LARB Radio Hour

Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Medaya Ocher and Editors-at-Large Kate Wolf and Eric Newman, Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour is a weekly show featuring interviews, readings, and discussions about all things literary.

Sasha Frere-Jones’s “Earlier”
Writer, musician, and critic Sasha Frere-Jones joins Kate Wolf to discuss his first book, “Earlier.”
LARB Radio HourNov 27, 2023
Nicole Newnham’s “The Disappearance of Shere Hite”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by award-winning director Nicole Newnham to discuss her latest film, “The Disappearance of Shere Hite.”
LARB Radio HourNov 17, 2023
Dan Sinykin’s “Big Fiction”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by writer and professor, Dan Sinykin, to talk about his new book “Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry.”
LARB Radio HourNov 10, 2023
Justin Torres’s “Blackouts”
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with author Justin Torres about his latest novel, “Blackouts.”
LARB Radio HourNov 3, 2023
Dorothea Lasky’s “The Shining” and Anna Biller’s “Bluebeard’s Castle”
An LARB Radio Hour double-header Halloween horror special. In the first half, Kate Wolf is joined by the poet Dorothea Lasky to discuss her most recent poetry collection, “The Shining.” Then filmmaker Anna Biller speaks with Kate and Medaya Ocher about her first book, “Bluebeard’s Castle.”
LARB Radio HourOct 27, 2023
Lydia Kiesling's “Mobility”
LARB Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara and Executive Director Irene Yoon speak with author Lydia Kiesling about her novel “Mobility,” this fall’s LARB Book Club selection.
LARB Radio HourOct 20, 2023
Lydia Davis’s “Our Strangers”
Kate Wolf speaks to author and translator Lydia Davis about her latest collection of stories, “Our Strangers.”
LARB Radio HourOct 13, 2023
Mary Gabriel’s “Madonna: A Rebel Life”
Journalist and author Mary Gabriel joins Eric and Medaya to talk about her latest book, “Madonna: A Rebel Life.”
LARB Radio HourOct 6, 2023
Hilary Leichter’s “Terrace Story” and Lisa Teasley’s “Fluid”
In the first half of the show, Medaya Ocher speaks with Hilary Leichter about her novel “Terrace Story.” Then, Kate Wolf is joined by writer, artist, and beloved former LARB senior editor Lisa Teasley to talk about her latest book of gripping short stories, “Fluid,” her first in two decades.
LARB Radio HourSep 29, 2023
Ross Gay’s “The Book of (More) Delights”
Ross Gay joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to talk about his latest, book, “The Book of (More) Delights,” a second installment of “The Book of Delights.”
LARB Radio HourSep 22, 2023
Thea Lenarduzzi’s “Dandelions”
Writer and longtime TLS editor Thea Lenarduzzi joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her debut book “Dandelions,” a winner of the Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize.
LARB Radio HourSep 15, 2023
Colin Dickey’s “Under the Eye of Power”
Colin Dickey joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to discuss his latest book, “Under the Eye of Power.”
LARB Radio HourSep 8, 2023