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Another World, Another Life: On Anaïs Ngbanzo’s “Who Are You Dorothy Dean?”
Conor Williams reviews a new biography of Dorothy Dean, edited by Anaïs Ngbanzo.
Biography & Autobiography
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn
Some Other I Before Me: On Seeking Guidance From AAPI Memoirs
For AAPI month, Rajpreet Heir writes about the creative guidance she’s found in memoirs by AAPI authors.
Rooting in the Dirt: On Robert Aquinas McNally’s “Cast Out of Eden”
Andrew Graybill reviews Robert Aquinas McNally’s “Cast Out of Eden: The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, and the American Wilderness.”
Who Tells the Stories of Chinese Leaders? On Two New Biographies
Lucy Hornby discusses two recent biographies about former Chinese leaders Zhou Enlai and Hua Guofeng.
Toward a Black Alternative Media: On Robeson Taj Frazier’s “KAOS Theory”
Jamal Batts reviews Robeson Taj Frazier’s “KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell.”
The Life of You Too? On Eliot Weinberger’s “The Life of Tu Fu”
Forrest Gander reviews Eliot Weinberger’s “The Life of Tu Fu.”
Porn Star and Feminist: On Jane Kamensky’s “Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution”
Fred Turner reviews Jane Kamensky’s “Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution: A History from Below.”
One-Man Band: A Conversation with Ben Greenman
Jaelani Turner-Williams interviews Ben Greenman, co-author of Sly Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”
That Mystic Shit: On Lou Reed’s “The Art of the Straight Line” and Will Hermes’s “The King of New York”
Michael Scott Moore writes on the life, death, and possible religion of Lou Reed, via Lou Reed’s “The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi” and Will Hermes’s “Lou Reed: The King of New York.”
Ambivalent Fanonism: On Adam Shatz’s “The Rebel’s Clinic”
Anthony Alessandrini reviews Adam Shatz’s “The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon.”
Blazing Old Worlds: On Francesca Peacock’s “Pure Wit”
Thomas Elrod reviews Francesca Peacock’s “Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish.”
An Evening at the Getty with “Recording Artists: Intimate Addresses”
A preview of the upcoming Getty Research Institute x LARB event “Intimate Addresses: Recording Artists Live,” featuring live readings of artists’ letters by Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, and more.
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