Los Angeles Review of Books

From Circle to Square
Benjamin Nathans revisits the 1968 suppression of the Prague Spring from the perspective of the Soviet dissident movement.
Benjamin NathansAug 11
- History
- Politics
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Winfred Rembert
Winfred Rembert. Hard Times is the first Los Angeles exhibition devoted to late American artist Winfred Rembert (1945 – 2021) at Hauser & Wirth’s Downtown Arts District complex. The exhibition runs until August 25th.
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The Reenchantment of the Ordinary World
Rhoda Feng reviews Téa Obreht’s new novel “The Morningside.��
Rhoda FengAug 11
- Fiction
May the Best Story Win
Zoe Mendelson tells herself gossip in order to live in an online-only exclusive from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 42.
Zoe MendelsonAug 10
- LARB Lit
- Memoir & Essay
That Is the Saddest Story I’ve Ever Heard
Vivian Medithi interviews Lauren Cook about his new collection, “Sex Goblin.”
Vivian MedithiAug 10
- Poetry
- Memoir & Essay
“Don’t Drink All the Coke!”
Audrey Serrano just came here from USC, and now she’s in this dream place, watching “Mulholland Drive” in 4K at the Academy Museum.
Audrey SerranoAug 10

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Writing Climate Futures
Listen to a panel discussion featuring David Wallace-Wells, Jenny Offill, Bharat Venkat, and Jonathan Blake, hosted by LARB and The Berggruen Institute on July 18.
LARB Radio HourAug 9

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Writing Climate Futures
Listen to a panel discussion featuring David Wallace-Wells, Jenny Offill, Bharat Venkat, and Jonathan Blake, hosted by LARB and The Berggruen Institute on July 18.
LARB Radio HourAug 9
Get Transfigured
Amit Chaudhuri and James Wood discuss modernism, realism, and Chaudhuri’s three recently reissued novels.
James WoodAug 9
- Fiction
Clouds of Knowledge with Their Ears Open
Ari Braverman interviews Claire Donato about “Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts.”
Ari BravermanAug 9
- Fiction
What Should We Remember About the 1960s?
Charles J. Holden reviews Doris Kearns Goodwin’s memoir, “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.”
Charles J. HoldenAug 8
- Politics
- History
Alive Beyond Life
Paul Vangelisti reviews Neeli Cherkovski’s “Selected Poems: 1959–2022.”
Paul VangelistiAug 8
- Poetry

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Short Takes

“Don’t Drink All the Coke!”
Audrey Serrano just came here from USC, and now she’s in this dream place, watching “Mulholland Drive” in 4K at the Academy Museum.
Audrey SerranoAug 10
Genuine Love Stories
A new Palestinian movie night teaches Tosten Burks about failure.
Tosten BurksAug 8
Make Valuable Things
Upon the release of Childish Gambino’s final studio album, Cherith King revisits an exploration of his contribution to the “new black Gothic.”
Cherith KingAug 6
Revenge of the Horror Comic
Ready, boils and ghouls, for a jolting tale of tension in the EC tradition? Read the Britt-Keeper’s account of a spooky little soirée at Revenge Of...
Brittany MenjivarAug 3

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LARB Radio Hour

Writing Climate Futures
Listen to a panel discussion featuring David Wallace-Wells, Jenny Offill, Bharat Venkat, and Jonathan Blake, hosted by LARB and The Berggruen Institute on July 18.
LARB Radio HourAug 9
Pessimism and Politics
In this special episode, hosts Medaya Ocher, Kate Wolf, and Eric Newman consider the role of pessimism in our approach to contemporary politics.
LARB Radio HourAug 2
Sarah Manguso’s “Liars”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak to Sarah Manguso about her new novel, “Liars.”
LARB Radio HourJul 26
Two Decades of “n+1”
Editors Dayna Tortorici and Mark Krotov join Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about 20 years of the magazine “n+1,” as well as their new anthology “The Intellectual Situation: The Best of n+1’s Second Decade.”
LARB Radio HourJul 19