All Interviews

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  A Writer’s Project for the 21st Century: A Conversation with Congressman Ted Lieu

  LARB Legal Affairs Editor Don Franzen talks with Congressman Ted Lieu about his 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act.

  Don FranzenJun 29, 2022

  • Law

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  Why Academe Needs Unions and How to Form One: An Interview with Robin Sowards

  Jeffrey J. Williams interviews Robin Sowards about forming faculty unions.

  Jeffrey J. WilliamsJun 28, 2022

  • Politics

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  To Tell the Truth: A Conversation with David Shields

  Joni Tevis interviews David Shields about his new book about interviews, “The Very Last Interview.”

  Joni TevisJun 27, 2022

  • Nonfiction

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  Dog Days: An Interview with Mo Rocca

  José Vergara speaks to Mo Rocca, writer for “Wishbone,” about turning classics into a children’s television series starring a dog.

  José VergaraJun 24, 2022

  • Television

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  Foundations of Solidarity: A Conversation with Yasmin El-Rifae

  Helen Mackreath talks with Egyptian author and activist Yasmin El-Rifae about her new book, “Radius: A Story of Feminist Revolution.”

  Helen MackreathJun 23, 2022

  • Around the World

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  As If It Were True: An Interview with Richard Kearney

  Matthew Clemente peels open a conversation with Kearney like the skin of a clementine.

  Matthew ClementeJun 21, 2022

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  Debuting During a Pandemic: A Conversation with Coco Reilly

  Justin Gautreau talks with Coco Reilly about her self-titled debut album.

  Justin GautreauJun 19, 2022

  • Music

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  “There Is Freedom in Not Having a Script”: A Conversation with Uzma Aslam Khan

  Aracelis Girmay speaks to Uzma Aslam Khan about her new novel, “The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali.”

  aracelis girmayJun 17, 2022

  • Fiction

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  It’s Just a River Rivering: A Conversation with Mesha Maren

  Katie Smith talks with Mesha Maren about the settings and authors that inspired the complicated border fatalism of “Perpetual West.”

  Katie SmithJun 17, 2022

  • Noir

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  Forging Something Succulent: A Conversation with Jordan Castro

  Crow Jonah Norlander asks Jordan Castro about his debut novel, “The Novelist.”

  Crow Jonah NorlanderJun 15, 2022

  • Fiction

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  “Color Is Its Own Divine Language”: A Conversation with Colleen Louise Barry

  JoAnna Novak speaks to poet Colleen Louise Barry about the sublimity of color, the limits of the self, and her new collection, “Colleen.”

  JoAnna NovakJun 14, 2022

  • Poetry

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  “A Cow Standing on My Heart”: A Conversation with Caren Beilin

  Patrick Cottrell asks Caren Beilin about her new novel, “Revenge of the Scapegoat.”

  Patrick CottrellJun 13, 2022

  • Fiction

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  Histories of Violence: The Necessity of War (or So We Are Told)

  Brad Evans talks with Samuel Moyn in the latest instalment of his series, “Histories of Violence.”

  Brad EvansJun 13, 2022

  • Histories of Violence

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  Complications of the Body: A Conversation with Shelly Oria

  Eleanor J. Bader interviews Shelly Oria about her latest anthology, “I Know What’s Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom.”

  Eleanor J. BaderJun 10, 2022

  • Politics

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  You Must Change Your Life: A Conversation with Shane Anderson

  Shane Anderson on his new book, “After the Oracle,” an unusual hybrid of memoir, sports journalism, and self-help book.

  Rob MadoleJun 3, 2022

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Curiosity and Compassion: A Conversation with Steven Reigns

  The poet discusses his new book, “A Quilt for David,” about the scapegoating of a gay dentist in 1990s Florida.

  Lois P. JonesMay 31, 2022

  • Gender & Sexuality