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Unspoken Spaces
Akanksha Singh interviews Jokha Alharthi about her latest novel, “Silken Gazelles.”
Akanksha SinghDec 5, 2024
- Fiction
Hurray for Inventing New Genres or Whatever: On Dr. Moiya McTier’s “The Milky Way”
Joani Etskovitz explores the genres at play — from astronomy and mythology to self-help and romance — in Dr. Moiya McTier’s “The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy.”
Joani EtskovitzDec 24, 2022
Ghost Stories Aren’t Dead: On the Anthologies “Even in the Grave” and “Other Terrors”
Lindsey Carman Williams reviews two new anthologies — Even in the Grave and Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology — that captivate the senses with fear, horror, and terror in every short story written by an array of talented ghost story and horror writers.
Lindsey Carman WilliamsDec 10, 2022
- SF
Three Recent Books about Trans Latinx Lives
Animating trans Latinx narratives and histories calls for a speculative mode.
Marcos GonsalezMar 2, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
Justice for the “Restless Dead”
Adela Pineda Franco contemplates “The Restless Dead,” the recently published book by Cristina Rivera Garza.
Adela Pineda FrancoAug 23, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
Free Speech and the Question of Race
Stephen Rohde looks at three recent books on the First Amendment.
Stephen RohdeJan 24, 2021
- Law
- Politics
What Makes “A People’s History”?
Hannah Zeavin examines the critical possibilities of the “people’s history.”
Hannah ZeavinOct 6, 2020
Talking Forcefully to Ghosts
A playful new Cuban novel about cannibalism, ghosts, and an unrepentant Don Juan.
Maxine SwannMar 8, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Before “Biff! Pow! Bam!”
What we need is a comprehensive examination of the history of popular literature with a view toward cataloging what we might call "proto-superheroes."
Jess NevinsApr 22, 2016
- Comics
Golden Ages Past
Muse is a kind of mystery: not so much a who-done-it but a more satisfying who-felt-it, who-experienced-it, who-saw-it-for-what-it-really-was.
Robert WallaceJun 25, 2015
- Fiction
Duane Allman, Skydog, Explained
Lary WallaceAug 8, 2014
- Music
History in the Making: Tunisia’s Revolution
Nathaniel GreenbergMay 18, 2014
Reporting on Afghanistan in the Shadow of the “I”
Helen BenedictFeb 1, 2014
- Travel
Ins/Outs of 2025
It’s that time again! Enjoy the Ins & Outs of 2024, as predicted by LARB social media savant Maya Chen.
Maya ChenJan 1, 2025
- Cultural Studies
- LARB Lit
Saints and Seekers and Stories
At Bruce Wagner’s Echo Park book launch, he discusses the “Joker” sequel and attention-starved cave-dwelling monks, as Brittany Menjivar reports.
Brittany MenjivarNov 23, 2024
Real Dolls
Kara Rota reviews Coralie Fargeat’s film “The Substance.”
Kara RotaNov 10, 2024