WILLIAM H GASS monstrous magnum opus, THE TUNNEL, returns to print next year.
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
WILLIAM H GASS monstrous magnum opus, THE TUNNEL, returns to print next year.
Look at all the ants in the farm
February 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Look at all the ants in the farm
We truly enjoy seeing everyone’s updates on their Miss MacIntosh journeys. We also enjoy updating our secret spreadsheet where we keep track of you.
No pressure.
No pressure.
February 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We truly enjoy seeing everyone’s updates on their Miss MacIntosh journeys. We also enjoy updating our secret spreadsheet where we keep track of you.
No pressure.
No pressure.
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CW: suicide. Here’s a personal essay about my brother’s death in 2023. It’s meant to reject the shame and denial bound up with suicide, and to advocate for early therapeutic intervention. My thanks to Esquire & to editor Ryan D’Agostino for his support and insight 🙏🏻 www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a6...
"Dear Family...": The Story Behind My Brother's Suicide Note
I did not love him in spite of his suffering; I loved him more deeply because of it.
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January 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
CW: suicide. Here’s a personal essay about my brother’s death in 2023. It’s meant to reject the shame and denial bound up with suicide, and to advocate for early therapeutic intervention. My thanks to Esquire & to editor Ryan D’Agostino for his support and insight 🙏🏻 www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a6...
We have been fortunate enough to publish three of Dan’s books—TRUE STORY, FROM SCARSDALE, and A STORY THAT HAPPENS—a body of work that the Los Angeles times dubbed “a masterclass in survival through art.”
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From Scarsdale
By Dan O'Brien ISBN: 9781628975482 Publication Date: 10/31/2023 Description From Scarsdale is an evocative and lyrical memoir of a haunted childhood in Scarsdale, New York. With a life-threatening d...
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January 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We have been fortunate enough to publish three of Dan’s books—TRUE STORY, FROM SCARSDALE, and A STORY THAT HAPPENS—a body of work that the Los Angeles times dubbed “a masterclass in survival through art.”
dalkeyarchive.store/products/fro...
dalkeyarchive.store/products/fro...
In the new issue of Esquire you will find a stunning piece from poet, playwright, and memoirist Dan O’Brien (@bydanobrien.bsky.social) Dear Family” continues to excavate O’Brien’s family history with the empathy and grace that he displays in all of his work.
January 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
In the new issue of Esquire you will find a stunning piece from poet, playwright, and memoirist Dan O’Brien (@bydanobrien.bsky.social) Dear Family” continues to excavate O’Brien’s family history with the empathy and grace that he displays in all of his work.
Apologies for not responding sooner, but yes, it’s in The Plans
January 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Apologies for not responding sooner, but yes, it’s in The Plans
And a “—Merry Christmas, the man threatened” from all of us at Dalkey Archive
December 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM
And a “—Merry Christmas, the man threatened” from all of us at Dalkey Archive
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Chad W. Post (@chadwpost.bsky.social) continues his amazing history of Dalkey Archive (@dalkeyarchive.bsky.social) with stories about being the first US publisher of Annie Ernaux and a run-in with the author of FIRE THE BASTARDS! shorturl.at/zwpsJ
Forty Years of Dalkey Archive (Part II of V)
Covering 1984–1993
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December 18, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Chad W. Post (@chadwpost.bsky.social) continues his amazing history of Dalkey Archive (@dalkeyarchive.bsky.social) with stories about being the first US publisher of Annie Ernaux and a run-in with the author of FIRE THE BASTARDS! shorturl.at/zwpsJ
You can read more about this incident, and others, in Dalkey editorial director @chadwpost.bsky.social ongoing retrospective on 40 years of the press:
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Forty Years of Dalkey Archive (Part II of V)
Covering 1984–1993
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December 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
You can read more about this incident, and others, in Dalkey editorial director @chadwpost.bsky.social ongoing retrospective on 40 years of the press:
dalkeyarchive.substack.com/p/forty-year...
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The pamphlets were self-published and self-distributed, technically putting them in the public domain.
Then, in 1992, Dalkey Archive published FIRE THE BASTARDS without Green’s knowledge or permission. As you can see, he was not enthusiastic about this. (2/3)
Then, in 1992, Dalkey Archive published FIRE THE BASTARDS without Green’s knowledge or permission. As you can see, he was not enthusiastic about this. (2/3)
December 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The pamphlets were self-published and self-distributed, technically putting them in the public domain.
