The Matter of America: On Michael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother”
Sean GuynesMichael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother” looks at the failure of those with privilege and power to address the wrongs of the world.
Michael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother” looks at the failure of those with privilege and power to address the wrongs of the world.
Eliot Peper talks to William Gibson about his new novel, "The Agency," a sequel to "The Peripheral."
Katie Smith looks at three recent books to consider how Nordic SF writers grapple with trauma through highly experimental prose.
Science & Technology, SF, Gender & Sexuality
Alex Wermer-Colan interviews sci-fi legend Samuel R. Delany about queerness, history, literature, and identity as the author moves into his late career.
"The King in Yellow: Annotated Edition” is the definitive edition of this legendary yet too little understood work.
Rob Latham reviews the new Library of America set of 1960s SF novels.
Fatigue and anger, vitamins, of being born at some remove from Sunday, leaving any world untouched, I guess I sing. But
In Studio Interviews Molly Ringwald on "When it Happens to You" Skylight Reading Series: Episode 5: Adrian Tomine discusses his "
Fatigue and anger, vitamins, of being born at some remove from Sunday, leaving any world untouched, I guess I sing. But
In Studio Interviews Molly Ringwald on "When it Happens to You" Skylight Reading Series: Episode 5: Adrian Tomine discusses his "
A VIDEO REVIEW by Clara Mokri.
Cecil Castellucci talks to LARB about reading and writing Young Adult fiction, and about the very good advice she got from
Clara Mokri, one of our student correspondents, on the book and the film.
Alison Sperling reviews Jeff VanderMeer’s latest novel, “Dead Astronauts.”
Matt E. Lewis reviews “Vincent and Alice and Alice” by Shane Jones.
Economics and Finance, Literary Criticism, SF
A special issue of “New Centennial Review” tackles the metastases of finance capitalism.
Cixin Liu’s “Supernova Era” offers a tantalizing glimpse into another universe where parents won’t simply let their children die without a fight.