Environment

Listening to the Nonhuman World: On Strategies for Saving the Biosphere
In this second of a two-part essay, Jonathan S. Blake considers two more recent books on the political rights of nonhuman beings.
Jonathan S. BlakeMay 10
- Environment
- Politics
Language at the End of the World
Sarah Yanni considers Rosie Stockton’s new book of poems, “Fuel.”
Sarah YanniMay 7
- Poetry
- Environment
A Last Resort
Cory Oldweiler considers German author Franziska Gänsler’s debut novel, “Eternal Summer,” newly translated by Imogen Taylor.
Cory OldweilerMay 6
- Fiction
- Environment
The Teeming Earth
Bathsheba Demuth reviews Ferris Jabr’s “Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life.”
Bathsheba DemuthMay 5
- Science & Technology
- Environment
Listening to the Nonhuman World: On Including Other Life-Forms in Politics
In this first of a two-part essay, Jonathan Blake considers recent books on the political rights of nonhuman beings.
Jonathan S. BlakeMay 3
- Environment
- Politics
Building a Nest
Lauren Markham and Jenny Odell discuss people, books, and places as inspiration; grief and the creative process; and the conscious attention required by climate crisis.
Lauren Markham, Jenny OdellApr 25
- Memoir & Essay
- Environment
Eco-Relations: Our Circuitry Sews Us, Word by Word
Susan McCabe explores ecopoetic resonances between Brenda Hillman’s “Three Talks,” Brandon Som’s “Tripas,” and Donald Revell’s “Canandaigua.”
Susan McCabeApr 13
- Poetry
- Environment
Learning from Park Planned Homes
Kate Wolf considers Gregory Ain’s Altadena housing development in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
Kate WolfMar 14
Temporary Community
Sesshu Foster reports from a mutual aid center in the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires.
Sesshu FosterJan 29
- Environment
- Memoir & Essay
Snowflakes That Start an Avalanche
Anjali Vaidya reviews Jeremy Brecher’s “The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy.”
Anjali VaidyaDec 26, 2024
- Politics
- Environment
How Much Still Abides
In conversation at a LARB Luminary Dinner, Richard Powers and Rosanna Xia discuss cross-genre environmental writing, storytelling as music-making, and finding inspiration at the bottom of the ocean.
Rosanna XiaDec 9, 2024
- Fiction
- Environment
Yet Still the Earth Burns
M. Keith Booker reviews Gabrielle Korn’s new novel “The Shutouts.”
M. Keith BookerDec 3, 2024
- SF
- Environment