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  Happy Birthday, Jane!

  To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, Stephanie Insley Hershinow offers a survey of recent Austen-related books and artworks.

  Stephanie Insley HershinowDec 16

  • Fiction

  • Cultural Studies

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  Drawing America’s Brutal Imagination

  Justin A. Davis writes on Ralph Bakshi’s controversial film “Coonskin” for its 50th anniversary, in a preview of the LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

  Justin A. DavisDec 16

  • Film

  • Cultural Studies

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  Still Got It

  Zach Gibson meditates on “late style” in the work of postmodernists like Thomas Pynchon who are still publishing well into their eighties.

  Zach GibsonDec 14

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

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  An Apocalypse for Every Epoch

  Emmett Rensin writes on eco-grief, the climate dirge, and one Armenian monk in a new hybrid fiction-cum-essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

  Emmett RensinDec 13

  • LARB Lit

  • Fiction

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  Filthy Matters

  Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms, in this essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

  Calvin GimpelevichDec 9

  • LARB Lit

  • History

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  A Fierce and Complicated Compassion

  Alix Christie considers Susan Straight’s challenging yet crucial portraits of an “overlooked” California.

  Alix ChristieDec 9

  • Fiction

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Freeing the Library

  Aaron Boehmer writes about community libraries and the importance of accessible archival and literary resources in these times.

  Aaron BoehmerDec 5

  • Politics

  • Cultural Studies

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  Letter to the Editor Regarding Victoria Dailey’s “Los Angeles in Black and White”

  Johanna Drucker responds to Victoria Dailey’s review of the catalogue raisonné “Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood, and the World Beyond.”

  Johanna Drucker Dec 3

  • Art & Architecture

  • History

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  People of the World: Relax!

  “People of the World: Relax!” is excerpted from “The Complete C Comics,” a collection of Joe Brainard’s innovative work, and featured in LARB Quarterly no. 47: “Security.”

  Joe BrainardDec 2

  • LARB Lit

  • Comics

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  Still Not Geriatric: Archiving a Teenage Riot Grrrl Band

  Martin Wong catches up with SoCal punk band Emily’s Sassy Lime upon their reunion for the California Biennial.

  Martin WongNov 30

  • Art & Architecture

  • Music

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  And Then What? The Road After “Success” in the Arts

  Alexis Clements uses Alison Bechdel’s new graphic novel “Spent” to meditate on the predicament of the creative artist today.

  Alexis ClementsNov 29

  • Comics

  • Art & Architecture

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  Brandon Taylor's "Minor Black Figures"

  Brandon Taylor talks about his latest novel “Minor Black Figures” on LARB Radio Hour. The book, out now, centers on Wyeth, a Black artist in his thirties wrestling with sudden viral fame.

  LARB Radio HourNov 21

  • LARB Radio Hour

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