan S. Blake considers two more recent books on the political rights of nonhuman beings.
Medaya Ocher is joined by TV writer, memoirist, and librettist Sarah LaBrie, author of the book “No One Gets to Fall Apart.”
Leo Lasdun examines Lydia Millet’s “Atavists.”
Greg Barnhisel reviews “Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future” by Vince Beiser.
In the eighth essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Pepper Stetler explores the troubling history of IQ tests and special education.
Friends, Romans, countrymen: Nathan Jefferson lends his ears (and eyes) to the immersive “Julius Caesar” production at Heritage Square Museum.
Sarah Yanni considers Rosie Stockton’s new book of poems, “Fuel.”
Yvonne Conza interviews Jill Bialosky about her new book, “The End Is the Beginning: A Personal History of My Mother.”