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LARB Radio Hour: Danzy Senna's "New People": Race, Identity, Romance, and Jonestown; Plus Toni Cade Bambara
Danzy Senna discusses her novel "New People," a romantic "comedy" of manners that overflows with insight into race and identity in America.
LARB Radio HourAug 17, 2017
A Lifetime in Poetry: Marvin Bell on Iowa and the “Dead Man” Poems
Marvin Bell, interviewed by Loren Glass, talks about the “Dead Man” poems and his career in Iowa.
Loren GlassAug 17, 2017
- Poetry
Not Dead Yet: An Interview with Scaachi Koul
Orly Minazad interviews Scaachi Koul about her first book, “One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter.”
Orly MinazadAug 17, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
A New New White Man: Toni Morrison’s “Playing in the Dark” Turns 25
Joseph Darda on the enduring importance of Toni Morrison’s “Playing in the Dark” as the pathbreaking collection turns 25.
Joseph DardaAug 17, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Asking for a Friend: Proselytizing for Professional Help
Olive answers the latest Asking for a Friend: how do I help my friend who is too involved in her parents' drama?
Olga KreimerAug 17, 2017
Impotent Rage: Eka Kurniawan’s “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash”
Eka Kurniawan’s “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash” is a deeply ambitious book that can’t help but be funny.
Bradley BabendirAug 16, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Red House: The Rise and Fall of Bolshevism Under One Roof
Max Holleran reviews “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution” by Yuri Slezkine.
Max HolleranAug 16, 2017
Awaiting the Real Day: An Excerpt from Yuri Slezkine’s “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution”
An excerpt from “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution” by Yuri Slezkine, published this month by Princeton University Press.
Yuri SlezkineAug 16, 2017
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 1 — A Q&A with Managing Editor Alec Ash
A Q&A with Alec Ash, managing editor of the new LARB China Channel.
Jeff WasserstromAug 16, 2017
The Silence That Remains: On Translating the Poems of Ghassan Zaqtan
Fady Joudah reflects on his translations of the Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan.
Fady JoudahAug 15, 2017
- Around the World
- Poetry
Somebody’s Protest Novel
Chabon apologizes for Israel even when he’s critiquing it. But in 2007, he wrote a novel with an alternate history that sheds a light on the actual present.
Nava EtShalomAug 15, 2017
The Marikana Massacre: Five Years Later
Alex Lichtenstein reviews two new books on the Marikana Massacre.
Alex LichtensteinAug 15, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Yes, O.J. Simpson Did It. The CDC Report on Female Homicides Should Leave No Doubt.
Amber Haque on the O.J. Simpson trials and the CDC report on female homicides.
Amber HaqueAug 15, 2017
Histories of Violence: Trans-Species Encounters
Adrian Parr speaks with David Rothenberg. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Adrian ParrAug 14, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence
Game of Thrones: Season 7, "Eastwatch"
That bowl of fermented crab seems sort of unsteady; how do you keep it from spilling if you’re taking that little rowboat on the ocean? Invest in some good Tupperware, would be my advice.
Aaron Bady, Sarah MesleAug 14, 2017
- Dear Television
Her Stoic Ferocity
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Murder on the Red River” by Marcie R. Rendon.
Désirée ZamoranoAug 14, 2017
- Noir