America’s War on Theater
Daniel Blank reviews James Shapiro’s “The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War.”
"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette
Daniel Blank reviews James Shapiro’s “The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War.”
Daniel BlankJul 22
Marissa Grunes reviews Renée Bergland’s “Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science.”
Marissa GrunesJul 21
Yelena Furman reviews Karolina Krasuska’s “Soviet-Born: The Afterlives of Migration in Jewish American Fiction.”
Yelena FurmanJul 15
In an excerpt from LARB Quarterly no. 41, “Truth,” Cynthia Cruz seeks truth in melancholia, Hegel, and capitalist civilization’s possible futures.
Cynthia CruzJul 8
Harry Waksberg reviews a new book about a German television series about the Holocaust, written by Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska.
Harry WaksbergJun 7
Conor Williams reviews a new biography of Dorothy Dean, edited by Anaïs Ngbanzo.
Conor WilliamsJun 2
Cinque Henderson writes a personal tribute for Helen Vendler.
Cinque HendersonMay 29
Kristen Malone Poli examines the true hunger at the heart of the divorce plot.
Kristen Malone PoliMay 9
Jessica Rizzo reviews David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu’s “Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs.”
Jessica RizzoMay 4
Ian Ellison reviews Brian K. Goodman’s “The Nonconformists: American and Czech Writers Across the Iron Curtain.”
Ian EllisonApr 27
Bob Blaisdell reviews Sophie Ratcliffe’s “Loss, a Love Story: Imagined Histories and Brief Encounters.”
Bob BlaisdellApr 17
Sarah Moorhouse reviews Adam Phillips’s “On Giving Up.”
Sarah MoorhouseMar 26