Today’s post was originally published last week by LARB Channel Avidly. By M.J. Dinius Last night on Facebook, my friend explicitly …
On the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and Ferguson
August 2014
Editing William T. Vollmann
Photo: William T. Vollmann By LARB AV Author Tom Bissell is a longtime admirer and friend to William T. Vollmann. …
Finding One’s Own Way Through the Woods: A Q & A with Short Story Writer Jack Livings
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom One of the best works of fiction I’ve read in recent months is The Dog: Stories by …
All You Need is Love: Paulo Coelho’s New Novel, Adultery
By Joseph Peschel Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho is one of the most popular writers in the world. His best known …
How to Be a Male God: Beijing’s Pick Up Artist Scene
By Alec Ash Xia’er, a 22-year-old music graduate from Hunan Province, is short, with a boyish complexion and no steady …
California and The Invisible Bridge
Today’s post, a review of Rick Perlstein’s The Invisible Bridge, was originally published by LARB Channel Boom. By Thad Kousser When the …
Love, or Nearest Offer: A Vignette From Beijing’s Marriage Market
Photo: Mr. Sun browsing the marriage market. By Alec Ash Mr. Sun is 67, with a helmet-shaped mop of silver …
Syria: Then and Now, Threatened Architecture
Today’s post concerns the current triptych image on our main site, by photographer Peter Aaron. The photo is part of …
The Silence Within Silence
Photo: Terri Weifenbach By Joanna Chen Yesterday there was a ceasefire. The night before, the booms did not stop. At …
Tricks of Two Trades: A Q&A on Writing News Reports and Spy Novels with Night Heron Author Adam Brookes
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom I’ve known Adam Brookes since 1999, when we met in Beijing where he was covering China for …
