Archive

Burt Shonberg and Bohemian Los Angeles: An Interview with Spencer Kansa
John Wisniewski interviews Spencer Kansa about his latest biography, “Out There: The Transcendent Life and Art of Burt Shonberg.”
John WisniewskiJan 18, 2018
- Art & Architecture
The Book as Technology
On “The Internal Machine,” a 2017 exhibition at the Center for Book Arts, New York.
Megan N. LibertyJan 18, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
A Woman Looking at Chris Kraus Looking at Men: I Love Dick and Kraus’s Precarious Female Gaze
Callie Hitchcock considers the female gaze in "I Love Dick," both the television series and the novel by Chris Kraus.
Callie HitchcockJan 18, 2018
The Chains of the Past: On A. M. Bakalar’s “Children of Our Age”
Mary Rodgers reviews A. M. Bakalar’s unflinching yet ultimately compassionate second novel, “Children of Our Age.”
Mary RodgersJan 17, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
In the Flow: On Charles J. Rzepka’s “Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard”
William Marling contemplates “Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard” by Charles J. Rzepka.
William MarlingJan 17, 2018
- Literary Criticism
- Noir
Francine Prose’s Problem
Gina Apostol objects to Francine Prose’s objections to Sadia Shepard.
Gina ApostolJan 17, 2018
Well...Wells
"Americans represented the new branch not only of social or historical growth but of biological evolution," writes Dmitry Bykov for "Provocations."
Dmitry BykovJan 17, 2018
Multiculturalism and Mental Illness: An Interview With Mira T. Lee
Eleanor J. Bader interviews debut novelist Mira T. Lee about mental illness and multiculturalism in “Everything Here Is Beautiful.”
Eleanor J. BaderJan 16, 2018
- Fiction
“For 25 Years I’ve Kept Something from You”: “Twin Peaks” in Print
A survey of books on, in, and about “Twin Peaks.”
Andrew HagemanJan 16, 2018
Mr. Ratchett Is Dead Again
To defend Agatha Christie, we need to go back to her cliché categories and rethink them.
Paul FryJan 16, 2018
- Fiction
- Film
Fireside Books in Palmer, Alaska
The newest addition to LARB's Reckless Reader program is Fireside Books in Palmer, Alaska.
RJ NewellJan 16, 2018
“A Single Wand of Rusted Quince”: On the Visionary Poetry of Bohuslav Reynek
Michael Tate peers into “The Well at Morning: Selected Poems, 1925–1971” by Bohuslav Reynek, translated by Justin Quinn.
Michael TateJan 15, 2018
- Around the World
- Poetry
Three Questions for John Rechy Regarding His Novel, “After the Blue Hour”
Daniel Olivas talks to John Rechy about “After the Blue Hour.”
Daniel A. OlivasJan 15, 2018
- Fiction
Press Versus Privacy: Does the Right to Be Left Alone Override the Public’s Right to Know?
On "Newsworthy: The Supreme Court Battle Over Privacy and Press Freedom."
Stephen RohdeJan 15, 2018
- History
- Law
A Crack in Everything: Leonard Cohen at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Chloe Lizotte walks us through the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal’s exhibition Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything.
Chloe LizotteJan 15, 2018
The Generic Spectacular
Drew Johnson interviews Jim Shepard about his new book of film criticism, "The Tunnel at the End of the Light."
Drew JohnsonJan 14, 2018
- Film