Archive

It’s Up to Us: A Roundtable Discussion
Kellye Garrett interviews Walter Mosley, Barbara Neely, Gar Anthony Haywood, Kyra Davis, and Rachel Howzell Hall.
Kellye GarrettNov 26, 2018
- Noir
The Death of Humanitarianism
Brad Evans speaks with Mark Duffield, author of “Post-Humanitarianism.” A conversation in the “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansNov 26, 2018
- Histories of Violence
- Philosophy & Religion
Gone Fishing
Daisy Alioto reviews "K-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher."
Daisy AliotoNov 26, 2018
Life in the Present Tense: “Like” by A. E. Stallings
Rowland Bagnall considers “Like” by A. E. Stallings.
Rowland BagnallNov 25, 2018
- Poetry
Future Fiction
Sarah LaBrie wonders what a fiction that focused on our place in the world, rather than on our desire to flee from it, might look like.
Sarah LaBrieNov 25, 2018
- Fiction
A Return to God After God
Kevin Hart reviews two new books about Richard Kearney's work, "Richard Kearney’s Anatheistic Wager" and "The Art of Anatheism."
Kevin HartNov 25, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion
Stuffed Animals, Dust Masks, Pet Food, and Sex Toys, All Side-By-Side in Korea's "New Shopping Paradigm"
Colin Marshall on Pierrot Shopping, Korea's "new shopping paradigm."
Colin MarshallNov 25, 2018
Facing the “Horror of Time”
"We need to realize that philosophy in the Islamic world has never been just one thing, any more than Islamic culture has been just one thing."
Peter AdamsonNov 24, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion
The Addictive Experience of Writing: An Interview with Katya Apekina on “The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish”
Anne-Marie Kinney talks to Katya Apekina about her debut novel, "The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish."
Anne-Marie KinneyNov 24, 2018
- Fiction
On Reading Jonathan Gold
Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft remembers Jonathan Gold, who helped him fall in love with Los Angeles.
Benjamin Aldes WurgaftNov 24, 2018
- Food & Drink
- Memoir & Essay
Jill Soloway Wants It All
Anna Dorn interviews Jill Soloway and reviews her new book "She Wants It."
Anna DornNov 24, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Chris Kraus's Social Practice
Author, publisher, and critic Chris Kraus talks about her new collection "Social Practices."
LARB Radio HourNov 23, 2018
The Violence of Autobiography: Julián Herbert’s “Tomb Song”
Tomb Song provides a powerful introduction to Herbert, and is, in itself, one of the most significant Latin American literary works of the decade.
Ignacio M. Sánchez PradoNov 23, 2018
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
The Real Clarice: A Conversation with Magdalena Edwards
David Shook speaks to Magdalena Edwards, translator of “The Chandelier” by Clarice Lispector, about her artistic engagement with the Brazilian author.
David ShookNov 23, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
“We Go On”: On the Poetry of Hugo Williams
Declan Ryan appreciates the “emotional endurance and arrested constancy” of Hugo Williams, whose first book of poems appeared in 1965.
Declan RyanNov 23, 2018
- Poetry
Nearness as the End of Definition: Talking to Christina Davis
Andy Fitch interviews Christina Davis about her poetry collection "An Ethic."
Andy FitchNov 23, 2018