LA Review of Books
Episodes
John Romano on Adapting Philip Roth's American Pastoral; plus Colin Wilson & Mark Strand
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Screenwriter John Romano joins Laurie Winer and co-host Dinah Lenney to talk about his adaptation of Philip Roth's 1997 classic novel American Pastora...
LARB Radio: Simon Reynolds' Glam Rock History Shock and Awe + Denise Levertov & Hortense Powdermaker
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Host Evan Kindley talks with Simon Reynolds about his new book "Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-first Centur...
LARB Radio: Jessica Koslow Sqirl Everything I Want To Eat; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; ee cummings
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Winer and co-host Medaya Ocher, managing editor of the LA Review of Books, are joined by Jessica Koslow, chef extraordinaire and creator of Sqi...
LARB Radio: Robert Gottlieb Avid Reader; Tracy Tynan on PG Wodehouse; & WB Yeats The Second Coming
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary publisher and editor Robert Gottlieb talks with Laurie about his new memoir Avid Reader; reflects on his glory days at Knopf and The New Yor...
LARB Radio: Will California End the Death Penalty? Gil Garcetti, Stephen Rohde & Don Franzen
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week Laurie is joined by LARB legal affairs editor Don Franzen to discuss two competing California Ballot Initiatives related to the death penalt...
Radio Hour: Despina Stratigakos "Hitler at Home" & Nicholson Baker on Nabokov's "Speak, Memory"
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Despina Stratigakos, author of "Hitler at Home", joins Laurie, and co-host Boris Drayluk, for a wide-ranging discussion about how tasteful interior de...
LARB Radio: Tracy Tynan's "Wear and Tear", plus D.W. Winnicott
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrated costume designer and author, Tracy Tynan, joins Tom and Laurie to talk about her new memoir, "Wear and Tear: The Threads of My Life". The d...
LARB Radio: Nicholson Baker, "Substitute: Going to School with a Thousand Kids"
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Novelist Nicholson Baker joins Tom, Laurie, and Evan Kindley to discuss his new book, "Substitute: Going to School with a Thousand Kids," the story of...
LARB Radio: Ron Arias The Wetback and Other Stories; plus Monica Coleman's Bipolar Faith
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Arias, author of the acclaimed novel The Road to Tamazunchale, joins Tom and Laurie to discuss his new collection The Wetback and Other Stories; a...
Radio Hour: Lesley MM Blume on Ernest Hemingway, Laura Albert recommends, and Janet Fitch reads
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week Tom and Laurie talk with Lesley MM Blume about her new book 'Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Su...
Laura Albert on the Documentary "Author: The JT Leroy Story"
08 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Laurie Winer and Tom Lutz talk with Laura Albert on the eve of the cinematic debut of the documentary film about her, "Author: The JT Leroy Stor...
Janice Littlejohn on Rumi, Race, and Women in Jazz; plus Evan Kindley's Questionairre
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
LARB's Senior Editors Janice Littlejohn and Evan Kindley join Tom and Laurie for a pair of wide ranging conversations. First, Janice discusses the do...
Walter Shapiro Hustling Hitler & David Ulin with His Ear to the Ground
25 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Political Journalist Walter Shapiro joins Seth and Tom to discuss his new book Hustling Hitler: The Jewish Vaudvillian Who Fooled thew Fuhrer; it's ab...
Jessica Winter Break In Case Of Emergency
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Author and Slate Editor Jessica Winter joins Seth and Laurie to discuss her novel Brake In Case Of Emergency; and all the delicious subjects that aris...
Jill Leovy on Ghettocide + overcoming post-convention Trump-related anxiety
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie, Seth, and Tom talk with LA Times reporter Jill leovy about her fascinating and best-selling book on a murder case in South Los Angeles, Ghetto...
Radio Hour: DNC, Kid's Corner, and Meghan Daum
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Radio Hour: DNC, Kid's Corner, and Meghan Daum by LA Review of Books
Radio Hour: Margaret Wappler plus the Hulk Hogan Lawsuit against Gawker
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features Margaret Wappler who joins the show to talk about her new novel 'Neon Green.' Plus, your hosts discuss the Hulk Hogan law...
Radio Hour: Bullsh*t, Jared Kushner, Gay Talese, and Jonah Lehrer
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Seth, Laurie and Tom talk about one of Seth’s favorite topics: bullshit. The conversation ranges across a few recent newsmakers, includin...
LARB Radio Claire Hoffman & Sandra Tsing Loh
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Hoffman joins Seth, Laurie, and Tom to discuss her new book Greetings From Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood; and Sandra Tsing Lo...
Radio Hour: Julia Claiborne Johnson
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our hosts talk with novelist Julia Claiborne Johnson about her debut work 'Be Frank With Me.' Plus, actor Lauren Weedman recommends everybo...
Radio Hour: Lauren Weedman's 'Miss Fortune' & David Ulin on Donald Trump
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, actor Lauren Weedman talks about her collection of funny, personal essays 'Miss Fortune: Fresh Perspectives on Having It All from Someone W...
LARB Radio Hour: Father’s Day, The Tony’s, and Drinking Mare's Milk
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The show opens with Seth and Laurie discussing this year's Tony Awards, then author Julia Claiborne Johnson recommends "To the One I Love the Best;" o...