Chad W. Post

TMR 29.10: "Curve Him and Unnerve Him" [The Tunnel] Is this the most moral book ever?

New episode of TMR on THE TUNNEL by William H. Gass is now out! We talk about the “Susu, I Approach You in My Dreams,” arguably the most MAGA section yet. (It’s pretty scary.)

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Trump giving out $1,776 checks has the same energy as your weed shop advertising a $4.20 discount on prerolls.

The Promise of the Backlist A new project that kicks off with Ingrid Winterbach's "To Hell with Cronjé."

Kicking off a deep dive into @openletterbooks.bsky.social’s backlist with this post about publishing strategies, looking at backlist trends, and Ingrid Winterbach’s TO HELL WITH CRONJÉ.

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Elon Musk Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 12/09/2025 · 1h 28m

Episode 47: Elon Musk

Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?

"The Ikon Maker" by Desmond Hogan A deeply sad book about parenting and sexuality.

Great chat with @chadwpost.bsky.social about this book and its author. And what to do with artists that do terrible things. And the time I conned my way into meeting Jeanette Winterson. dalkeyarchive.substack.com/p/the-ikon-m...

Ha! Love it!!

"The Sovereign" by Andrew Elias Colarusso A debut novel from the Puerto Rican Literature Series

Talked with @chadwpost.bsky.social about Andrew Elias Colarusso's novel THE SOVEREIGN! dalkeyarchive.substack.com/p/the-sovere...

Literally who I was thinking of!

It's a thrill and an honour to be on this list!

The kicker to this whole thing was when I was in Barcelona for the first time and found Flann O’Brien’s pub. I went to eat there (obviously) and THIS EPISODE OF LOST was on TV. I showed the bartender the book (I had it with me) and they comped me everything and gave me a Flann O’Brien’s polo.

Hahah. That whole experience (which I’ll write about soon) was totally wild. It’s in episode 3, which, at the time, aired in the UK months after it did in the US. This spawned a bizarre feedback loop of UK press reference US press then US press referencing the new UK press . . .

Forty Years of Dalkey Archive (Part I of V) Like ESPN's "30 for 30," but not.

Chad Post on 40 years of Dalkey Archive, pt. 1 of 5! dalkeyarchive.substack.com/p/forty-year... @dalkeyarchive.bsky.social
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Letter from Jack Green to Steven Moore / @dalkeyarchive.bsky.social re. 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 ! (www.complete-review.com/reviews/gadd...) ! (From @chadwpost.bsky.social's latest (and again fascinating) "Forty Years of Dalkey Archive"-post: dalkeyarchive.substack.com/p/forty-year...)

Forty Years of Dalkey Archive (Part II of V) Covering 1984–1993

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

Not lost in translation Open Letter Books just might find your new favorite (international) read.

An excellent profile here of @openletterbooks.bsky.social and @chadwpost.bsky.social.

“Without Open Letter you wouldn’t have the contemporary translation scene; it’s been landscape-defining.”

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I feel ya. That section was weird, but then the Herb Doctor appeared! And I think this week’s section—with some footnote guidance?—is truly incredible and brought it all home for me.

I had a similar experience! And as a lifelong footnote hater . . . I have to admit that I’d be floundering without these. I’m curious which other editions have fantastic footnotes.

Episode 3 on CONFIDENCE-MAN (“You Are a Punster”) is now up on YouTube. It’ll be available from all the various podcast hosting places tomorrow. If you’re at all lost in this book—tune in! This ep really frames things that would otherwise go unnoticed. www.rochester.edu/College/tran...

It’s great!

Emerging Translators: Apply for the 2025 ALTA Emerging Translator Program. Mentorships offered in 18 languages. I will be serving as the Japanese mentor. Deadline November 30. Apply here 👇

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Dorothy, a publishing project Dorothy, a publishing project is a St. Louis–based feminist publisher of innovative fiction, near-fiction, and literary criticism. They publish two books per year, together in the fall, in beautiful p...

There's a sitewide SALE this weekend at @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social, which includes all the Dorothy books! Buy 2 books and save 20%, 3 and save 30%, or 4 or more and save 40% . . .
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Fiction: Jean Giono’s ‘Fragments of a Paradise’ Plus reviews of “Melville” and “Comrade Papa.”

Dreamed worlds on sea and land in Jean Giono's 'Fragments of a Paradise,' Rodrigo Fresán's 'Melvill' and GauZ's 'Comrade Papa,' for my weekend WSJ Fiction Chronicle (gift link) www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

This book looks so right up my alley.

Political Satire When We're Through the Looking-Glass Do Eimar O'Duffy's satires matter today? Are they "Essentials"?

And finally, I posted a piece on Dalkey Essentials and Eimar O’Duffy (mostly forgotten Irish satirist) and parody. Took me MONTHS to finally get this down. So much struggle and procrastination . . .

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TMR 24.2: "Trust Me, Nature Is Health" [Confidence-Man] Minerals?!? Get that outta here. Vegetable all the way . . .

And then we released the second episode of this season of the Two Month Review about Melville’s THE CONFIDENCE-MAN.

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OUT TODAY! "Of Beasts and Fowls" by Pilar Adón & Katie Whittemore Winner of Spain's Premio Nacional de Narrativa in 2023

Focusing on the positives and not the insanity, it’s been a pretty solid week . . . First off, we published Pilar Adón & Katie Whittemore’s OF BEASTS AND FOWLS.

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Tune in at 10 ET for this week’s Two Month Review! We’ve got Aggro Lamont, title changed, weird aphorisms, the funniest cowboy shit, and THE RED SWAN. www.youtube.com/watch?v=__wM...