Sophia Stewart is a writer and editor from Los Angeles, based in Brooklyn. Her essays and criticism have appeared in The Atlantic, The Baffler, The Believer, ArtReview, and elsewhere.
Sophia Stewart
Articles
Rising from Her Verses
In a preview from LARB Quarterly no. 44, “Pressure,” Sophia Stewart explores the poetry and politics of Julia de Burgos.
Not a Cautionary Tale
Sophia Stewart reviews Aaron Schimberg’s film “A Different Man.”
GROUP CHAT: Group Chats
For the LARB Quarterly issue no. 42, “Gossip,” our editors started a group chat on group chats.
The Content House: On Bo Burnham’s “Inside” and “The Inside Outtakes”
Sophia Stewart thinks about the relationship between art and content through Bo Burnham’s twin specials, “Inside” and “The Inside Outtakes.”
The Art of the “Girl-Writer”: On Annie Berke’s “Their Own Best Creations”
Sophia Stewart reviews Annie Berke's new book on the creative lives of women writers in postwar television
Are You Listening?
Sophia Stewart on Stephen Sondheim, Georges Seurat, Sam Francis, and the recovered power of the muse.
On Joan Didion and Being Serious
Sophia Stewart reflects on Didion’s legacy as a serious writer and a style icon.
On Brian Dillon and Affinity
Sophia Stewart finds wisdom in Brian Dillon's recent book "Suppose a Sentence."
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