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“The Blood of the Unhappy Tsar”: On Helen Rappaport’s “The Race to Save the Romanovs”
Douglas Smith investigates “The Race to Save the Romanovs” by Helen Rappaport.
Douglas SmithSep 30, 2018
- Around the World
- History
“Read Everything, Son, Everything You Can Get Your Hands On”: James Baldwin’s “Little Man, Little Man: A Story of Childhood”
James Baldwin’s 1976 young adult novel, reissued.
Tiffany Willoughby-HerardSep 30, 2018
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Possible, Not Alternative, Histories: A Literary History Emerging from Sunlight
LARB presents an excerpt from “The Origins of Dislike,” a new collection of essays by Amit Chaudhuri.
Amit ChaudhuriSep 30, 2018
Renovating the House (and Senate…)
"One thing that sent Christine Blasey Ford to therapy in 2012 was a marital disagreement about a house renovation," writes Bonnie Honig.
Bonnie HonigSep 30, 2018
The Colors of Pyongyang, Seoul's Shadow Self
Colin MarshallSep 30, 2018
Beyond People’s History: On Paul Ortiz’s “African American and Latinx History of the United States”
Paul Ortiz's book helps us remember that the people who fought united against white supremacy, have a long and powerful track record.
Samantha SchuylerSep 29, 2018
- History
Magical Los Angeles: An Interview with Tom Manning
Sarah Heston talks to Tom Manning about his new graphic novel, "Eric."
Sarah HestonSep 29, 2018
- Comics
Recontextualizing the Archive: On Anouck Durand’s “Eternal Friendship”
Will Moore on the subtly subversive "Eternal Friendship."
Will MooreSep 29, 2018
An Image or Idea Arises to Fill Out the Blank: An Interview with Poet Kate Colby
Nathan Scott McNamara interviews poet Kate Colby about her new book "The Arrangements."
Nathan Scott McNamaraSep 29, 2018
Vodou as Idea: On Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley’s “Ezili’s Mirrors”
Exploring the line between faith and fantasy, “voodoo” and Vodou, in Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley’s “Ezili’s Mirrors: Imagining Queer Black Genders.”
Gina Athena UlysseSep 28, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Religion
LARB Radio Hour: The Delightful Rage of Fran Lebowitz
In her iconic unvarnished style, Fran Lebowitz proves that she’s still one of the most fascinating people to chat with about the lofty and mundane.
LARB Radio HourSep 28, 2018
Drawing It Out: This Is What Reproduction Looks Like (Spoiler Alert: It’s Complicated)
Kitty Lindsay finds a useful tool in "Graphic Reproduction: A Comics Anthology," edited by Jenell Johnson.
Kitty LindsaySep 28, 2018
- Comics
- Gender & Sexuality
A Jenga Tower: Anna Moschovakis’s “Eleanor, or, The Rejection of the Progress of Love”
"If you read this book, read it three times, each time buying a new copy for the sake of the author." Sakada reviews Anna Moschovakis's new novel.
SakadaSep 28, 2018
- Fiction
Alabama Was Bringing it: Talking to Carol Anderson
Andy Fitch interviews Carol Anderson, author of "One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy."
Andy FitchSep 28, 2018
Risky Rasskazy: Mikhail Zoshchenko’s Thoroughly Unsentimental “Sentimental Tales”
Bob Blaisdell considers the six longer stories collected in Mikhail Zoshchenko’s “Sentimental Tales,” newly translated by Boris Dralyuk.
Bob BlaisdellSep 27, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
On the Fencing Strip: Margot Singer Interviews Peter Grandbois
Margot Singer talks to Peter Grandbois about his new memoir, fencing, and the Bushido code.
Margot SingerSep 27, 2018
- Memoir & Essay