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All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Eleanor Friedberger
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergSep 6, 2019
- Music
A Soviet Becky Sharp: On Margarita Khemlin’s “Klotsvog”
Phoebe Taplin takes stock of “Klotsvog,” a “devastating, bleakly comic” novel by Margarita Khemlin, translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.
Phoebe TaplinSep 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Hour of Opportunity: Talking to Binyamin Appelbaum
Andy Fitch talks with Binyamin Appelbaum about the virtues of economic pacing and the rise of neoliberalism.
Andy FitchSep 6, 2019
White Fear, Black Grief, and the Horrors of Being Put in a Box: A Conversation with “Luce” Filmmaker Julius Onah and Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Eileen G’Sell interviews the director and star of “Luce” (2019), a tense psychodrama about race, prejudice, and trauma.
Eileen G’SellSep 5, 2019
- Film
The Sorrow of Soviet Poetry: On Lev Ozerov’s “Portraits Without Frames”
Tom Teicholz looks at “Portraits Without Frames” by Lev Ozerov.
Tom TeicholzSep 5, 2019
- Around the World
- Poetry
Why Are Women So Mean to Infertile Women?
Amy Klein reviews Alexandra Kimball's "The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue."
Amy KleinSep 5, 2019
"There Is Only Endurance in Life": A Conversation with Amanda Goldblatt
JoAnna Novak interviews Amanda Goldblatt about the protagonist of her first novel, "Hard Mouth."
JoAnna NovakSep 5, 2019
Fake News in Weimar Germany: Gabriele Tergit’s “Käsebier Takes Berlin”
Ben Sandman considers Sophie Duvernoy’s new translation of “Käsebier Takes Berlin” by Gabriele Tergit.
Ben SandmanSep 4, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Monthly Digest: September 2019
In August LARB reaffirmed its commitment to treat works of popular culture as seriously and as engagingly as we treat any other cultural product.
Sep 4, 2019
Women in Knots: A Conversation with Sarah Rose Etter
Kate Durbin speaks to Sarah Rose Etter about her debut novel, “The Book of X.”
Kate DurbinSep 4, 2019
The Female Appetite: On Lara Williams’s “Supper Club”
Stephanie Sy-Quia samples Lara Williams’s “Supper Club.”
Stephanie Sy-QuiaSep 4, 2019
- Fiction
Birdsong of the South
Austin Adams looks at nature and sturdy Southern resolve in Margaret Renkl's recent "Late Migrations."
Austin AdamsSep 4, 2019
Has Art Anything to Do with Life?: A Conversation with Ali Smith on “Spring”
Amy E. Elkins discusses “Spring” with novelist Ali Smith.
Amy E. ElkinsSep 3, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Jennine Capó Crucet and Post-Trump Latinx Literature
Renee Hudson reviews Jennine Capó Crucet’s “My Time Among the Whites.”
Renee HudsonSep 3, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
It Won’t Love You Back: An Interview with Maria Tumarkin
Mireille Juchau talks to Maria Tumarkin, author of “Axiomatic.”
Mireille JuchauSep 3, 2019
I Do Not Know Where the Children Are
Désirée Zamorano talks about her experiences visiting detention facilities and asylum hearings at the US Southern Border.
Désirée ZamoranoSep 3, 2019