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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
Witty and Grim: On Oscar Mandel’s “Last Pages”
Jake Fuchs relishes the grim wit of “Last Pages” by Oscar Mandel while pondering whether its author is "essentially cheerful."
Jake FuchsNov 12, 2019
Lonely White Men: On Michel Houellebecq’s “Serotonin”
Louis Betty reacts to “Serotonin” by Michel Houellebecq, translated from the French by Shaun Whiteside.
Louis BettyNov 12, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Edgar Oliver: The King of the Slow
Rebecca Chace reviews Edgar Oliver's latest one-man show "New York Trilogy" at the Axis Theatre.
Rebecca ChaceNov 12, 2019
Modernity Regained: Bolivar Echeverría and the Utopia of the Baroque
The work of a major Latin American social theorist is finally available in English translation.
Simi FreundNov 11, 2019
- Around the World
- Philosophy & Religion
Who Needs Literature?
LARB presents an essay by Isaac Bashevis Singer, translated from the Yiddish by David Stromberg.
Isaac Bashevis SingerNov 11, 2019
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writer and Critic
David Stromberg considers the long-neglected critical writings of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
David StrombergNov 11, 2019
How The Lighthouse Makes a Monster of Capitalism
Rebecca Harrison examines just what makes "The Lighthouse" so horrifying.
Rebecca HarrisonNov 11, 2019
A Journey with the God of the Qur’an
Ebrahim Moosa reviews Jack Miles's "God in the Qur’an."
Ebrahim MoosaNov 10, 2019
- Religion
“Taste the Journey”: On Caroline Eden’s “Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes, Through Darkness and Light”
Lauren Goldenberg savors “Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes, Through Darkness and Light” by Caroline Eden.
Lauren GoldenbergNov 10, 2019
- Around the World
Partly Truth, Partly Fiction: 2019 Cinema Revisits the Manson Family
Chloe Lizotte considers the Manson depictions from the summer of 2019, asking what contradictions of representation and historical memory they share.
Chloe LizotteNov 10, 2019
We Are Monsters: On “Inside Killjoy’s Kastle: Dykey Ghosts, Feminist Monsters, and Other Lesbian Hauntings”
On “Inside Killjoy’s Kastle,” a look at a lesbian haunted house art project as well as the anti-trans clouds that haunt stereotypes about lesbian identity.
Alexis ClementsNov 9, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
“To Say Two Things at Once”: On Kathleen Graber’s “The River Twice”
Will Brewbaker wades into “The River Twice” by Kathleen Graber.
Will BrewbakerNov 9, 2019
- Poetry
Evening Wood
Paul Morton reviews "Cons De Fée: The Erotic Art of Wallace Wood," out now from Fantagraphics.
Paul MortonNov 9, 2019
- Comics
- Gender & Sexuality
Signs, Signifiers, and Rambo's Tacos
Sara Selevitch takes of tour of Los Angeles' signs.
Sara SelevitchNov 9, 2019
The People Will Not Forget
The closure of a Guatemalan anti-corruption office makes their government look bad, and the United States even worse.
Maria McFarland Sánchez-MorenoNov 8, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics