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The Echoes of That Era: An Interview with Jake Tapper
Tom Rosenstiel interviews Jake Tapper about his new novel, “The Hellfire Club.”
Tom RosenstielJun 18, 2018
- Noir
- Politics
Brothel
Lisa Alvarez reflects on her childhood fascination with the word "brothel," in light of Dennis Hof's advancement last week.
Lisa AlvarezJun 18, 2018
A Dead Poet’s Cult, or How to Flout a 65-year Communist Ban and Get Away With It
Andrei Rogatchevski on Roman Timenchik’s "Istoriya kul’ta Gumilyova" .
Andrei RogatchevskiJun 18, 2018
“Kudos” by Rachel Cusk
The final installment in a groundbreaking trilogy, this novel explores questions of personal and political identities, the nature of art and family, and the tensions between truth and representation—the most far-reaching and pressing questions we might ask. Check out our Summer 2018 pick for the LARB Book Club: “Kudos” by Rachel Cusk.
Jun 18, 2018
Rock of Ages
Frank Johnson finds solace in Christina Zanfagna's "Holy Hip Hop in the City of Angels."
Frank JohnsonJun 17, 2018
- Music
- Religion
Dylanizing the Great American Songbook
Tim Riley on Bob Dylan’s “Triplicate” (2017).
Tim RileyJun 17, 2018
- Music
Hate Speech: An Imaginary Debate
Stephen Rohde offers an imaginary debate between Nadine Strossen and Richard Delgado.
Stephen RohdeJun 17, 2018
- Law
Young Fatherhood: An Interview with Edoardo Ponti
Michael Juliani interviews Edoardo Ponti about his poetry collection "Letters from a Young Father."
Michael JulianiJun 17, 2018
One Type of Liberation: On Tara Westover’s Educated
Lydia Roberts reviews Tara Westover's memoir "Educated."
Lydia RobertsJun 17, 2018
The Cow Whisperer
“The Secret Life of Cows” is a collection of anecdotes dedicated to the proposition that cows are individuals and should be treated as such.
Mark EssigJun 16, 2018
Melancholic Mythologies: “Half Gods” and the “Mahabharata”
In “Half Gods,” Akil Kumarasamy renders slow-moving pictures of Sri Lankan grief that unspool over the course of the collection.
Kalyan NadimintiJun 16, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Cost of War: Parts and Labor
Ahmed Saadawi’s novel “Frankenstein in Baghdad” continues to win prizes for good reason: it is one of the best fictional accounts of the Iraq War yet.
Roger LuckhurstJun 16, 2018
A Quiet Pulsing Dread: Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Nick Drnaso's quiet and haunting "Sabrina."
Nathan Scott McNamaraJun 16, 2018
Balancing Act: Richard Sennett’s “Building and Dwelling”
Richard Sennett’s notion of an “open city” articulates how to achieve, or at least think about, the ethical city in the 21st century.
Josh StephensJun 15, 2018
“You Ought to Think About Translating This”: A Conversation with Carl Skoggard
Peter Nowogrodzki interviews Carl Skoggard, translator of Sigfried Kracauer’s novel “Georg.”
Peter NowogrodzkiJun 15, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
Johanna Drucker: The Ecological Longview
Johanna Drucker discusses her eco-novel "Downdrift" and her work of social philosophy, "The General Theory of Social Relativity."
LARB Radio HourJun 15, 2018