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.

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...

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.

And a “—Merry Christmas, the man threatened” from all of us at Dalkey Archive

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

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)

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

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:

Only one thing left to do before 2024 ends, but it can wait until next week…

Just a reminder that Deep Vellum and @dalkeyarchive.bsky.social are still seeking spring departmental interns for marketing, publicity, production, rights/contracts, and nonprofit development! More info in the second post!

Dalkey Archive is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of poet, writer, mathematician, and prolific member of the Oulipo group, Jacques Roubaud. We were fortunate enough to publish a dozen of his brilliant, and endlessly inventive books. He will be missed.

Surprise! AN ANGEL WALKS THROUGH THE STAGE is a generous and irresistible collection, introducing Nobel laureate Jon Fosse as most English readers have never known—an essayist, a dramaturge, and a critic. Available now from the Dalkey Archive website (and in stores soon)

Expect a second announcement this afternoon.

We are thrilled to offer a first look at DISPATCHES FROM THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE, a collection of Vladimir Sorokin's beloved, and incendiary, early short stories. A shining example of the subversive brilliance that has made Sorokin as widely censored as he is celebrated

Now available—Sven Popović’s playful meditations on youth, and the lifelong search for the self.

For “cyber monday” we are embracing modern technology: send us a list of desired titles via fax

Dive into Sergio de la Pava’s TBR list, featuring Laura Restrepo, Italo Calvino, Flann O’Brien, and more.

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