Clarissa Romano is the former fiction editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books. She is a writer, teacher, and editor whose short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals including The Los Angeles Review, The South Carolina Review, The Wisconsin Review, and Flatmancrooked. She is completing her first novel, Honey.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES

Impolite Sex: An Interview with Jardine Libaire on “White Fur”
Clarissa Romano talks to Jardine Libaire about her new novel, "White Fur."...

The Imitation Game
Jacob Rubin: “I just follow my characters around and wait for them to do something interesting.”...

“The Funniest Thing, Old Sport”: Tim Robbins Reads “The Great Gatsby”
Tim Robbins brings out the humor in Fitzgerald’s classic....

Podcast #18: Julian Tepper talks to Clarissa Romano
Senior Editor Clarissa Romano interviews Julian Tepper about his new novel Balls, serving Philip Roth coffee, and co-founding New York's ...

The Price of 'Gold'
FEMALE RIVALRIES make for excellent drama. Primetime soap operas are fueled by coifed and toned ladies in a range of ages ...

The LARB Interview: Francesca Lia Block
An audio interview with Francesca Lia Block, author of the beloved Weetzie Bat series, by LARB Senior Editor Clarissa Romano. &...

PODCAST: Francesca Lia Block talks to Clarissa Romano
Senior Fiction Editor Clarissa Romano interviews author Francesca Lia Block...

Mentors: Barry Hannah
"There are some howlers among the pros as delectable as the successes and just as fine a tool of learning."...

Delight and Delectation: An Interview with Anne Germanacos
Two risks I court are keeping the fourth wall permeable and sticking closely to recognizable, lived stories....
