Nonfiction

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca

Sequence: Excerpt from “A Map of Future Ruins” by Lauren Markham
LARB presents an excerpt of Lauren Markham’s new book “A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging.”
Lauren MarkhamFeb 1, 2024
Antitheory: On Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy”
Grace Byron reviews Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy: Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism.”
Grace ByronJan 31, 2024
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
Premium Content: On Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy”
Christina Fogarasi reviews Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy: Or, the Style of Too Late Capitalism.”
Christina FogarasiJan 31, 2024
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
Haiti Reimagined: On Marlene L. Daut’s “Awakening the Ashes” and Jake Johnston’s “Aid State”
Laurent Dubois reviews two new books on Haiti’s past and present: Marlene L. Daut’s “Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History” and Jake Johnston’s “Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti.”
Laurent DuboisJan 30, 2024
- History
- Nonfiction
Art, Freedom, and a Menagerie: On Ai Weiwei’s “Zodiac”
Melissa Chan reviews “Zodiac” by Ai Weiwei.
Melissa ChanJan 30, 2024
Inspiration from the Luddites: On Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine”
Three educators find inspiration for fighting automation in the classroom in Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.”
Antero Garcia, Charles Logan, T. Philip NicholsJan 28, 2024
What’s Next for Histories of Climate Change
Deborah Coen shows how historians miss a great deal when they rely on the quantitative tools of scientists.
Deborah R. CoenJan 25, 2024
Drowning in Mediocre Data: On Kyle Chayka’s “Filterworld”
T. M. Brown reviews Kyle Chayka’s “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture.”
T. M. BrownJan 19, 2024
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Sadness and Strange Beauty: On Manjula Martin’s “The Last Fire Season”
Ellie Eberlee reviews Manjula Martin’s “The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History.”
Ellie EberleeJan 19, 2024
Who Gets to Name What’s Evil? On Blake Butler’s “Molly”
Mike Jeffrey reviews Blake Butler’s “Molly.”
Mike JeffreyJan 17, 2024
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Ironic Detachment Will No Longer Do: On Sarah Watling’s “Tomorrow Perhaps the Future”
Ian Ellison reviews Sarah Watling’s “Tomorrow Perhaps the Future: Writers, Outsiders, and the Spanish Civil War.”
Ian EllisonJan 14, 2024
- History
- Nonfiction
History as Dissent: On Ian Johnson’s “Sparks” and Tania Branigan’s “Red Memory”
Craig Calhoun reviews two books on history and memory in China: Ian Johnson’s “Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future” and Tania Branigan’s “Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution.”
Craig CalhounJan 6, 2024