Memoir & Essay

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

Untying the Knot
Winnie Wang reviews Haley Mlotek’s “No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce.”
Winnie WangFeb 18, 2025
- Memoir & Essay
Punk and Academia’s Infinite Playlist
A. J. Urquidi asks Marcus Clayton about Prince, the woke mind virus, and his new book “¡PÓNK!”
A. J. UrquidiFeb 18, 2025
The Real Pain of “A Real Pain”
Adam Sobsey analyzes the new film “A Real Pain” and his own search for his Jewish roots.
Adam SobseyFeb 16, 2025
- Film
- Memoir & Essay
Points of Entry
Mary Turfah writes on Lebanon and broken glass in an online release from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 44, “Pressure.”
Mary TurfahFeb 9, 2025
Symptomatic Reading
Grace Byron reviews Sarah Chihaya’s “Bibliophobia.”
Grace ByronFeb 4, 2025
- Memoir & Essay
Torn Self-Portrait with Striped Shirt
LARB presents an excerpt by Wayne Koestenbaum from the anthology “Snapshots: An Album of Essay and Image,” edited by Dinah Lenney.
Wayne KoestenbaumFeb 3, 2025
- Memoir & Essay
Temporary Community
Sesshu Foster reports from a mutual aid center in the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires.
Sesshu FosterJan 29, 2025
- Environment
- Memoir & Essay
That’s Nature for You
Annie Berke reviews Jenny Slate’s new motherhood meditation, “Lifeform.”
Annie BerkeJan 23, 2025
My Machine and Me
Greta Rainbow chronicles her year though Glance Back, a net art piece coded by Maya Man.
Greta RainbowJan 3, 2025
- Memoir & Essay
Politics of the Blinding Light
Ximena Prieto reviews Vanessa Holyoak’s “I See More Clearly in the Dark.”
Ximena PrietoDec 31, 2024
La Belle Epoch
Arielle Gordon traces the rise of “The Epoch Times” through her grandmother’s text messages.
Arielle GordonDec 22, 2024
- Politics
- Memoir & Essay
Bedrock
In an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 43, “Fixation,” Charley Burlock navigates gravesites, literal and figurative.
Charley BurlockDec 21, 2024
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay