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tl;dr: On “Reading and the Making of Time in the Eighteenth Century”
Gill Partington makes time for Christina Lupton’s “Reading and the Making of Time in the Eighteenth Century.”
Gill PartingtonFeb 10, 2019
- Literary Criticism
Reading Tocqueville in Korea (Part Two)
"On my arrival in the United States, it was the religious atmosphere which first struck me," Alexis de Tocqueville writes in "Democracy in America."
Colin MarshallFeb 10, 2019
In “Bloom,” a Romance Flours
A sweet new tale of gay romance set in a family bakery.
Tim CummingsFeb 9, 2019
- Comics
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
As Noir as It Gets
Patrick Millikin follows “The Long Take” by Robin Robertson.
Patrick MillikinFeb 9, 2019
- Noir
- Poetry
Inside and Outside the Bubble
In "Drawn to Berlin," every page is a gem. While there may be no answers to the painful questions it poses, the search itself is worth every minute.
Sally McGraneFeb 9, 2019
- Around the World
- Comics
Understanding Murnane?
Alan Kennedy discusses Gerald Murnane, "Something for the Pain: A Memoir of the Turf," and horse racing.
Alan KennedyFeb 9, 2019
Little More Than Pariahs: On David Shrayer-Petrov’s “Doctor Levitin”
Monica Osborne admires “Doctor Levitin,” a novel by David Shrayer-Petrov that diagnoses the plight of Soviet Jewish refuseniks.
Monica OsborneFeb 8, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
“The Natural Next Step”: Dinah Lenney Interviews Wendy Willis
Dinah Lenney talks to writer Wendy Willis about her just-published collection of wide-ranging essays, "These Are Strange Times, My Dear."
Dinah LenneyFeb 8, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
Circling the Abyss: Talking to Sam Lipsyte, author of "Hark"
Sam Lipsyte talks about his latest novel, "Hark," which follows the exploits of an unlikely prophet named Hark and his acolytes, who think that they have found salvation in “mental archery.”
LARB AVFeb 8, 2019
Bird’s Eye View: Jonathan Franzen Looks Down on Climate Activism
Jonathan Franzen looks down on climate activism.
Edward CarverFeb 8, 2019
In a Universe which Keeps Bifurcating: Talking to Lord Martin Rees
Andy Fitch talks to Lord Martin Rees about his book "On the Future: Prospects for Humanity."
Andy FitchFeb 8, 2019
A Privileged Violence
On how monarchs through history have paved the way for today’s official corruption.
Sam RisakFeb 7, 2019
- History
- Politics
The Unthought Known: An Interview with Dani Shapiro
A seasoned memoirist on the trauma of finding her biological father.
Meredith MaranFeb 7, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
Another Look: Zora Neale Hurston's Passionate, Exuberant Tale of a Woman's Journey to Reclaim Herself
Feb 7, 2019
Granted: The Best
Bob Blaisdell pores over “The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” and “My Dearest Julia: The Wartime Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Wife.”
Bob BlaisdellFeb 7, 2019
Michael Cohen and Me: It’s Complicated
"What is the takeaway of the congressional testimony, as well as Michael Cohen’s more global sleaziness, for the diehards of Trumplandia?"
Seth GreenlandFeb 7, 2019