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Creating a Bridge: A Conversation with Susan Harris, Editorial Director of “Words Without Borders”
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi discusses the importance of translation with Susan Harris, editorial director of "Words Without Borders."
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiMar 12, 2020
Five Griefs: A Review of Orange by E. Briskin
J.D. Ho takes a look at the experimental style of "Orange" by E. Briskin.
J.D. HoMar 12, 2020
A Love Letter to Venice
Randy Rosenthal witnesses “A Beautiful Crime” by Christopher Bollen.
Randy RosenthalMar 11, 2020
- Noir
The Rise of AI-Capitalism: An Interview with Nick Dyer-Witheford
Brian Justie interviews Nick Dyer-Witheford about his recently co-authored book, “Inhuman Power: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Capitalism.”
Brian JustieMar 11, 2020
In the Shape of People: On Catherine Chidgey’s “The Wish Child”
Maggie Trapp considers "The Wish Child" by Catherine Chidgey, which is out now in paperback from Counterpoint.
Maggie TrappMar 11, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
What I Didn’t Get a Chance to Say
"Minority means marginality, defined by narrow circulation and limited knowledge, which in turn prevent a minor literature from being published..."
Lawrence VenutiMar 11, 2020
Rhetorical Questions: On “Long Live Latin” and the Evolution of Style
Will Boast roams through Nicola Gardini’s “Long Live Latin,” translated from the Italian by Todd Portnowitz.
Will BoastMar 10, 2020
What It All Meant: A Conversation with Alex Halberstadt
Meredith Maran interviews Alex Halberstadt about his debut memoir, “Young Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Memoir and a Reckoning.”
Meredith MaranMar 10, 2020
- History
- Memoir & Essay
Celestial Bureaucracy: What "The Good Place" Owes "The Aeneid"
In honor of the end of The Good Place, Meghan Gilbride takes us on a guided tour of bureaucratic afterlives from Virgil to Albert Brooks to Michael Schur.
Meghan GilbrideMar 10, 2020
- Television
All Present and Accounted For: On “The Shrine Whose Shape I Am: The Collected Poetry of Samuel Menashe”
Sunil Iyengar opens “The Shrine Whose Shape I Am: The Collected Poetry of Samuel Menashe,” edited by Bhisham Bherwani and Nicholas Birns.
Sunil IyengarMar 10, 2020
- Poetry
Diversity and Speech: Navigating the N-Word
Carlos E. Cortés muses on what kinds of speech should be restricted, and in what ways.
Carlos E. CortésMar 10, 2020
Kim Newman’s Dazzling Genre Multiverse
Rob Latham reviews the latest novel in Kim Newman’s “Anno Dracula” series.
Rob LathamMar 9, 2020
- SF
Say Goodbye to Hollywood Park: Photographing the Twilight of a Racetrack
Michele Asselin presents her photographs of Hollywood Park Racetrack in its final days.
Michele AsselinMar 9, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Nonfiction
Always Narrating: The Making and Unmaking of Umberto Eco
Costica Bradatan looks back at, and behind, the life and thought of Umberto Eco, who waged a long war against “dietrologia” (“behindology”).
Costica BradatanMar 9, 2020
Best of...Difficult Women
Our favorite difficult women
LARB Radio HourMar 9, 2020
A Call to Remember: The Reconstruction Amendments
Andrew M. Davenport reviews historian Eric Foner's concise new book "A Call to Remember: The Reconstruction Amendments."
Andrew M. DavenportMar 9, 2020