Archive

Banking on the Future: Ian McDonald’s “Luna: Moon Rising”
Hugh Charles O’Connell observes "Luna: Moon Rising" by Ian McDonald.
Hugh Charles O’ConnellSep 16, 2019
- SF
What Has Literature Ever Done for You?
Keegan Cook Finberg reviews Juliana Spahr’s “Du Bois’s Telegram.”
Keegan Cook FinbergSep 16, 2019
- Literary Criticism
Quest of the Avatars
Claire L. Evans on the history of the avatar...
Claire L. EvansSep 16, 2019
- Nonfiction
Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, NY
Athena Villard introduces the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program, Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, NY.
Athena VillardSep 16, 2019
Generational Zinking: Nell Zink’s “Doxology”
Tausif Noor takes a look at Nell Zink's new novel, "Doxology."
Tausif NoorSep 15, 2019
- Fiction
Smoking with Elvis: A Tale of the Mangled Generation
A superb translation of a bleakly brilliant novel about the Bosnian war.
Michael TateSep 15, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Decoding the “Zhuangzi”: A Debate on Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio’s “Genuine Pretending”
David E. Cooper reviews "Genuine Pretending: On the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi," and authors Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D'Ambrosio respond.
David E. Cooper, Hans-Georg Moeller, Paul J. D’AmbrosioSep 15, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion
When Korea Expats Podcast (or, the Pleasures and Sorrows of Teaching English)
Colin Marshall takes a look at some of the Korean expat blog offerings today.
Colin MarshallSep 15, 2019
Our Truest Loves: On Poetry and Parasocial Relationships
Sophia Stewart considers parasocial relationships through the lens of poetry.
Sophia StewartSep 14, 2019
The Ordeal of Writing
Michael Krimper reviews a newly translated biography of Maurice Blanchot.
Michael KrimperSep 14, 2019
“Because She Meant God and We Meant Something Else”: On Susan Steinberg’s “Machine”
Andrew Schenker reviews Susan Steinberg’s novel, “Machine,” which dares its readers to find meaning along with its narrator.
Andrew SchenkerSep 14, 2019
- Fiction
ICE Raids as Praxis: Mississippi Raids as Viewed by a Legal Relief Volunteer
Billy Todd talks about his experiences as a front-line volunteer attorney for detainees of recent ICE raids in Mississippi.
Billy ToddSep 14, 2019
Téa Obreht's Western for the 21st Century
What if that most celebrated of American genres, the Western, was stripped of its traditional tropes? Téa Obreht discusses her novel "Inland."
LARB Radio HourSep 13, 2019
In the Margins: A Conversation with Kate Zambreno
Sara Black McCulloch speaks to Kate Zambreno, author of “Screen Tests,” a collection of stories and other writing.
Sara Black McCullochSep 13, 2019
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Behind the Celluloid Dream: A Conversation with Shawn Levy
Sarah Cozort speaks to Shawn Levy, author of “Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont.”
Sarah CozortSep 13, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- History
Good Crumb: On The Great British Bake Off
For Dear Television, Sarah Mesle talks rough puffs, proving drawers, self-saucing puddings, and The Great British Bake Off in the age of Brexit.
Sarah MesleSep 13, 2019
- Dear Television