Archive

A Personal Journey: On “Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World”
A political memoir of 15 years spent in exile.
Todd MillerFeb 12, 2020
Confessions of a Weapon: On Being a TV Chat Show Host in Iran
Former talk show host Paul Ingram talks about his time in Tehran.
Paul IngramFeb 12, 2020
Holding Its Own: On Deepa Anappara’s “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line”
Sana Goyal reviews Deepa Anappara’s debut novel, “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line.”
Sana GoyalFeb 12, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Making People Feel Uneasy: Joanna Chen in Conversation with Katherine Young
Joanna Chen talks with translator Katherine Young on her recent works and the keys to sinking into the literature of another language.
Joanna ChenFeb 12, 2020
Room After Room in “The Report”
Hilary Plum considers "The Report," Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s "Guantánamo Diary," and who gets to depict torture.
Hilary PlumFeb 11, 2020
- Film
- Politics
Eternal Present: An Interview with Amina Cain
Kate Durbin talks to Amina Cain about her new novel, "Indelicacy."
Kate DurbinFeb 11, 2020
- Fiction
The Stories Silicon Valley Tells Itself in Order to Live: A Conversation with Anna Wiener
Anna Wiener discusses her new memoir about working in Silicon Valley.
Sam Jaffe GoldsteinFeb 11, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
The Weekly Read: February 11, 2020
Steve Lichtman reviews the week in culture and politics.
Steve LichtmanFeb 11, 2020
Garth Greenwell's "Cleanness"
This week's guest on the LARB Radio Hour is Garth Greenwell, author of the new book of fiction, "Cleanness," a follow-up to "What Belongs to You."
LARB Radio HourFeb 11, 2020
The Unchanging Joe Biden
A portrait of Joe Biden’s inner life can be seen in a book written 32 years ago.
Matt HansonFeb 10, 2020
- Politics
Civilization and Its Stuff: On Kyle Chayka’s “The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism”
Stuart Whatley considers “The Longing for Less” by Kyle Chayka.
Stuart WhatleyFeb 10, 2020
- Cultural Studies
The Uneasy Afterlife of John Okada
Christopher Lee discusses the legacy of John Okada.
Christopher LeeFeb 10, 2020
- Literary Criticism
It’s a Shame About Twitter
Ashley Rindsberg examines the digital gladiatorial arena.
Ashley RindsbergFeb 10, 2020
Big Town, Big Talk: On “Motherless Brooklyn”
Charles Taylor explores the historical and cinematic resonances of Edward Norton’s adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel, “Motherless Brooklyn.”
Charles TaylorFeb 9, 2020
- Film
Abandoning Your Religion
Tucker Coombe reviews "Leaving the Witness" and "Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church."
Tucker CoombeFeb 9, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Religion
LACMA, Part I: Going Rogue
Joseph Giovannini on Michael Govan’s plans for LACMA, which are even worse than you think.
Joseph GiovanniniFeb 9, 2020
- Art & Architecture