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Back to SearchThe Problem with Adoption
Kate Wolf speaks with sociologist Gretchen Sisson about her first book, Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. The book is based on interviews Sisson conduct…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Brad Gooch's "Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring"
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with Brad Gooch about his new biography, Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring. A deep-dive into the life of an artist whose work can be seen today on everything …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Tana French's "The Hunter"
Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with megawatt mystery maven Tana French about her latest novel, The Hunter. Set in the fictional rural Irish town of Ardnakelty, The Hunter is a dark, slow-burning …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
LARB Radio Hour x Film Comment 2024 Oscars Preview
In this special episode, Eric Newman chats with LARB Film & TV editor Annie Berke and Film Comment co-editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute for a preview of this year's Academy Awards. Breaking dow…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Leslie Jamison's "Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story"
Leslie Jamison joins Medaya and Kate to discuss her latest book Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, a memoir that chronicles the birth of her daughter and the collapse of her marriage soon aft…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Phillip B. Williams' "Ours"
Eric Newman speaks with Phillip B. Williams about his debut novel, Ours. A surrealist epic largely set in the American midwest both pre- and post-emancipation, the book tells the story of Saint, a co…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Lucy Sante's "I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition"
Kate Wolf speaks to cultural critic and historian Lucy Sante about her latest book, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition. It is the story of how as living as Luc for almost the entirety o…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Adam Shatz's "The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon"
Adam Shatz speaks with Kate Wolf and Eric Newman about his latest book, The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. The book is both a biography of Fanon— one of the most important t…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Nathan Thrall's "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy"
Writer Nathan Thrall joins Kate Wolf to talk about his recent book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy, which was published last October and named one of the best books …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago