Short Takes

Somewhere Deep Inside You: On Nevin Schreiner’s “A German Family”
Mitch Sisskind admires “A German Family,” a morally challenging novel by Nevin Schreiner.
Mitch SisskindAug 29, 2021
How We Rolled
Jervey TervalonAug 28, 2021
Necessary Fictions
An LA’s writer brothers, both physicians in NYC, are hospitalized with COVID-related pneumonia.
Susan BaskinAug 27, 2021
Ukraine at 30, Part III: The “Mova” I Live In
The third of three essays by Ukrainian women authors marking the 30th anniversary of the nation’s independence.
Iryna ShuvalovaAug 24, 2021
Ukraine at 30, Part II: An Abundance of Emptiness
The second of three essays by Ukrainian women authors marking the 30th anniversary of the nation’s independence.
Sasha DovzhykAug 23, 2021
Ukraine at 30, Part I: How to Love Your Homeland Properly
The first of three essays by Ukrainian women authors marking the 30th anniversary of the nation’s independence.
Olesya KhromeychukAug 22, 2021
Holy Name of Jesus Christ I Wept Elementary
Jervey TervalonAug 21, 2021
Absence Makes the Heart Grow: On Pedro Mairal’s “The Woman from Uruguay”
Jeannine Burgdorf finds poignancy in “The Woman from Uruguay,” a novel by Argentine author Pedro Mairal, translated by Jennifer Croft.
Jeannine BurgdorfAug 17, 2021
The Good Mister Finn
Jervey TervalonAug 14, 2021
Siberia Burns: A Poem from Russia
Daria SerenkoAug 12, 2021
How to Topple a Tyrant: A Conversation with Belarusian Democratic Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sasha RazorAug 9, 2021
Anti-Self Destruction
Jervey TervalonAug 7, 2021
A Portrait of a Place, a Portrait of Us: Introduction to John Muir’s “My First Summer in the Sierra”
Percival Everett introduces a deluxe edition of John Muir’s “My First Summer in the Sierra,” illustrated by Cole Sternberg.
Percival EverettAug 4, 2021
Are we doing the right thing?*
A poem and painting inspired by a question posed by Robert Walser, by Yxta Maya Murray.
Yxta Maya MurrayAug 3, 2021
Ask Ellie: “How can I be free?”
“Ask Ellie” is LARB’s advice column, drawing wisdom from the great myths and stories to navigate modern life.
Ellie RobinsAug 2, 2021
By Morning Light: On Mark Jarman’s “Dailiness: Essays on Poetry”
Peggy Ellsberg finds transformative wisdom in Mark Jarman’s “Dailiness: Essays on Poetry.”
Peggy EllsbergJul 27, 2021