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.

Joseph Osmundson’s “Virology”
Eric Newman is joined by Joseph Osmundson to discuss his new collection of essays, “Virology.”
LARB Radio HourJul 22, 2022
Claire Denis’s “Both Sides of the Blade”
Kate Wolf speaks with the renowned French filmmaker Claire Denis about her latest feature, “Both Sides of the Blade.”
LARB Radio HourJul 15, 2022
Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s “Abolition Geography: Essays Toward Liberation”
Ruth Wilson Gilmore joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to talk about her new collection, “Abolition Geography: Essays Toward Liberation.”
LARB Radio HourJul 8, 2022
Natalia Molina’s “A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community”
Kate Wolf and Eric Newman are joined by Natalia Molina to discuss her latest, “A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community.”
LARB Radio HourJul 1, 2022
Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Lapvona”
Author Ottessa Moshfegh returns to speak to Kate Wolf about her latest novel, “Lapvona.”
LARB Radio HourJun 24, 2022
Nell Zink’s “Avalon”
Nell Zink joins Eric Newman and Kate Wolf to talk about her latest novel, “Avalon.”

LARB Radio HourJun 17, 2022
Renee Gladman’s “Plans for Sentences”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Renee Gladman to speak about her latest book, "Plans for Sentences."
LARB Radio HourJun 10, 2022
Elif Batuman’s “Either/Or”
Novelist and New Yorker staff writer Elif Batuman joins Kate Wolf to discuss her latest book, “Either/Or.”

LARB Radio HourJun 3, 2022
Shelly Oria’s “I Know What’s Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom”
Shelly Oria returns to speak with Kate Wolf about her latest anthology, "I Know What's Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom."
LARB Radio HourMay 27, 2022
Hernan Diaz’s “Trust”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher speak with Hernan Diaz about his latest novel "Trust."
LARB Radio HourMay 20, 2022
Celia Paul’s “Letters to Gwen John”
Acclaimed artist and writer Celia Paul joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her latest book "Letters to Gwen John", an epistolary memoir addressed to the Welsh painter Gwen John.
LARB Radio HourMay 13, 2022
Douglas Stuart’s “Young Mungo”
Douglas Stuart joins Eric Newman to talk about his new novel, “Young Mungo.”
LARB Radio HourMay 6, 2022