Sophia Stewart

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.

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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.
Sophia StewartMay 11
Not a Cautionary Tale
Sophia Stewart reviews Aaron Schimberg’s film “A Different Man.”
Sophia StewartJan 22
- Film
GROUP CHAT: Group Chats
For the LARB Quarterly issue no. 42, “Gossip,” our editors started a group chat on group chats.
Jamie Hood, Sophia Stewart, Hillary Brenhouse, Daniel Lavery, Tal Rosenberg, Summer Kim Lee, Whitney Mallett, Sarah Thankam Mathews, Sophie Kemp, Natasha StaggAug 26, 2024
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
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.”
Sophia StewartFeb 22, 2023
- Film
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
Sophia StewartMar 30, 2022
- Television
Are You Listening?
Sophia Stewart on Stephen Sondheim, Georges Seurat, Sam Francis, and the recovered power of the muse.
Sophia StewartNov 24, 2021
- Biography & Autobiography
On Joan Didion and Being Serious
Sophia Stewart reflects on Didion’s legacy as a serious writer and a style icon.
Sophia StewartMar 13, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
On Brian Dillon and Affinity
Sophia Stewart finds wisdom in Brian Dillon's recent book "Suppose a Sentence."
Sophia StewartJan 6, 2021
Much, Much Love: On Etel Adnan and Lynn Marie Kirby’s “Oracular Transmissions”
Sophia Stewart considers the epistolary collaboration of Etel Adnan and Lynn Marie Kirby.
Sophia StewartNov 28, 2020
Wrapped in Plastic: On Courtenay Stallings’s “Laura’s Ghost”
Sophia Stewart reviews “Laura’s Ghost,” a feminist-ethnographic collection revisiting the gender politics of “Twin Peaks,” the series and the film.
Sophia StewartNov 3, 2020
The Online Pivot: California’s Cultural Institutions Adjust to the New Reality
Sophia Stewart samples the online offerings of California’s cultural institutions, which are working hard to keep art alive during the pandemic.
Sophia StewartJun 1, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
Less Is More: The Evocative Film Posters of Akiko Stehrenberger
Sophia Stewart talks with movie poster illustrator and designer Akiko Stehrenberger about her work, her creative process, and her book “Akikomatic.”
Sophia StewartMay 21, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Film
Tears, Idle Tears: On Heather Christle’s “The Crying Book”
Sophia Stewart dives into “The Crying Book” by Heather Christle.
Sophia StewartDec 16, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
11 Months in Reading
Sophia Stewart takes a tour through titles that meant something to her in the past year.
Sophia StewartOct 28, 2019
Our Truest Loves: On Poetry and Parasocial Relationships
Sophia Stewart considers parasocial relationships through the lens of poetry.
Sophia StewartSep 14, 2019
Unguilty Pleasures: On Emily Nussbaum’s “I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution”
Sophia Stewart finds a lot to like in “I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution” by Emily Nussbaum.
Sophia StewartAug 19, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Television