Archive

Corona Radiata: A New Poem
A new poem by Fady Joudah
Fady JoudahMar 23, 2020
- LARB Lit
Land of Poets and Bones: Spain’s Desmemoria
The saga of an artistic family in Franco’s Spain raises questions about reconciliation.
Jordan ElgrablyMar 22, 2020
Being a Person as an Image: A Conversation with Christina Catherine Martinez
A comedian turned art critic talks about the relationship between those seemingly disparate disciplines.
Gracie HadlandMar 22, 2020
- Art & Architecture
Early Mourning: On Chantal Akerman’s “My Mother Laughs”
Daniel Fraser looks at the most recent translation of Chantal Akerman’s “My Mother Laughs” as a work about motherhood, illness, and language.
Daniel FraserMar 22, 2020
On Having One’s Book Tour Cancelled by the Coronavirus Outbreak
John RemberMar 22, 2020
Cruise of Conjuring: On Jean Ray’s “Cruise of Shadows”
“Cruise of Shadows,” Jean Ray’s second collection of stories, is recognized as a masterpiece of the Weird.
Leonid BilmesMar 21, 2020
- Around the World
- SF
The Wolves Eat Each Other and So Do We: On Neda Disney’s “Planting Wolves”
Chelsea Sutton reviews "Planting Wolves," the debut novel from L.A. writer Neda Disney.
Chelsea SuttonMar 21, 2020
- Fiction
The Feral and the Sublime: On Animals and Trees in Turkey
Birger Vanwesenbeeck takes stock of “Animals and the Environment in Turkish Culture,” a recent book by Kim Fortuny.
Birger VanwesenbeeckMar 21, 2020
Ageist “Triage” Is a Crime Against Humanity
Margaret Morganroth GulletteMar 21, 2020
Goodness Is a Triumph: On Ed Simon’s “Furnace of this World; Or, 36 Observations about Goodness”
Nick Ripatrazone enters "Furnace of this World; Or, 36 Observations about Goodness," a recently published book by Ed Simon.
Mar 20, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Religion
Dodging the Censor
A new book about the impact of literary censorship in the long 18th century.
Jake FuchsMar 20, 2020
Another Kind of Metaphysics: Learning to Let Go
Learning how to breathe
Hannah Amaris RohMar 20, 2020
Number of the Beast: On Óscar and Juan José Martínez’s “The Hollywood Kid”
The rise and fall and rise again of the Salvadoran gang MS-13 is seen through the story of one of its members.
Jeff PeerMar 20, 2020
Especially for the Worst Off: Talking to Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Andy Fitch talks with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo about development strategy, economic levers, and their book "Good Economics for Hard Times."
Andy FitchMar 20, 2020
A Bit Like Paint-By-Numbers: An Interview with Mara Faye Lethem
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to translator Mara Faye Lethem about linguistic politics, the future of Catalonia, and her path to translation.
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiMar 19, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Detours Through History: Three New Translations of Bohumil Hrabal’s Early Prose
Stephan Delbos considers Bohumil Hrabal’s fictionalized accounts of his artistic and intellectual growth.
Stephan DelbosMar 19, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction