Memoir & Essay

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

A Third Term Is Possible: On Sofia Samatar’s “The White Mosque”
Safwan Khatib reviews Sofia Samatar’s new memoir “The White Mosque.”
Safa KhatibOct 25, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Armpit Tortillas and Cactus Saliva: On Linda Ronstadt and Lawrence Downes’s “Feels Like Home”
Caroline Tracey reviews Linda Ronstadt and Lawrence Downes’s “Feels Like Home.”
Caroline TraceyOct 21, 2022
When Family Is a Foreign Language: On Linda Murphy Marshall’s “Ivy Lodge”
Liz Chang reviews Linda Murphy Marshall’s new book “Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery.”
Liz ChangOct 20, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
Unity in Diversity: On Overcoming the Erasure of Kurdistan and Jina Amini
Activists Ala Riani and Rezan Labady explain the significance of the Iran 2022 protests and the need to spotlight Kurdish identities in the face of cultural erasure.
Ala Riani, Rezan LabadyOct 13, 2022
All That Really Happens Happens to Me: On Annie Ernaux’s “Getting Lost”
Kaya Genç surveys the work of Annie Ernaux via her memoir “Getting Lost,” translated by Alison L. Strayer.
Kaya GençOct 10, 2022
The Whole World Is a Work of Art: On Jonathan Bate’s “Mad About Shakespeare”
Tom Sperlinger reviews Jonathan Bate’s new book “Mad About Shakespeare: From Classroom to Theatre to Emergency Room.”
Tom SperlingerSep 28, 2022
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
Various Hellfires: On Elias Canetti’s “I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole”
Stephen Phelan reviews “I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole: An Elias Canetti Reader.”
Stephen PhelanSep 27, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Philosophy & Religion
Dreaming About Julius Rosenberg, Again
David Evanier revisits interviews he conducted with those involved in the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
David EvanierSep 23, 2022
Masculinity Is the New Prey: On Ander Monson’s “Predator”
Adam Fleming Petty reviews Ander Monson’s memoir-in-criticism, “Predator.”
Adam Fleming PettySep 22, 2022
Random House: Surviving Rejection (After Rejection)
Anna Dorn explores a career in rejection (and eventual success).
Anna DornSep 19, 2022
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
When Addiction Fails: On Carl Erik Fisher’s “The Urge”
Gordon Marino reviews Carl Erik Fisher’s “The Urge.”
Gordon MarinoSep 18, 2022
Modernism’s Midlife Crisis: On Justin Beal’s “Sandfuture”
Travis Diehl on Justin Beal’s biography-cum-memoir, “Sandfuture.”
Travis DiehlSep 16, 2022