Interview with Robert Putnam, Author of "Our Kids"
Robert Putnam, professor of Public Policy at Harvard and bestselling author, talks about his new book "Our Kids" and income inequality in the U.S.
Robert Putnam, professor of Public Policy at Harvard and bestselling author, talks about his new book "Our Kids" and income inequality in the U.S.
LARB AVMay 15, 2015
An interview with Cynthia Bond, whose debut novel Ruby, over 10 years in the making, was picked for Oprah latest book club.
Minda HoneyMay 8, 2015
Tavis Smiley discusses his new memoir, My Journey with Maya, which details his lifelong friendship with legendary poet Maya Angelou.
Tom LutzMay 1, 2015
Part three in a series of snapshots of people living, working, and playing on the Venice Beach boardwalk. A project by LARB intern Jared Zook.
LARB AVApr 30, 2015
Novelist and short story writer Jonathan Lethem gives us a tour of the new books he’s buying at Skylight Books in Los Feliz.
LARB AVApr 28, 2015
Interviews and highlights from the first ever Blk Grrrl Book Fair in South Central.
LARB AVApr 25, 2015
A profile of Palestinian photographer Raed Bawayah for the LA Review of Books' Photographer Spotlight series.
Michael KurcfeldApr 23, 2015
nbsp; COMIC-BOOK HEROES have all but devoured summer cinema, and have become so pervasive in our diluted, infantilized culture that actors who get...
Michael KurcfeldApr 9, 2015
The winter edition of Tom's Book Club featured The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer. A follow up to Pico Iyer’s essay “The Joy of Quiet,” The Art of...
Tom LutzApr 9, 2015
A series of snapshots of people living, working, and playing on the Venice Beach boardwalk. A project by LARB intern Jared Zook.
LARB AVApr 8, 2015
Laila Lalami's latest novel tells the story of a 16th-century Spanish expedition in search of gold in modern-day Florida through the words of an...
Colin MarshallApr 6, 2015
Christopher Noxon, author of the new book Plus One, in conversation with LARB's Michele Botwin Raphael.
Michele Botwin RaphaelMar 30, 2015
Neil Selkirk, best known for his candid celebrity portraits, just opened an exhibition titled Certain Women, a series of portraits focusing on...
Michael KurcfeldMar 26, 2015
LARB's Philosophy & Critical Theory editor Arne De Boever interviews Judith Butler about her 2015 CalArts lecture series, Demonstrating Precarity.
Judith Butler, Arne De BoeverMar 23, 2015
Interview with Cynthia Kadohata, author of award-winning Y.A. novels Kira-Kira & The Thing About Luck, & adult novels like In the Heart of the Valley...
Colin MarshallMar 10, 2015
A new film from the Los Angeles Review of Books tells the tale of an amazing hidden map collection and a glimpse into the reclusive soul that...
Alec ErnestMar 8, 2015
Jake Heggie talks with LARB's Stephen Rohde about his opera, "Dead Man Walking" and its treatment, musically and dramatically, of the death penalty.
Stephen RohdeMar 6, 2015
Photographer Spotlight features conceptual and mixed media photographer Brea Souders.
Michael KurcfeldMar 5, 2015
Michael Marder talks about this recent books The Philosopher's Plant and Pyropolitics with LARB's philosophy editor Arne De Boever.
Arne De BoeverMar 4, 2015
Colin Marshall speaks with Alain Mabanckou, whose latest book Letter to Jimmy takes the form of a letter to his writing "mentor" James Baldwin.
Colin MarshallMar 3, 2015
Lois Conner has amassed a profound body of work, highlighted by rich panoramic photos of China that read like Chinese scrolls.
Michael KurcfeldFeb 26, 2015
UC Riverside MFA alumna Ching-In Chen reads American Syntax at the school's 38th Annual Writers Week Conference.
Tom LutzFeb 24, 2015
Colin Marshall talks with Scott Timberg, author of Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class.
Colin MarshallFeb 9, 2015
Interview with world-renowned Egyptian photographer Youssef Nabil.
Michael KurcfeldFeb 5, 2015