Archive

The United States — A Model for the Nazis
Stephen Rohde looks at how the American race laws inspired the Nazis.
Stephen RohdeSep 3, 2017
Unnatural Selection: On Extinction and De-Extinction
Colin Dickey reviews two books on extinction and de-extinction.
Colin DickeySep 3, 2017
- Science & Technology
The Explorer's Guide to Korean Fiction in Translation: The Fractured Postmodern Adventures of Jung Young Moon, Park Min-Gyu, and Other Contemporary Writers
Charles Montgomery discusses the fractured postmodern adventures of Jung Young Moon, Park Min-Gyu, and others.
Charles MontgomerySep 3, 2017
Dissolving Margins
Sarah Chihaya explores the edges of Jillian Tamaki's "Boundless."
Sarah ChihayaSep 2, 2017
- Comics
Dystopian Resistance: Christopher Brown’s “Tropic of Kansas”
Christopher Urban on Christopher Brown’s SF thriller “Tropic of Kansas.”
Christopher UrbanSep 2, 2017
- SF
How Art Can Save Us from Ourselves
Philip Salim Francis on the importance of art for those in the post-evangelical community.
Philip Salim FrancisSep 2, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Religion
Name Dropping: An Interview with Chris Campanioni
Kristina Marie Darling interviews Chris Campanioni, author of "Death of Art."
Kristina Marie DarlingSep 2, 2017
An Empire of Missed Opportunities
Mario Cuomo is a promising subject for a biography, but this slim book fails to get him either as a politician or a person, says our reviewer.
Robert SlaytonSep 1, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Politics
Riding the Edge: Cecil Castellucci on Her Graphic Novel “Soupy Leaves Home”
David Lumb interviews Cecil Castellucci about her new graphic novel.
David LumbSep 1, 2017
- Comics
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
“The Sound of a Thunder”: Weatherman and the Music of Late-Life Regrets
A former guerrilla tells the story of losing his way.
Jeremy VaronSep 1, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
The New “New Negro”
Marina Magloire discusses the "new 'New Negro'" and the Harlem Renaissance.
Marina MagloireSep 1, 2017
The Monthly Digest: September 2017
Sep 1, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: Bryan Fogel’s "Icarus" Has the Dope on Putin; Plus Tom Atwood’s LGBTQ Home Pics
Bryan Fogel discusses his astonishing new film "Icarus," a tale of friendship, heroism, and suspense, which also happens to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the dishonesty and corruption of Vladimir Putin’s regime.
LARB Radio HourSep 1, 2017
So Many Ways of Knowing: An Interview with Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Author of “Kintu”
Alexia Underwood interviews Ugandan novelist Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi about "Kintu."
Alexia UnderwoodAug 31, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
“That Little Sob in the Spine”: Vladimir Nabokov in Conversation
Patrick Kurp listens in to “Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov,” edited by Robert Golla.
Patrick KurpAug 31, 2017
- Fiction
Talking God in the United States
Rachel Gordan reviews "Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal" by Tisa Wenger.
Rachel GordanAug 31, 2017