Dalkey Archive Press

"Dalkey Archive" is such an awful name for a publisher anyway, also comparing that joblisting to O'Brien etc on a satirical level is just awful (it does kinda read like it was meant that way, but clumsily fails to hide a basic "we're a gigantic bunch of pretentious cocks" tendency), good riddance again

Could be good.

https://dalkeyarchive.substack.com/

Yeah

This is very much my thing. Chad Post is great.

One of these days I’ve gotta get around to reading Miss Macintosh My Darling.

Did anyone read that novel Dodge Rose they put out a few years back? I read about 20 pages and found it completely impenetrable, saw some people online discussing whether it was an elaborate hoax.

Nope. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was a hoax. I haven't bothered with Dalkey's new releases for years, and Chad talks about the decline of Dalkey so I'm very interested.

The publisher sounds like one of those colourful figures, which basically tells me there are scars to heal for a lot of ppl.

Which goes back to the Dalkey intern business...

Didn’t he pass away recently?

Yes, a couple of weeks ago. Chad and Deep Vellum are taking over at Dalkey to maintain its books in circulation, I think.

Hence this side-project.

Chad has made a lot of allusions to abusive behaviour at Dalkey over the years.

I hadn’t noticed. Just found this
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2020/12/chad-w-post-on-the-complicated-honesty-of-dalkey-archives-john-obrien-19452020

Which links to this

https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/dispatches/article/remembering-john-obrien-dalkey-archive-chad-post

Just got an email from Chad.

Me too. A fascinating read!

At one point I had both versions of Splendide-Hôtel.

Looking forward to reading the latest missive which I just received

Amazing!

Latest one arrived today.

And another one. Really good.

Is anyone else reading these but me?

I haven't been but I might have a read over soon. Are there any particularly good ones?

I've read most of them. If you read any then read the first one.

https://t.e2ma.net/webview/0lq5ii/9cffabafe0a497b406320c176535faee

Letter on the relaunch

Dalkey is back.

https://dalkeyarchive.store/products/marshland

They are also reissuing writing like this.

Miss MacIntosh, My Darling pic.twitter.com/DGsHX86CYe

— Shannon Burns (@sjaburns) January 7, 2022

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Ugh, that’s been on my bookshelf unread for so long.

I want to hear the promised stories about publishing Omega Minor, translated from Dutch by the author!

https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/more-is-more/

…and another post from Chad.

What’s going on with these upcoming Dalkey Archive Essentials? Don’t think he mentioned in his newsletter.

Stoked for newly translated Michal Ajvaz https://dalkeyarchive.store/products/journey-to-the-south

Is it just me or is this a bit fucked?

For anyone who didn’t see it, we’re looking for a dozen or so people willing to proof part of MISS MACINTOSH MY DARLING. If you’re interested (we’ll give you a finished copy as payment), DM or email. Can get you the PDF and assignment this weekend!!

— Chad W. Post (@chadwpost) March 23, 2023

Proof stuff for free (one book = not free?)

Guess they never did fill that one intern position.

It is a bit fucked, but from memory they're a non-profit with him and one other half-time staff member, so they're not exactly swimming in cash.

I know...feel for Chad I suppose, he has done some good work.

And I would like to read that book. I thought it came out last year..