December 2012
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Silly Theory (Or, the Second Time as Farce) by J.A. Stein
Pomp and Exceptional Circumstance (How Students are Forced to Prop up the Education Bubble by Malcolm Harris
Five Reasons to Read Edith Wharton by Claire Miye Stanford
The “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks
Twilight on the Tundra by Julia Phillips
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THE LARB FUND DRIVE'S GREATEST HITS: Evan Kindley...
It’s odd now to reflect that Maria Bustillos’s first appearance in the pages of the Los Angeles Review of Books was as the object (or maybe it’s better to say “catalyst”) of a lengthy critique by Sven Birkerts. Maria — who, unbeknownst to any of us at the time of the publication of Sven’s piece, is a native daughter of Los Angeles — has since become one of our...
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THE LARB FUND DRIVE'S GREATEST HITS: Kate Wolf on...
I was more than intrigued when Erik Morse proposed a series of interviews about the legacy and theory of hotels in this city. Beyond my personal recollections of happily eating grilled cheese sandwiches with my grandparents at the coffee shop counter in the Beverly Hills Hotel when they visited from the East Coast when I was a kid; or gazing at the hulking remains of the Ambassador Hotel before...
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Thank You: The LARB Fund Drive Crosses the Finish...
All week, the Los Angeles Review of Books has been raising money to help us stay strong in 2013. We were challenged with a matching grant that would get us to $20,000. Today we reached that goal, and in fact we exceeded it, thanks to you.
We are deeply grateful to all of our sponsors, including:
Cinefile, City Lights, Green Apple, Iconoclast, Obvious State Literature-Inspired Fine Art Prints,...
November 2012
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THE LARB FUND DRIVE'S GREATEST HITS: Clarissa...
The Fairy Tale Project, as we’ve come to know it at LARB, was conceived in collaboration with Young Adult Section Editor Cecil Castellucci. We were both very excited by the idea of studying the lasting resonance of these ancient stories, which snuck like stowaways through the centuries, hiding in the nurseries during the dark ages, when stories about sex and romantic love were shunned....
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Attention Angelenos: Support Your LARB Today
We have a final giveaway for our LA-based readers, generously donated by Cinefile Video: a Gold Membership, which includes 10 free rentals. Peruse the best selection of films (new releases, Criterion favorites, etc.) and support a legendary LA spot with a $50 donation to LARB.
Every dollar you give directly supports our ongoing mission to publish the best that is thought, written, painted or...
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Chris Ware Prints Get a Good Home
Matt M. made the donation that put us over the top for our Wednesday fundraising goal. He’ll receive this one-of-a-kind “blue line” proof from Chris Ware’s Building Stories. When we told Matt the good news he emailed to say, “I’m happy to support the Los Angeles Review of Books bringing book reviews and discussion into the 21st Century. I appreciate the variety of...
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THE LARB FUND DRIVE'S GREATEST HITS: Jonathan Hahn...
When I learned that Jon Wiener was publishing a collection of interviews with Gore Vidal, I could think of no better person to review the book than Michael Kammen. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian is not only one of the great cultural archivists of our time, he has also weighed in on Vidal’s work and legacy on multiple occasions. My hope was to create a dialogue of sorts between these three...
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THE LARB FUND DRIVE'S GREATEST HITS: Lisa Jane...
Byron Coley and I just missed one another at New York Rocker and L.A Weekly but I’ve long appreciated his work and hoped for a chance to do something together. Last year, it occurred to me that Ed Sanders new book, Fug You: An Informal History of the Peace Eye Bookstore, the Fuck You Press, the Fugs, and Counterculture in the Lower East Side couldn’t be better served than by Byron. Coley has...
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Graphic Design: Now in Production
Julia Lupton interviews her twin sister Ellen Lupton, a curator of “Graphic Design: Now In Production,” on view through January 6, 2013, at the Hammer Museum. Here’s an excerpt:
But design in California goes beyond movies, malls, and theme parks, and you’ll see oppositional and artisanal kinds of work in the show as well. In the late 1990s, for example, Dave Eggers famously deployed his...
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The Los Angeles Review of Books needs YOU!
If you help us raise $10,000 this week, a generous reader will match it with a check for another $10,000.
That’s $20,000, money critical to our future.
The week is half over and we’re almost halfway to our goal. If you haven’t donated yet, please do so now. If we don’t hit our goal, we’ll miss out on that matching grant which is so important to keeping the Los...
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Donate now
**Update 11/29/12: the Chris Ware proof is no longer available. Congratulations to the donor who will be receiving it soon. But don’t let that stop you from making a donation!**
Less than three days are left in our fundraising drive and we haven’t made our goal yet. Remember, we need to raise $2,000 each day this week in order to receive a grant of another $10,000. This money...
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THE LARB FUND DRIVE'S GREATEST HITS: Laurie Winer...
Photo by Lisa Jane Persky
I’ve known Judith for a couple of years, and we’ve sometimes talked about her growing up Mormon in Utah, a story that fascinates me.I want to know about how a writer as fierce and fearless as Judith got to here from there. Even before Willard Mitt Romney snagged the nomination for President, I suggested Judith write a piece about Mormonism for the L.A. Review of...
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DONATE TO LARB AND RECEIVE A 1-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION...
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Donate to the Los Angeles Review of Books this week and receive a one-year subscription to our monthly digital edition. Our digital editions bring together our best recent and forthcoming pieces, chosen by one of our editors, exploring a different theme each month. Recent topics include politics and Young Adult fiction, and December’s issue will feature a...
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Are you there, Tumblr? It's me, the fund drive
Day two of the LARB fund drive brings three new pieces on Judy Blume, including Nell Beram’s look at the classic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. LARB is leading the conversation on YA literature, but we’re only able to do it because of the financial support of readers like you. Please show how much you love LARB and make a donation now. This link will take you to a...
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**Updated 11/28/12: Out of Print gift cards are no longer available; they have been taken. But don’t let that stop you from making a donation!**
Our fund drive is nearly half over, and we’re just about on track to make our goal of raising $10,000. Remember, we need this money in order to receive a matching grant of $10,000. This money is critical to LARB’s future. Please give...
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You Make it All Possible: Indigenous to the Hood
The Los Angeles Review of Books relies on the support of readers like you to publish essays like “Indigenous to the Hood” by Leslie Jamison:
The here of Watts is pastel houses with window gratings in curly patterns. Here is yard sales with bins full of stuffed animals and used water guns. Here is Crips turf. “Being a spectator of calamities taking place in another country,” writes...
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The LARB Fund Drive's Greatest Hits: Matthew...
As part of our 2012 fund drive, we’re spotlighting some of our editors’ favorite pieces, none of which would be possible without the support of our readers. If you help us raise $10,000 this week, we can secure another $10,000 as a matching grant. We can’t do it without you. And as an added bonus, all donors will receive our monthly Digital Edition. Please make a donation today: click...
