Mining the Dalkey Archive Podcast

Apr 09 2025 6 ep. 62 mins 5
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Literary history and analysis of Dalkey Archive Press's catalog.

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Edy Poppy & May-Brit Akerholt

Apr 09 2025 55 mins  
On this episode, Norwegian author Edy Poppy and her translator, May-Brit Akerholt, join Chad W. Post and Walker Rutter-Bowman to discuss Edy's first novel, Anatomy. Monotony. (available now) and her short story collection, Coming. Apart. (fall 2025), along with her most recent novel, Iggy. They discuss the connections between these three books, in particular the woman writer (based

Nicholas Delbanco's Stories

Mar 25 2025 68 mins  
On this episode of the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast, Brian Wood joined me to talk with Nicholas Delbanco about his two most recent books: Still Life at Eighty and Reprise: The Collected Stories of Nicholas Delbanco. They discuss the nature of memoirs, the careful construction of Delbanco’s books and stories, his experiences as a creative writing student and professor, and th

"The Third Policeman" by Flann O'Brien

Mar 05 2025 78 mins  
On this episode of the “Mining the Dalkey Archive: Irish Edition,” Tom Flynn (Paratext Publicity, Why Not? Read Alpha Flight with Chris and Tom) joined myself and Vincent Francone (A Book No One Wants) to discuss The Third Policeman, one of Flann O'Brien’s masterpieces. We talk about the book itself, the use of footnotes (in comparison to how Boylan uses them in Killoyle), Br

Roger Boylan on KILLOYLE and More

Feb 19 2025 61 mins  
On this special episode, Roger Boylan (Killoyle, The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad, The Adorations) joins Chad and Vince Francone (A Book No One Wants, The Soft Lunacy, Like a Dog) to discuss his life and works, ruminate on Irish humor and the great Flann O’Brien, the use of footnotes to tell a story, and much more. This is the first in a planned series of episodes talking about Ir

Two Month Review: "The Confidence-Man" by Herman Melville (ep. 1)

Nov 13 2024 59 mins  
Not the happiest day in which to record a podcast, but Chad, Brian, and Kaija speak their fears and then dive into Melville’s Confidence-Man, talking about grifters, the value of footnotes, and just how modern and amazing Melville’s prose is. They guess at who the “confidence man” might be, the burnt over district of western New York, Mormons, and a lot more.This week’s m

Podcast on Marguerite Young

Oct 18 2024 48 mins  
If you’re not already familiar with it, every so often—for the past decade or more—I’ve hosted the Three Percent Podcast to discuss publishing, books, bookselling, book culture, etc., etc. All of the past (and future) episodes are available at iTunes and Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. I’m sharing this particular episode because it centers around Marguerite Y