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A Dialogue on First Books, in Two Parts
Diana Arterian and Andrew Wessels interview each other about their debut books.
Andrew Wessels, Diana ArterianFeb 27, 2018
- Around the World
- Poetry
“Anecdotal Evidence” in the Case of Wendy Cope
A. M. Juster evaluates “Anecdotal Evidence,” the latest collection of poems from Wendy Cope.
A. M. JusterFeb 27, 2018
- Poetry
Alley Cat Bookshop in San Francisco’s Mission District
Alley Cat Bookshop is the newest addition to LARB's Reckless Reader program.
Kelly PeytonFeb 27, 2018
We Can Learn Things When We’re Out There: A Conversation with William T. Vollmann
Hannah Jakobsen talks to William T. Vollmann about writing and empathy.
Hannah JakobsenFeb 26, 2018
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
Forms and Fractures: A Non-Mother’s Hunger for the Writing of Motherhood
I find myself wondering if these motherhood-books are slim as though to offset the terrifying gravitas of mothering itself, or for a more practical reason.
Helen Betya RubinsteinFeb 26, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Histories of Violence: Living with Disappearance
Brad Evans speaks with NYU professor Allen Feldman. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansFeb 26, 2018
Thinking About Consciousness or Being Conscious About Thinking
Arthur McCaffrey reviews Daniel Helminiak's "Brain, Consciousness, and God" A Lonerganian Integration."
Arthur McCaffreyFeb 26, 2018
The Gay Conspirators: On Gregory Woods’s “Homintern: How Gay Culture Liberated the Modern World”
Dustin Friedman on Gregory Woods’s “Homintern,” a study of how homosexuals and queer culture shaped the modern world.
Dustin FriedmanFeb 25, 2018
Whose Survival Is Wrapped Up in Mine: An Interview with Benjamin Bateman
Alex Espinoza talks with Benjamin Bateman about his new book, “The Modernist Art of Queer Survival.”
Alex EspinozaFeb 25, 2018
Bob in China
Bo Seo on the reception of Bob Dylan in China after the singer-songwriter’s Nobel Prize win.
Bo SeoFeb 25, 2018
The Safest Place to Teach in America is a Prison
Ann E. Green discusses her experience with the Inside/Out Prison Exchange Program.
Ann E. GreenFeb 25, 2018
At War with Monsters in Postwar Iraqi Literature
The dark absurdities of postwar Iraqi literature.
Mark FirmaniFeb 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Abortion Queen of San Francisco
Stephen J. Gallas reviews "The Audacity of Inez Burns: Dreams, Desire, Treachery & Ruin in the City of Gold."
Stephen J. GallasFeb 24, 2018
- Biography & Autobiography
- Politics
Marooned by Obsession in Craig Cliff’s “The Mannequin Makers”
Heidi North discovers a rich, gripping story in Craig Cliff’s New Zealand–set debut, “The Mannequin Makers.”
Heidi NorthFeb 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
Only Connect: On The End of My Career by Martha Grover
Art Edwards reviews "The End of My Career" by Martha Grover.
Art EdwardsFeb 24, 2018
The Critical Zone of Science and Politics: An Interview with Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour on climate change, the earth as termite mound, and why he only drinks Burgundy.
Steve PaulsonFeb 23, 2018