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“Every so often I hold my breath and hope:” Julia Sanches on Literary Translation and the Translators Collective Cedilla & Co.
Nathan Scott McNamara talks with Julia Sanches about life as a translator and the translators collective Cedilla & Co.
Nathan Scott McNamaraDec 24, 2019
Dostoyevsky Misprisioned: “The House of the Dead” and American Prison Literature
Ilya Vinitsky follows a spurious Dostoyevsky quote into the American house of the dead.
Ilya VinitskyDec 23, 2019
Literary LA: Witches, Wisdom, and an Oracle for Our Troubled Times
Amanda Yates Garcia on being a witch in the current political climate
LARB Radio HourDec 23, 2019
From the Age of Persuasion to the Age of Offense
A new book about why free speech matters, even when it hurts.
Colin MarshallDec 23, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Histories of Violence: Slavery in America
Brad Evans speaks with Ana Lucia Araujo, author of “Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade.” A conversation in the “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansDec 23, 2019
- Histories of Violence
- History
The Nonbinary 19th Century
Rachel Mesch dives into the history of pronoun preference and resistance to it.
Rachel MeschDec 23, 2019
A Queer Reading List from LGBTQ-Identified Authors at the PDX Book Festival
Sarah Nielson breaks down some of the discussions going on among LGBTQ writers at the PDX Book Festival in November, as well as some recommendations.
Sarah NeilsonDec 22, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
The Defiant Muse
Alice Blackhurst looks at "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," the latest film from Céline Sciamma.
Alice BlackhurstDec 22, 2019
Rewriting the Book of Love
Erik Gray reviews "Love: A New Understanding of an Ancient Emotion" by Simon May.
Erik GrayDec 22, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion
“What Is The Weight Of Light”: Notes on Silence, Intimacy, and the Lyric Imagination
Kristina Marie Darling constellates Irigaray's "This Sex Which Is Not One," Cohen’s "I Was Not Born," and Hoke’s "The Book of Endless Sleepovers."
Kristina Marie DarlingDec 22, 2019
Still Burning: Remembering the James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. Debate
Bill V. Mullen reads "The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jr. and the Debate Over Race in America" by Nicholas Buccola.
Bill V. MullenDec 21, 2019
- History
- Politics
The Creative Potentials of Unsuccess: On Karolina Pavlova’s “A Double Life”
Vadim Shneyder disentangles “A Double Life,” an important 19th-century novel by Karolina Pavlova, translated by Barbara Heldt.
Vadim ShneyderDec 21, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Lost in Libya: A Refugee’s Story of Captivity and Escape
A Somalian refugee’s story of hardship, captivity, and endurance in Libya, as shared with Human Rights Watch.
John ThorneDec 21, 2019
The Library of Congress Disrespects a Poet Laureate
A.M. Juster stands up for the forgotten ancestry of poet William Jay Smith.
A.M. JusterDec 21, 2019
Southern Discomfort: Erasing the Real Author of “Easy Rider”
With movie credits, what you see is not always what you get.
Peter L. WinklerDec 20, 2019
- Film
“I Am Scorching Air”: A Conversation with Sina Queyras
Myra Bloom talks to Sina Queyras about “My Ariel.”
Myra BloomDec 20, 2019
- Poetry