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The Monthly Digest: March 2020
February was Oscars month. Accordingly, LARB, which proudly makes its home in “the movie capital of the world,” featured a number of articles on cinema of every kind.
Mar 1, 2020
A Joan for Our Time: Talking with Mark Alpert
Temma Ehrenfeld talks with author Mark Alpert about his latest science-thriller "Saint Joan of New York."
Temma EhrenfeldMar 1, 2020
Seeds of Catastrophe: “The Rosewater Insurrection” and “The Rosewater Redemption”
Jessica FitzPatrick reviews the last two books in Tade Thompson's Wormwood Trilogy.
Jessica FitzPatrickFeb 29, 2020
- Around the World
- SF
Walking Into the Holy Land: A Short Story
Exclusive fiction from the Catharsis issue
Wes HoltermannFeb 29, 2020
- LARB Lit
Bludgeoned by Joy
Leah Bailly pens an essay about abuse on campus that a prominent US university sought to keep under wraps.
Leah BaillyFeb 29, 2020
Neon Pink
Sam Moore on queerness and finding oneself, with detours through contemporary queer film, literature, and music.
Sam MooreFeb 29, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
Stuff, the Essay
Sasha Graybosch on dealing how we deal with our stuff
Sasha GrayboschFeb 28, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
The Meaning of Isolation: On María Sonia Cristoff’s “Include Me Out”
Joel Pinckney reviews "Include Me Out," a novel by María Sonia Cristoff, translated from Spanish by Katherine Silver.
Joel PinckneyFeb 28, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Also About Birds: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Colum McCann’s “Apeirogon”
Ben Libman reviews "Apeirogon," the new book from Irish writer Colum McCann.
Ben LibmanFeb 28, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Less Work: Talking to Daniel Susskind
Andy Fitch interviews Daniel Susskind about the effects of productivity advancements on high- and low-skilled work and his book "A World Without Work."
Andy FitchFeb 28, 2020
The Merit Machine
A new book by a Yale Law professor exposes and critiques American meritocracy.
George AlligerFeb 27, 2020
The Road to Glory: Faulkner’s Hollywood Years, 1932–1936
Lisa C. Hickman reconstructs William Faulkner’s tumultuous Hollywood sojourn of 1932–1936.
Lisa C. HickmanFeb 27, 2020
- History
- Nonfiction
Approaching New Consciousnesses: A Conversation with Genese Grill
Greg Gerke speaks with writer, translator, and book artist Genese Grill.
Greg GerkeFeb 27, 2020
“Who can offer us absolution?”: Joshilyn Jackson and Susan Rebecca White in Conversation
Susan Rebecca White talks with Joshilyn Jackson about community in the South, religious influence in writing, and how to give and receive forgiveness.
Joshilyn JacksonFeb 27, 2020
Pretending to Be Human: On Benjamin Percy’s “Suicide Woods”
Adrian Van Young reviews “Suicide Woods,” a new collection of stories by Benjamin Percy.
Adrian Van YoungFeb 26, 2020
- Fiction
- Noir
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Francesc Parcerisas and Ye Lijun
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a look at translated books by poets Francesc Parcerisas and Ye Lijun.
Lisa Russ SpaarFeb 26, 2020
- Around the World
- Poetry