Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson was born in Winnipeg, Canada, and raised in Minneapolis. His criticism, essays, and profiles have appeared in GQ, Pitchfork, New York, Playboy, The Washington Post, and Rolling Stone, among other publications; his fiction has appeared in Hobart. Since 2013, he has lived in Los Angeles, where from 2022 until 2025 he was the senior editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Articles

On Adaptation: From Page to Screen
In November 2024, writers Viet Thanh Nguyen, Jonathan Ames, Anna Dorn, and Jane Hu gathered at LITLIT for a discussion with Paul Thompson about how it feels to take a work from book to screen.
Paul Thompson, Jane Hu, Jonathan Ames, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Anna DornNov 16
- Film
- Fiction
Perfect, or Whatever
Paul Thompson speaks with Mike Powell about his debut novel, “New Paltz, New Paltz.”
Paul ThompsonSep 26
- Fiction
I Became a Better Magician
Paul Thompson reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”
Paul ThompsonJul 2
- Television
“Who’s Eve Babitz?”
Paul Thompson scratches the surface of Eve Babitz’s Los Angeles on the occasion of her birthday.
Paul ThompsonMay 14, 2024
Become Death: On Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer”
Paul Thompson considers Chris Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and the atomic bomb on-screen.
Paul ThompsonMar 10, 2024
- Film
As Dark as It Can Be
Paul ThompsonOct 16, 2023
Permission to Meander: A Conversation with Drew Millard
Paul Thompson speaks with Drew Millard about his new book, “How Golf Can Save Your Life.”
Paul ThompsonJun 5, 2023
- Nonfiction
- Sports
Spring Break Forever
On its 10th anniversary, Paul Thompson revisits Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers.”
Paul ThompsonMar 22, 2023
- Film

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