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.

LARB Radio Hour: Three Cynics and a Funeral
Join LARB editors Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman for a special Valentine’s Day episode.
LARB Radio HourFeb 15, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Mitchell S. Jackson's "Survival Math"
Mitchell S. Jackson, author of 2013's widely acclaimed "The Residue," discusses his forthcoming book "Survival Math: Notes on an American Family."
LARB Radio HourFeb 1, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: Jeffrey Yang and the Mystique of Marfa
Poet Jeffrey Yang joins co-hosts Eric Newman and Kate Wolf to discuss "Hey, Marfa," his heralded new poetry collection.
LARB Radio HourJan 25, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: And the Winner for the Best Documentary is...
Oscar season is upon us and our fearless co-hosts Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf bravely tender their predictions and preferences in a range of categories.
LARB Radio HourJan 18, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: John McPhee's Magisterial Patchwork
Legendary essayist John McPhee joins LARB to discuss his latest collection "The Patch."
LARB Radio HourJan 11, 2019
Telling Stories and Telling Histories: Wayétu Moore's "She Would Be King"
Wayétu Moore speaks with host Eric Newman about her debut novel "She Would Be King," which interweaves history with magical realism to re-tell Liberia's founding in the 19th century.
LARB Radio HourJan 4, 2019
LARB Radio Hour: John Wray's Improbable Leap of Faith
Author John Wray reads from and discusses his critically-lauded new novel, "Godsend."
LARB Radio HourDec 21, 2018
LA Stories: Howard Hughes, Starlets, and Outcast Punks in Dystopia
Karina Longworth returns to discuss her intriguing book, "Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes Hollywood."
LARB Radio HourDec 14, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: The Body as Archive
In a wide-ranging conversation about her new book, "No Archive Will Restore You," Julietta Singh and LARB hosts touch on gender, sexuality, parenting, and navigating the world in and as a body.
LARB Radio HourDec 7, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: William Cooper, Conspiracy Theories, and the Decline of the American Mind
Journalist and Author Mark Jacobson discusses his timely new book, "Pale Horse Rider: William Cooper, the Rise of Conspiracy, and the Fall of Trust in America."
LARB Radio HourNov 30, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Chris Kraus's Social Practice
Author, publisher, and critic Chris Kraus talks about her new collection "Social Practices."
LARB Radio HourNov 23, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Rethinking Identity with Kwame Anthony Appiah
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah talks with host Eric Newman about his new book "The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity."
LARB Radio HourNov 16, 2018