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The Monthly Digest: May 2020
May 1, 2020
How Americans Get Ripped Off Right Now: Talking to Thomas Philippon
Andy Fitch talks with Thomas Philippon about how corporations skim wealth off the average American household and his book "The Great Reversal."
Andy FitchMay 1, 2020
Moneyfest Destiny
The megarich love the outdoors and spend big on conservation causes, but they’re not doing it from the goodness of their hearts.
Ryan Driskell TateApr 30, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Struggles and Joys in the World: A Conversation with Kimberly M. Zieselman
Edgar Gomez talks to Kimberly M. Zieselman about her new memoir, "XOXY."
Edgar GomezApr 30, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
A Post-Existential Chronicle of Post-Industrial France: On Nicolas Mathieu’s “And Their Children After Them”
A review of "And Their Children After Them," a novel by Nicolas Mathieu translated by William Rodarmor.
Joshua ArmstrongApr 30, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Books to Hold and Hold On to: Kaouther Adimi’s “Our Riches”
Abby Walthausen appreciates “Our Riches” by Kaouther Adimi, translated from the French by Chris Andrews.
Abby WalthausenApr 29, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Memory Voids: A Conversation with Elizabeth Kadetsky on “The Memory Eaters”
Rachel Cantor talks with Elizabeth Kadetsky about her new book, “The Memory Eaters.”
Rachel CantorApr 29, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
When the Pandemic Reveals Genocide
Martin Shuster examines the "oblique intention" made evident in American society by COVID-19.
Martin ShusterApr 29, 2020
Europe’s Victimhood Olympics
Michael Colborne reviews Jelena Subotić’s “Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance After Communism.”
Michael ColborneApr 29, 2020
An Apology for Buffalo Bill
A history of frontier theorizing leaves many questions blowing in the wind.
Andrew BecknerApr 28, 2020
Remembering Professor Eavan Boland
Melih Levi looks back on his time with "champion of young writers" Eavan Boland.
Melih LeviApr 28, 2020
Embraced with One Arm, Pushed Away with the Other: On Laila Lalami’s “Conditional Citizens”
Maggie Levantovskaya considers “Conditional Citizens,” the new essay collection from Laila Lalami.
Maggie LevantovskayaApr 28, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
Carceral Aesthetics
“Marking Time” is a compelling survey of the creative work of incarcerated artists.
Daniel FernandezApr 28, 2020
Wow, it's Samantha Irby
Talking to Samantha Irby
LARB Radio HourApr 27, 2020
The Nose Nose: On Gogol’s “And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon: Essential Stories”
Bob Blaisdell reviews “And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon,” the recently published collection of stories by Nikolai Gogol.
Bob BlaisdellApr 27, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
A Dream That’s More Real: On Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “Untamed Shore”
Collin Mitchell visits “Untamed Shore,” a new novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Collin MitchellApr 27, 2020
- Noir