Memoir & Essay

"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf

Shelter in Place
The battle for Minnesota’s public.
Kristin CollierMar 1
- Politics
- Memoir & Essay
Sweating It Out
The history of experiencing life as a sweaty body in steamy queer spaces.
Calvin GimpelevichFeb 25
- Memoir & Essay
- Gender & Sexuality
Troubled Hearts on the Land
Minneapolis under siege, in images and words.
David Treuer, Jaida Grey EagleFeb 22
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
Cut Gems
Asha Schechter documents the experience of retouching precious gems, in an essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47: ‘Security.’
Asha SchechterFeb 14
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
When the Flames Went Out
Losing home and rebuilding, reluctantly, in the year after Los Angeles’s Eaton Fire.
Anthony Dinh TranJan 25
- Environment
- Memoir & Essay
Franny’s Papers
What was lost when Claire Douglas’s archive burned.
Satya Doyle ByockJan 23
- Memoir & Essay
- Biography & Autobiography
Mushrooms Are Not a Metaphor
Maria Pinto finds climate futures hidden among wild mushrooms.
Almah LaVonJan 15
- Environment
- Memoir & Essay
Almost Candid
Tim Riley listens for the unspoken ironies of Cameron Crowe’s career via his new memoir, ‘The Uncool.’
Tim RileyJan 3
Root Work
Alexis Pauline Gumbs interviews Jason Allen-Paisant about his new memoir.
Alexis Pauline GumbsDec 31, 2025
- Memoir & Essay
Until My People Are Free
Diba Mohtasham speaks with pop star Faegheh Atashin, a.k.a. Googoosh, about her new memoir.
Diba Mohtasham Dec 27, 2025
- Memoir & Essay
- Biography & Autobiography
Airbrushed Tan Lines
Whitney Mallett visits a porn shoot in Spain.
Whitney MallettDec 20, 2025
A Fierce and Complicated Compassion
Alix Christie considers Susan Straight’s challenging yet crucial portraits of an “overlooked” California.
Alix ChristieDec 9, 2025
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay