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This Is Not a Novel: Reality and Realism in Nicole Krauss’s “Forest Dark”
Anna E. Clark reviews Nicole Krauss's latest.
Anna E. ClarkSep 19, 2017
- Fiction
The Instagram Artist of Our Time
Eileen Myles’s work has always been both concrete and ephemeral. With Instagram, they've found their medium.
Madeleine CrumSep 19, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
In Sable and Black Robes
Colson Lin reflects on how we are told to trust the black robes of the Supreme Court, and why.
Colson LinSep 19, 2017
The King's English Bookshop
The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City is the newest addition to LARB's Reckless Reader program.
Molly GreenSep 19, 2017
The Power to Trace Power: On Suzy Hansen’s “Notes on a Foreign Country”
Andrew Wessels considers “Notes on a Foreign Country,” in which Suzy Hansen investigates the power structures of American imperialism.
Sep 18, 2017
A Shattering and a Shame: On Suzy Hansen’s “Notes on a Foreign Country”
Rebecca Barr connects with “Notes on a Foreign Country,” in which Suzy Hansen casts a critical eye on her life as an American in Turkey.
Rebecca BarrSep 18, 2017
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
Webs of Desire and Power
Rob Latham reviews “Safe” by Ryan Gattis.
Rob LathamSep 18, 2017
- Noir
Variety Show
Does "Twin Peaks: The Return" matter?
J. D. ConnorSep 18, 2017
- Television
Almost Everyone Was Mistaken: On Secrets, Light, and the Lyric Imagination
Kristina Marie Darling on three recent hybrid works, and on secrets, light, and the lyric imagination.
Kristina Marie DarlingSep 18, 2017
Postcards from Detroit
Andrew DurbinSep 17, 2017
Ride or Die
If you’re with your friends, he’ll think he has a shot. You’ll probably be in a better mood than if you were walking alone.
Glynn PogueSep 17, 2017
- LARB Lit
Learning to Read (with) John Ashbery
Kimberly Quiogue Andrews reflects on the late poet and why he endures.
Kimberly Quiogue AndrewsSep 17, 2017
- Poetry
Consumerism Is Culture: a Visit to Korea's Lotte Department Store
Stefano Young visits Korea's Lotte department store on a trip to Korea to see his girlfriend's family.
Stefano YoungSep 17, 2017
Stories of New Narrative
Jean-Thomas Tremblay reviews "Writers Who Love Too Much: New Narrative 1977-1997," edited by Dodie Bellamy and Kevin Killian.
Jean-Thomas TremblaySep 16, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Hillbilly Jesus, Take Me Home: Gary Panter’s “Songy of Paradise”
Daniel Worden reviews Gary Panter's latest.
Daniel WordenSep 16, 2017
- Comics
- Religion
The Secret History of Dune
Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” an enduring science fiction classic, owes much of its mythology to “The Sabres of Paradise,” an undeservedly forgotten history.
Will CollinsSep 16, 2017
- History
- SF