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Ins/Outs of 2024
The Ins/Outs of 2024, as predicted by LARB social media director Maya Chen.
Maya ChenJan 1, 2024
- Cultural Studies
- LARB Lit
Arguing Alone: On Alexandra Hudson’s “The Soul of Civility”
Alex Bronzini-Vender considers Alexandra Hudson’s “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves.”
Alex Bronzini-VenderJan 1, 2024
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
“Molly” by Blake Butler
A harrowing memoir about a woman’s tragic death from the vantage of her surviving spouse. Intense and highly controversial, this book raises an essential question: who has the right to narrate someone else’s life? Check out our Spring 2024 pick for the LARB Book Club: “Molly” by Blake Butler.
Jan 1, 2024
Best of 2023
Dec 31, 2023
Urban Transgression and the Female Flâneur: On Leesa Gazi’s “Good Girls”
Torsa Ghosal reviews the English translation of Bangladeshi British author Leesa Gazi’s novel “Good Girls.”
Torsa GhosalDec 31, 2023
No Forbidden Places: On Joyce Mansour’s “Emerald Wounds”
Ama Kwarteng reviews “Emerald Wounds” by Joyce Mansour.
Ama KwartengDec 31, 2023
Their favorites of 2023
Dec 30, 2023
You’re Such a Character: The Knausgaard Behind Knausgaard
Bob Blaisdell examines the public life of autofiction icon Karl Ove Knausgaard.
Bob BlaisdellDec 30, 2023
Rewilding Democracy: On Anne Norton’s “Wild Democracy”
Samuel McIlhagga reviews Anne Norton’s “Wild Democracy: Anarchy, Courage, and Ruling the Law.”
Samuel McIlhaggaDec 30, 2023
- Politics
Our favorites of 2023
Dec 29, 2023
Ed Park’s “Same Bed Different Dreams”
Author Ed Park joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to discuss his new novel, “Same Bed Different Dreams.”
LARB Radio HourDec 29, 2023
Keller
Kim Gordon relays the mythos surrounding her late brother in an excerpt from her upcoming book for LARB Quarterly, no. 40: “Water.”
Kim GordonDec 29, 2023
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
Waving or Drowning: On Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro”
Tim Riley reviews “Maestro” and puts Bradley Cooper’s account against the real-life biography of Leonard Bernstein.
Tim RileyDec 28, 2023
Matriarchal Flight in All Its Voices: On Annelyse Gelman’s “Vexations”
Mark Irwin reviews “Vexations” by Annelyse Gelman.
Mark IrwinDec 27, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Poetry
Twins in Wonderland
Helena de Bres uses Tweedledee and Tweedledum as a lens onto twinhood.
Helena de BresDec 26, 2023
- Literary Criticism
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Treading Water
Jayson Buford outlines and itemizes late-capitalist life in New York for the new issue of LARB Quarterly.
Jayson BufordDec 25, 2023
- LARB Lit