LARB Lit

The Universe’s Couch: A Conversation Between Bud Smith and Mike Jeffrey
Bud Smith and Mike Jeffrey discuss their semi-autobiographical fiction in the forthcoming “Fire” issue of “The LA RB Quarterly.”
Bud Smith, Mike JeffreyApr 25, 2023
- LARB Lit
The Water’s Edge: On Laura Aguilar’s Photography
Rosa Boshier González on Laura Aguilar’s Los Angeles from The LARB Quarterly, no. 36: “Are you content?”
Rosa Boshier GonzálezJan 18, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- LARB Lit
What Are You Looking For?: A Conversation with Open Mike Eagle
Paul Thompson interviews rapper Open Mike Eagle for issue no. 36 of The LARB Quarterly.
Paul ThompsonJan 6, 2023
- LARB Lit
- Music
Magic and Technology: A Profile of David Duchovny
Sadie Rebecca Starnes profiles David Duchovny as an author.
Sadie Rebecca StarnesNov 3, 2022
- LARB Lit
Super Rich Kids with Nothing but Fake Friends: Nadia Lee Cohen’s Dream of L.A.
Porochista Khakpour muses on artist Nadia Lee Cohen's recent creative explorations in Los Angeles.
Porochista KhakpourSep 27, 2022
- Art & Architecture
- LARB Lit
Random House: Surviving Rejection (After Rejection)
Anna Dorn explores a career in rejection (and eventual success).
Anna DornSep 19, 2022
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
The Girl and the Outlaw: Jordan Peele’s “Nope” and the End of the Alien
Paul Thompson explores the strangeness of the film industry in L.A. and its reckoning with racist histories and the natural world in Jordan Peele's "Nope."
Paul ThompsonSep 11, 2022
“Enlightened or Disturbed”: A Conversation with Elaine Hsieh Chou
An interview with Elaine Hsieh Chou about love and rage as it plays out in her latest book, "Disorientation," as well as in her funny and heartbreaking piece, “The 100% Silicone Vibrating Ass & Pussy Speaks,” published in the summer “Do You Love Me” issue of The LARB Quarterly.
Ruth Minah BuchwaldAug 18, 2022
- Fiction
- LARB Lit
Liberating the Archives: Hugh Ryan’s “Women’s House of Detention”
Eric Newman interviews Hugh Ryan about the queer carceral history of his new book, “The Women’s House of Detention”
Eric NewmanAug 16, 2022
Dead Cats: A Conversation on Romance and Rejection
A conversation between Gawker editor and “Ask A Fuck Up” columnist Brandy Jensen and writer and critic Andrea Long Chu on romance and rejection.
Andrea Long Chu, Brandy JensenAug 14, 2022
We Lost It at the Movies
Martha Southgate ponders the formative experiences and changing landscape of going to "The Movies."
Martha SouthgateAug 10, 2022
The Sublime Danielle Steel: For the Love of Supermarket Schlock
Dan Sinykin reconsiders the career of Danielle Steel.
Dan SinykinAug 3, 2022
- Fiction
- LARB Lit