Then, in 1992, Dalkey Archive published FIRE THE BASTARDS without Green’s knowledge or permission. As you can see, he was not enthusiastic about this. (2/3)
Then, in 1992, Dalkey Archive published FIRE THE BASTARDS without Green’s knowledge or permission. As you can see, he was not enthusiastic about this. (2/3)
FIRE THE BASTARDS was originally published by Jack Green as a series of scorching pamphlets in the 1960s. A vicious, black-comedy assault on the literary establishment, and the way that they had failed William Gaddis and his novel, THE RECOGNITIONS (1/3)
December 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
FIRE THE BASTARDS was originally published by Jack Green as a series of scorching pamphlets in the 1960s. A vicious, black-comedy assault on the literary establishment, and the way that they had failed William Gaddis and his novel, THE RECOGNITIONS (1/3)
Our Dalkey Essentials edition of this classic novel features the equally classic afterword written by David Foster Wallace.
Available everywhere now.
Available everywhere now.
December 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Our Dalkey Essentials edition of this classic novel features the equally classic afterword written by David Foster Wallace.
Available everywhere now.
Available everywhere now.
Deciding that the title was too strange for the average reader, Markson began to send it around with the “Ghosts” title.
After Dalkey Archive made it clear that we were not intimidated by the title, Markson renamed it once again, circling back to Wittgenstein.
After Dalkey Archive made it clear that we were not intimidated by the title, Markson renamed it once again, circling back to Wittgenstein.
December 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Deciding that the title was too strange for the average reader, Markson began to send it around with the “Ghosts” title.
After Dalkey Archive made it clear that we were not intimidated by the title, Markson renamed it once again, circling back to Wittgenstein.
After Dalkey Archive made it clear that we were not intimidated by the title, Markson renamed it once again, circling back to Wittgenstein.
Markson’s working title for the book was “Wittgenstein’s Neice,” completely unaware that across the ocean, in Austria, Thomas Bernhard was working on a book titled “Wittgenstein’s Nephew.”
December 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Markson’s working title for the book was “Wittgenstein’s Neice,” completely unaware that across the ocean, in Austria, Thomas Bernhard was working on a book titled “Wittgenstein’s Nephew.”
Originally submitted under the title KEEPER OF THE GHOSTS, a phrase swiped from Malcolm Lowry, David Markson’s sophisticated and experimental WITTGENSTEIN’S MISTRESS is a true Dalkey Archive Essential if ever there was one.
December 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Originally submitted under the title KEEPER OF THE GHOSTS, a phrase swiped from Malcolm Lowry, David Markson’s sophisticated and experimental WITTGENSTEIN’S MISTRESS is a true Dalkey Archive Essential if ever there was one.
"Thank you for sending along that internet stuff...I do appreciate it--especially having no computer. I'm delighted that they are talking about the novel, but Lordy, I do wish they were more intelligent."
Letter from David Markson to Dalkey Archive, 3/26/98
Letter from David Markson to Dalkey Archive, 3/26/98
December 12, 2024 at 7:16 PM
"Thank you for sending along that internet stuff...I do appreciate it--especially having no computer. I'm delighted that they are talking about the novel, but Lordy, I do wish they were more intelligent."
Letter from David Markson to Dalkey Archive, 3/26/98
Letter from David Markson to Dalkey Archive, 3/26/98
Giveaways, retrospectives, ephemera, and 25% off the entire catalog.
Dalkey Archive reached 40 years old in 2024. An overview of the things we have planned (and a brief explanation of why we waited until now to celebrate) can be found on our website. Link below in the thread:
Dalkey Archive reached 40 years old in 2024. An overview of the things we have planned (and a brief explanation of why we waited until now to celebrate) can be found on our website. Link below in the thread:
December 9, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Giveaways, retrospectives, ephemera, and 25% off the entire catalog.
Dalkey Archive reached 40 years old in 2024. An overview of the things we have planned (and a brief explanation of why we waited until now to celebrate) can be found on our website. Link below in the thread:
Dalkey Archive reached 40 years old in 2024. An overview of the things we have planned (and a brief explanation of why we waited until now to celebrate) can be found on our website. Link below in the thread:
Only one thing left to do before 2024 ends, but it can wait until next week…
December 6, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Only one thing left to do before 2024 ends, but it can wait until next week…