Declan O’Driscoll (The Irish Times) joins Vincent Francone (A Book No One Wants) and Chad W. Post to talk about Tom O’Neill’s Grattan and Me, a brilliantly funny, perceptive book about a Quixote-esque civil servant (Grattan) and his cynical, chaos-making sidekick (Suck Ryle) as they travel Ireland trying to inject a bit more humanity and rational kindness into the world. A rambunctious novel filled with humor, philosophical ideas, and a debate about the importance of James Joyce, Grattan and Me is the perfect Bloomsday book . . . This episode’s music is “Common People” by Pulp.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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"From Scarsdale" by Dan O'Brien
Dan O’Brien joins Chad to talk about the new edition of his memoir, From Scarsdale: A Childhood, his other two Dalkey Archive books (A Story that Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas, True Story: A Trilogy) two of his poetry collections that relate to his and his wife’s cancer diagnoses (Our Cancers, Survivor’s Notebook), the state of drama in America, and much more. The music in this episode is “Aerial Troubles” by Stereolab.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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"The Sovereign" by Andrew Elias Colarusso
Special guest Tobias Carroll (In the Sight, Political Sign, and Reel, among other books and projects) joins Chad to discuss Andrew Elias Colarusso’s 2017 novel, The Sovereign, one of two titles in the Puerto Rican Literature Series. They discuss their fascination with this complex novel, it’s architectural form, their lack of awareness of Puerto Rican literature, potential influences, Colarusso’s bookstore, Taylor & Co., his Substack, Zafra, and much more.The music in this episode is “Johnny Come Home” by Prettiest Eyes.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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"Sleepwalker" by John Toomey
John Toomey joins Chad and Vince to talk about his debut novel, Sleepwalker, his experience being published by Dalkey Archive, and what it was like working for John O’Brien (very touching story in this section), looking back on your work from a 20-year distance, how many Dalkey titles have pink covers, and much more.The music in this episode is “Spun” by Wavves.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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Special Edition Podcast: Why Fund a Nonprofit Publisher?
In the final entry in this series of podcasts on the NEA (for now . . . there may be a return to industry-based Three Percent episodes in the near future), Chad welcomes Hilary Plum (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, Rescue Press, author of State Champ) and Lissie Jaquette (executive director of Words Without Borders, translator from the Arabic of Minor Detail, Thirteen Months of Sunrise, The Queue, among others) to discuss the way in which nonprofit literary presses distinguish themselves from their for-profit counterparts, and what makes a convincing narrative to attract public and private funding. Specifically: what value can a nonprofit press provide to culture that goes beyond the transactional nature of producing and selling books?Part One of this series is available here and is a scripted presentation on the history of the NEA and various attacks it has suffered over the years. (Possibly the most professional Three Percent Podcast episode ever?) And Part Two is a conversation with three literary organizations and presses about the immediate impact of these lost grants.The music for these NEA episodes is the Matmos version of “Stars and Stripes Forever,” which deconstructs John Philip Sousa’s patriotic march.If you want to support Open Letter’s publications and all related activities—such as this podcast, reading tours, etc.—consider contributing to Deep Vellum Publishing, the nonprofit organization subsidizing and supporting OL’s operations.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent Podcast (Apple, Spotify) for more book and industry talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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