Photo: The dedication of the WWI memorial in Shanghai, in 1924. By Maura Elizabeth Cunningham World War I has always …
July 2014
Boom and Bust and What Comes Next
Photo: Howard Street and First Street by Leo vanMunching. Today’s post was originally published on LARB Channel Boom, and is available on …
7 Most Truthy NYT Columnists
Today’s post was originally published on Avidly, one of our LARB Channels. By Jedediah Purdy AVIDLY’S NORTH CAROLINA CORRESPONDENT, JEDEDIAH PURDY, …
The Opium War Comes to America (the Book, That is): A Q & A With Julia Lovell
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom This week’s China Blog interview is with Julia Lovell, a British specialist in Chinese studies who teaches …
Psmith’s Art of Cool: War and Zen in P.G. Wodehouse
Photo: Cover of the Bietti edition of Leave it to Psmith (1936) – Image via Wikimedia Commons Today’s post was originally published by Marginalia, …
Left Bank Books: A Literary Landmark Celebrates 45 Years in St. Louis
Photo: Left Bank Books co-owner Kris Kleindienst stands in the bookstore’s doorway, then and now. By Meg Cook Last weekend, …
Literary Junkies
Photo: Elizabeth Weinberg, part of “All Summer in a Day” series. By Amy Spies Readers, you may relate to my …
Coffee Table Talk with Sebastian Brock
The Marginalia Review of Books, a LARB Channel, does great interviews over on their main site – this one was originally …
Made in Bulgaria
Photo: A Made-in-Bulgaria Chinese pickup truck on display near the Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria. By Tong Lam …
On Watching the Wire Again
Originally published on LARB Channel Avidly, Claire Jarvis recounts her experience of watching The Wire again. By Claire Jarvis It’s deep in …