Rock’s best storyteller
"Darnielle's new novel confirms the status that Rolling Stone granted him; Rock's best storyteller", writes Barney Pite.
Not Forgetting William Hazlitt
Despite critical acclaim, William Hazlitt is now scarcely read.
Turtles All The Way Down review: messy, clichéd, and pretentious
John Green’s latest novel is a messy, sprawling cliché, writes Barney Pite
Angel Hill review – ‘It may be simple, but it isn’t empty’
Michael Longley’s Forward Prize short-listed collection is elegant and timeless, writes Barney Pite
An improbable journey to the East
Sam Dalrymple reflects on mundanity and self-discovery in Bouvier’s The Way of the World
Reconsidering the Lobster: Wallace’s Dostoyevsky
David Foster Wallace cuts to the core of what makes Dostoyevsky invaluable, writes Barney Pite.
Project 1917: The revolution will be tweeted
The historical Project 1917 is bringing new life to the Russian Revolution, writes Lucy Enderby
Assassination attempts amid the violence that tore Kingston apart
The first book written by a Jamaican to win the Man Booker Prize is an epic in the truest sense of the word, writes Jacob Cheli
Meet Woolf’s doll house inspiration
A miniaturised book which inspired Woolf's Orlando is to be published
In this fractured world, does empathy really hold us all together?
Against Empathy is a compelling and relevant reevaluation of compassion
How a small office in Bloomsbury keeps the tradition of criticism alive
The LRB’s Alice Spawls talks to Altair Brandon-Salmon about her journey from intern to editor at the world’s most prestigious literary journal
Adaptating our perception of film adaptations
Jack Allsopp questions whether film adaptations can ever match or even supersede their literary predecessor
The science books that every non-scientist should read
Rosalie Wells lists the best science and medicine books to read this summer
Girl meets girl: re-writing cultural scripts
Priya Khaira-Hanks advocates forming your own unique queer identity outside of the boundaries of heteronormative culture
