Into Freedom
Manhood cannot be found on mountain summits, just a good view and a good story....
The Rock That Breaks and Breaks
A new book about the fracking boom hits close to home....
Juror Number One: The People v. Eugene Cohen
Anna Journey discusses the experience of being a juror on a criminal trial....
Revolution from the Balconies
An up-close look at a rare peaceful revolution in Putin’s shadow....
All the Thrills Without the Terror: On “Crossing Borders: Stories and Essays about Translation”
Veronica Scott Esposito interprets “Crossing Borders: Stories and Essays about Translation,” edited by Lynne Sharon Schwartz....
Reclaiming Power Through Humanity: On Michelle McNamara and “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark”
Kristen Kittscher reviews “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara....
The People in the Trees
What might convince us that forest defense and self-defense are the same?...
Waves of Mutilation: An Excerpt from Jeff Melnick’s “Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America’s Most Infamous Family”
LARB presents an excerpt from Jeff Melnick’s “Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family.”...
Delightful Listening: A Conversation Between Viet Thanh Nguyen with Arundhati Roy
Viet Thanh Nguyen, whose novel “The Sympathizer” won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, speaks to novelist Arundhati Roy....
The Hat: Remembering Jonathan Gold
Michael Jaime-Becerra offers his thanks to legendary food writer Jonathan Gold....
Unforgettable, Unrememberable: The Thammasat Massacre in Thailand
Testifying to a right-wing massacre of students in 1976 Thailand....
Fighting to Live: Vancouver’s Battle for Safe Injection Sites
Eleanor J. Bader talks to Travis Lupick, author of "Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction."...
