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“Making Better Mud Pies”: A Conversation with Frank Gehry
LARB presents a long-lost interview with legendary architect Frank Gehry.
Mark Bruce Rosin, Steven Jay FogelNov 16, 2019
- Art & Architecture
The Deconstruction of Justice: An Interview with Johnny Dwyer
Emma Baker talks to reporter Johnny Dwyer about his new book, "The Districts: Stories of American Justice from the Federal Courts."
Emma BakerNov 16, 2019
- Law
- Nonfiction
An Aveyron of the Mind
Kit Schlüter introduces Clark Ashton Smith's "Averoigne."
Kit SchlüterNov 16, 2019
A Prosecutor’s Guide to the Just and Fair: On Preet Bharara’s “Doing Justice”
Stephen Rohde offers his take on Preet Bharara's book, "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law."
Stephen RohdeNov 15, 2019
- Law
- Politics
No, You Cannot Have the Whole Truth: A Conversation with Ali Silverstein
David Shook speaks to artist Ali Silverstein about her exhibition “The Fantastical Reconstruction of the Epine GY7” and her book “Redactions/Rubbings.”
David ShookNov 15, 2019
- Art & Architecture
Meat Is Murder: On Olga Tokarczuk’s “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead”
Stephanie Sy-Quia reads the polemical and blackly humorous “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead” by celebrated Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk.
Stephanie Sy-QuiaNov 15, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Doing Something Else Together: Talking to Robert B. Talisse
Andy Fitch interviews Robert B. Talisse about partisanship, civic friendship, and his new book "Overdoing Democracy."
Andy FitchNov 15, 2019
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: L. E. Sissman and Lynn Martin
Lisa Russ Spaar takes a second look at second books by poets L. E. Sissman and Lynn Martin.
Lisa Russ SpaarNov 14, 2019
- Poetry
Feeling Real in the Age of Un-Realness: On Fiona Alison Duncan’s “Exquisite Mariposa”
Fiona Alison Duncan's new novel about Los Angeles, astrology, drugs, transcendence, and the search for the Real.
Emmalea RussoNov 14, 2019
- Fiction
An Exercise in Redemption: On Deirdre Bair’s “Parisian Lives”
In her new memoir, Deirdre Bair defends her biographical research and writing.
Sophie Madeline DessNov 14, 2019
A Call to Peace: Monuments in New Jersey
Clare Fisher thinks about monumental works in New Jersey and what is considered "timeless."
Clare FisherNov 14, 2019
This Changes Everything, Again
Casey Williams is rallied by “On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal,” the latest collection of essays by Naomi Klein.
Casey WilliamsNov 13, 2019
- Politics
Vasily Grossman: Myths and Counter-Myths
Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan demythologize the life of Vasily Grossman.
Robert Chandler, Yury Bit-YunanNov 13, 2019
- Around the World
- History
The Keys to Robert Graves’s Mythologies
Matt Keeley considers the uncertain legacy of Robert Graves as well as a new biography of the writer by Jean Moorcroft Wilson.
Matt KeeleyNov 13, 2019
Filling the Gaps: On Translating Miloš Crnjanski’s Novel of London
Will Firth discusses translating Serbian writer Miloš Crnjanski’s "nuanced expressionist collage."
Will FirthNov 13, 2019
Fact-Checking Help from Readers: A Conversation with Ann Patchett on “The Dutch House”
Sarah Boon talks to writer Ann Patchett about her latest novel, "The Dutch House," and getting help from readers.
Sarah BoonNov 12, 2019
- Fiction