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Other People’s Children, Part 2: Stories in the Aftermath, or “The Hate U Give”
Angie Thomas’s debut novel tackles the traumas of race in contemporary America.
Jonathan AlexanderDec 8, 2017
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
LARB Radio Hour: "Controversial Jews" With Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, and Eric Lax on Woody Allen
This week's LARB Radio Hour features two full length interviews, both all about conspicuous, yet mysterious, New York Jews.
LARB Radio HourDec 8, 2017
A Lexicon of the Indigenous Body: Images of Autonomy and Desire
Natalie Diaz on the indigenous body in art.
Natalie DiazDec 8, 2017
An Entirely Different Immersion: Talking to Kathleen Fraser
Andy Fitch interviews poet Kathleen Fraser, author of "m ov a b le TYYPE."
Andy FitchDec 8, 2017
The Fucked-Up Thing Is You Don’t Know You’re Burning: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon
Aisha Sabatini Sloan and Kiese Laymon in dialogue.
Aisha Sabatini SloanDec 7, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
How the Environment Topples Empires: On Kyle Harper’s “The Fate of Rome”
Ellie Robins outlines the lessons of “The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire” by Kyle Harper.
Ellie RobinsDec 7, 2017
- History
The Only Way Up is Down: Rachel Jacoff on Dante's Inferno
Rachel Jacoff discusses Dante's "The Inferno," with her former student, our Entitled Opinions host Robert Harrison.
Dec 7, 2017
The Politics of the Ostrich: On Pascal Bruckner’s “Un racisme imaginaire: La querelle de l’islamophobie et culpabilité”
Reza Zia-Ebrahimi exposes the real danger of “Un racisme imaginaire” by Pascal Bruckner.
Reza Zia-EbrahimiDec 7, 2017
District 798: Whose Story Is It? — A Show of New Work Inspired by China’s Xiong Collective
Dinah Lenney reflects on "District 798: Whose Story Is It" currently showing at Think Tank Gallery in Los Angeles.
Dinah LenneyDec 7, 2017
“The Obama Inheritance” by Gary Phillips
Robots of doom, Supreme Court clones, and scheming lizard people—this curated collection of short stories offers deliberately fantastical twists on the conspiracies and fictions spun around the Obama adminstration. Check out our Winter 2017 pick for the LARB Book Club: “The Obama Inheritance” edited by Gary Phillips.
Dec 7, 2017
“It’s the Disease, Not the Individual”: A Talk with Zack McDermott
Zack McDermott, author of the memoir "Gorilla and the Bird," talks with LARB about mental illness and criminal justice reform.
Jennifer ParkerDec 6, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Going in Beauty: An Interview with Tony Hillerman
Alan Warhaftig offers an interview, conducted in 1984, with legendary mystery writer Tony Hillerman.
Alan WarhaftigDec 6, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Noir
The Engineers and the Political System
In a way that was never the case for previous generations, engineering today is politics, and politics engineering.
Aaron TimmsDec 6, 2017
Uncomfortably Numb: On Kate Cole-Adams’ Anesthesia and the Problems of Consciousness
Michael Friedrich on Kate Cole Adams' "Anesthesia" and the problems of consciousness.
Michael FriedrichDec 6, 2017
Will We Ever Talk Pretty?: David Sedaris and the American Struggle with Foreign Languages
Colin Marshall contemplates David Sedaris’s experiences with language-learning.
Colin MarshallDec 5, 2017
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
Naked in the Sun: Talking Transformation with “Absolutely Golden” Author D. Foy
Colin Winnette talks with D. Foy about his new novel, "Absolutely Golden."
Colin WinnetteDec 5, 2017
- Fiction