Archive

I Love My Selfie: An Essay
Cultural critic Ilan Stavans contemplates the selfie.
Ilan StavansApr 14, 2017
There Is a Country to Be Built: A Conversation with Jess Rizkallah, Winner of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize
Carol N. Fadda interviews poet Jess Rizkallah about her collection “the magic my body becomes,” which won the inaugural Etel Adnan Poetry Prize.
Carol N. FaddaApr 14, 2017
- Poetry
Beautiful Plurality: A Conversation About the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize
Randa Jarrar interviews Hayan Charara and Fady Joudah about the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize.
Randa JarrarApr 14, 2017
- Poetry
Why Afrofuturism Matters
Why Afrofuturism Matters - BLARB
Apr 14, 2017
LARB Radio Hour: George Prochnik on Gershom Scholem, Walter Benjamin, and Jerusalem; Elif Batuman, "The People in Trees"
George Prochnik discusses his latest book, "Stranger in a Strange Land: Gershom Scholem and Jerusalem," and Elif Batuman recommends Hanya Yanagihara's "The People in the Trees."
LARB Radio HourApr 14, 2017
Beyond the Confines of Race and Culture: “Hola and Goodbye: Una Familia in Stories”
Kim Fay on Donna Miscolta's latest book.
Kim FayApr 13, 2017
- Fiction
How to Be Torn-Between
Emily LaBarge reviews Durga Chew-Bose's "Too Much and Not the Mood."
Emily LaBargeApr 13, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Blinded by Donald Trump, or, Slowing Down
Blinded by Donald Trump, or, Slowing Down - BLARB
Apr 13, 2017
Music in the Air: A Tribute to Music Critic Ralph J. Gleason
Jon Friedman on "Music in the Air: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason."
Jon FriedmanApr 12, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Music
Migrant Vernaculars: Deepak Unnikrishnan’s “Temporary People”
“Temporary People” delves into the lives, myths, and vocabularies of the Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Filipinos who make up UAE’s subaltern class.
Jacob Rama BermanApr 12, 2017
- Fiction
S-Town: When a Podcast Becomes a Book
S-Town: When a Podcast Becomes a Book - BLARB
Apr 12, 2017
No Secrets in the Dressing Room
Christa Faust talks to Renee Patrick (pseudonym for married authors Rosemarie and Vince Keenan) about their novel, "Dangerous to Know."
Christa FaustApr 11, 2017
- Noir
Sun, Hum, and Shade
Matt Seidel reviews Martha Cooley's "Guesswork: A Reckoning With Loss."
Matt SeidelApr 11, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Commemorating an Anti-Authoritarian Provocateur: Reflections on Wang Xiaobo (May 13, 1952–April 11, 1997)
Commemorating an Anti-Authoritarian Provocateur: Reflections on Wang Xiaobo (May 13, 1952–April 11, 1997) - BLARB
Apr 11, 2017
Music Meets Writing: On Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa
Colin Marshall listens closely to “Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa” by Haruki Murakami.
Colin MarshallApr 10, 2017
Duchamp’s Long Shadow: The Secret Meaning of “Tu m’”
Susan Barbour takes a closer look at Marcel Duchamp’s final painting on canvas.
Susan BarbourApr 10, 2017
- Art & Architecture