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.

Talking Tomboys with Melissa Faliveno
Eric and Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland, parse the history of the tomboy and its queer geographic and temporal character.
LARB Radio HourAug 11, 2020
Aminatou and Ann's Big Friendship
Authors Aminatou Sow and Ann Friendman join Medaya and Kate to discuss close adult friendships and their book Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close.
LARB Radio HourAug 3, 2020
Talking “Breasts and Eggs” with Japan’s Rising Literary Star, Mieko Kawakami
Mieko Kawakami joins Medaya and Boris to discuss her pointed and poignant debut novel Breasts and Eggs and the challenges facing women around the world.
LARB Radio HourJul 24, 2020
When Reform Isn't Enough: Afropessimism's Argument for a New Society
This week, co-hosts Eric and Medaya talk to professor, writer, and revolutionary, Frank B. Wilderson III and his latest book, Afropessimism.
LARB Radio HourJul 20, 2020
French Connections: Hirokazu Kore-eda on The Truth; Joyce Zonana on Henri Bosco’s Malicroix
Medaya speaks with acclaimed filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda about his new film, The Truth, and Joyce Zonana's translation of Henri Bosco’s 1946 novel Malicroix
LARB Radio HourJul 12, 2020
From Pride Month to Independence Day: the story of Frank Kameny, an LBGBTQ+ Trailblazer
Author Eric Cervini explains Frank Kameny's legacy as a complex LGBTQ+ figure in his new book The Deviant's War with Daya, Kate, and Eric.
LARB Radio HourJul 5, 2020
Changing the Conversation: Laverne Cox and Sam Feder on Trans Representation
Talking to Laverne Cox and Sam Feder about Disclosure
LARB Radio HourJun 27, 2020
On the Line with Percival Everett
Talking to Percival Everett about his new novel, Telephone
LARB Radio HourJun 22, 2020
Death in Her Hands: Talking to Ottessa Moshfegh
Talking to Ottessa Moshfegh about her new book, Death in Her Hands
LARB Radio HourJun 14, 2020
In Conversation with Patrisse Cullors, co-founder #BlackLivesMatter
In Conversation with Patrisse Cullors, co-founder #BlackLivesMatter
LARB Radio HourJun 7, 2020
Juli Delgado Lopera Comes Alive
LARB Radio HourMay 31, 2020
Art in an Emergency: Talking to Olivia Laing and Lucy Ives
Talking art and crisis
LARB Radio HourMay 27, 2020