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When Philosophy Stopped the Traffic in New York City
Alexandre Lefebvre explores Emily Herring’s “Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People.”
Biography & Autobiography
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn
The Will to Power in China
Anne Stevenson-Yang reviews Robert L. Suettinger’s “The Conscience of the Party” and Joseph Torigian’s “The Party’s Interests Come First.”
A History That Needs to Be Retold
Vivien Chang reviews Howard W. French’s “The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide.”
One Island, Many Histories
Michelle T. King reviews Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison’s “Revolutionary Taiwan” and Anna Beth Keim’s “Heaven Does Not Block All Roads.”
Certain, but Not Final
Winnie Wang reviews Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s debut feature “The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire.”
A Forever for Sally
M. G. Lord watches National Geographic’s new documentary “Sally.”
The Wide Umbrella of “Queen”
Emmeline Clein interviews Tourmaline about her new book “Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson.”
Every Word Is to Be Construed in Favor of Liberty
Joshua D. Rothman reviews Zaakir Tameez’s biography “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation.”
Turning Savage to Create a New World
Sarah Moorhouse reads Sue Prideaux’s “Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin.”
Remembering in Concrete Form
Courtney Thomas interviews Brendan Greaves about “Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen.”
A Certain Reputation It Cannot Be Denied
Victoria Horrocks re-remembers Vanessa Bell.
Rising from Her Verses
In a preview from LARB Quarterly no. 44, “Pressure,” Sophia Stewart explores the poetry and politics of Julia de Burgos.
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