All Interviews

• “Drop the Pen!”: An Interview with Laura Poitras

  In January 2013, Edward Snowden reached out to Laura Poitras. He signed his emails “Citizenfour.”

  Jon WienerOct 23, 2014

• David Mitchell, Unplugged

  “Writing for future generations rather than your own is probably the best way of guaranteeing your own eternal oblivion.”

  Michael MagrasOct 22, 2014

• A World Carved from Words: The First Navajo Poet Laureate

  An Interview with the First Navajo Poet Laureate

  Natalie DiazOct 20, 2014

• Girls of Spectacular Culture

  "We’ve not only become absolute commodities but commodities whose every meaningless gesture is also a commodity as they are captured for the screen."

  Brian Kim StefansOct 19, 2014

  • Philosophy & Religion

• Stream of Pre-Consciousness

  Eimear McBride felt that a part of life wasn’t being expressed through straightforward language.

  Susan McCallum-SmithOct 18, 2014

  • Literary Fiction

• Chasing the Origins of Gonzo in South America

  An Interview with Brian Kevin

  Aaron ShulmanOct 17, 2014

  • Nonfiction

  • Travel

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  Fictionalizing the Past, Imagining the Future

  Jordan Cronk interviews Michael Koresky on his book "Terence Davies", the first by an American author on the auteurist director.

  Jordan CronkOct 11, 2014
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  PODCAST #70: Jim Ruland

  Interview with Jim Ruland, founder of the So-Cal reading series Vermin on the Mount, columnist at Razorcake, and author of the new novel Big Lonesome.

  Colin MarshallOct 10, 2014
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  No Exit for Derrida

  Jeremy Butman Interviews Simon Critchley

  Jeremy ButmanOct 9, 2014

  • Philosophy & Religion

• Claiming My Body, Claiming My Voice: An Interview with Lacy M. Johnson

  Lacy M. Johnson wrote "The Other Side" hoping that it would bring a catharsis.

  Nathan GoldmanOct 8, 2014

• Three Questions for elena minor Regarding Her Debut Poetry Collection, TITULADA

  A talk with the poet elena minor about why she does what she does the way that she does.

  Daniel A. OlivasOct 4, 2014
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  Violent Expressions of the Imperialist Conquest

  Peipei Qiu speaks with LARB about Chinese “comfort women” during World War II.

  Megan ShankOct 2, 2014

• Three Questions for Amy Bloom

  For a therapist, the training is to keep your eyes open and your mouth shut, which is excellent training for a novelist as well.

  David BreithauptSep 28, 2014
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  Authors Guild vs. Google: Fair Use or Foul Play?

  Authors Guild vs. Google: There are many factors, including whether it is consonant with international law

  Mark RobertsonSep 26, 2014
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  PODCAST #69: Jonathan Lethem

  An interview with author Jonathan Lethem.

  Colin MarshallSep 25, 2014
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  On Culpability and Carrying the Gun: An Interview with Brian Turner

  Brian Turner is one of the few writers about the war to rise above the polemical din.

  Matt GallagherSep 20, 2014