In December 2017 LARB featured a number of conversations with authors, thinkers, artists, and curators. Some of these conversations are parts of ongoing series, like Brad Evan’s “Histories of Violence,” others are rediscoveries, like Alan Warhaftig’s previously unpublished talk with legendary mystery writer Tony Hillman, but most are simply examples of the kind of provocative, in-depth interviews that appear in our pages each month. We hope these pieces serve as a reminder of the importance of serious dialogue as we head in 2018. — LARB Editorial
The Monthly Digest: January 2018
Frederick Hammersley at the Huntington
Stefanie Sobelle talks with curator James Glisson about his new exhibition at the Huntington, "Frederick Hammersley: To Paint without Thinking."
“You Can’t Have Flabby Curiosity”: Three Questions for Kim Adrian
Sariah Dorbin asks Kim Adrian a few questions about her new book in the "Object Lesson" series, "Sock."
Hidden Mysteries and Closed Societies
Nina Revoyr interviews Nelson George, author of “To Funk and Die in LA.”
The Pure Products of America Go Crazy: A Conversation with Kurt Andersen About “Fantasyland”
Scott Timberg interviews Kurt Andersen about his latest, “Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-year History.”
The Sense of Life in What Humans Create: Stephen Greenblatt on Adam and Eve
Scott Timberg interviews Stephen Greenblatt about his latest, “The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve.”
The Fucked-Up Thing Is You Don’t Know You’re Burning: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon
Aisha Sabatini Sloan and Kiese Laymon in dialogue.
“It’s the Disease, Not the Individual”: A Talk with Zack McDermott
Zack McDermott, author of the memoir "Gorilla and the Bird," talks with LARB about mental illness and criminal justice reform.
Going in Beauty: An Interview with Tony Hillerman
Alan Warhaftig offers an interview, conducted in 1984, with legendary mystery writer Tony Hillerman.
Naked in the Sun: Talking Transformation with “Absolutely Golden” Author D. Foy
Colin Winnette talks with D. Foy about his new novel, "Absolutely Golden."
Cultural Diplomacy: An Interview with Christopher Merrill
An interview with the director of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program.
The Intimate Life of Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Elaine Scarry, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University.
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