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LA Review of Books

The Los Angeles Review of Books is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts.The L... Read more

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LARB Podcast #46: Keenan Norris

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LARB Radio: Tracy Tynan's "Wear and Tear", plus D.W. Winnicott

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The Faith and Fortitude of Min Jin Lee

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Errol Morris Explores the Death of Truth in America, Past and Present

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It's the question on everyone's mind: How the hell did we get here, Donald Trump's America? How did our belief in democr... Read more

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LARB Radio: Robert Gottlieb Avid Reader; Tracy Tynan on PG Wodehouse; & WB Yeats The Second Coming

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A Difficult Woman: The Fierceness and Feminism of Andrea Dworkin

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LARB Podcast #69: Jonathan Lethem

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A Deep Dive into Pop Culture with Hanif Abdurraqib

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27 Apr 2018

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On this week’s show, Los Angeles Times book critic David L. Ulin joins to talk about his latest book Sidewalking: Coming... Read more

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Queer Memoir Part Two: Feeling Mean with Myriam Gurba

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John Romano on Adapting Philip Roth's American Pastoral; plus Colin Wilson & Mark Strand

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