Just in time for Mother’s Day, LARB would like to share a set of probing, challenging reviews, interviews, and essays on the relationship between mothers and children, as well as on the political and economic dimensions of motherhood, all of which appeared in our pages in April. — LARB Editorial
The Monthly Digest: May 2019
Two Mediums, Two Countries, Two Mothers: An Interview with Sophia Shalmiyev
Erica Trabold talks to Sophia Shalmiyev about her new memoir “Mother Winter” and the curated exhibit that accompanied its launch in Portland.
The Absent Mother: On Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter”
Shoshana Olidort reviews Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter,” a tale of absence, longing, and motherhood from Russia to the United States.
Breaking Silence: Talking to Author Dylan Landis and Editor Michele Filgate About “What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About”
Taylor Larsen interviews Michele Filgate and Dylan Landis about their new anthology, "What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About."
Shapes of Silence: On Michele Filgate’s Anthology “What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About”
Azarin Sadegh relishes the intimate and authentic personal essays that form editor Michele Filgate's "What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About."
The Whole Deck of Cards: Reading Paperback Noir with My Mom
Scott Bradfield revisits Erle Stanley Gardner’s Cool and Lam novels from the 1930s and ’40s, three of which have been republished by Hard Case Crime.
Pocha and Proud: An Interview with Sara Borjas
Brenda Delfino interviews her former teacher Sara Borjas about her new book of poems, “Heart Like a Window, Mouth Like a Cliff.”
When They Blur: A Conversation with Namwali Serpell, Author of “The Old Drift”
Lily Meyer interviews Namwali Serpell about her debut novel, "The Other Drift."
The Free Labor Force of Wives: A Conversation with French Feminist Writer Christine Delphy
Annie Hylton talks to French feminist Christine Delphy about domestic labor and #MeToo.
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