Archive - Mining the Dalkey Archive

"The Dregs of the Day" by Máirtín Ó Cadhain

And a live, unfiltered reaction to the new Dalkey Essential covers . . .

Jun 8 • Chad W. Post

1:05:30

May 2026

Basking in Hell: Returning to William H. Gass’s "The Tunnel"

What follows is a piece Stephen Schenkenberg wrote some years ago for The Quarterly Conversation (one of the OGs of lit blogs) about Gass’s The Tunnel…

May 7 • Chad W. Post

"Cadenza" by Ralph Cusack

Crockery and shenanigans.

May 4 • Chad W. Post and Jabber

1:20:40

April 2026

"Things in the Night" by Mati Unt with Ted McDermott

A trip back to Normal, IL and Dalkey circa 2005 . . .

Apr 20 • Chad W. Post

1:06:06

March 2026

"The Middle Mind" by Curtis White

Some modes of thought never go out of style.

Mar 31 • Chad W. Post

"Dead As Doornails" by Anthony Cronin

The book with the most pints per page?

Mar 23 • Chad W. Post

1:10:29

Reading Ivan Ângelo's "The Celebration"

Theodore McDermott on a Brazilian cult classic from Context No. 19.

Mar 4 • Chad W. Post

February 2026

Dermot Healy's "Collected Plays"

Dan O’Brien (From Scarsdale, True Story, A Story that Happens) joins Vince Francone (A Book No One Wants) and Chad to discuss Dermot Healy’s Collected…

Feb 23 • Chad W. Post

1:27:20

Christopher Sorrentino on "Scarcely Human"

The author of "Sound on Sound" talks about ChatGPT and his Substack projects.

Feb 3 • Chad W. Post

1:09:34

January 2026

A 2026 Irish Book Preview

Featuring titles that are neither from 2026, nor Irish.

Jan 26 • Chad W. Post

1:25:52

Reading Raymond Roussel

Trevor Winkfield on one of the most influential French authors of the past century.

Jan 19 • Chad W. Post

Reading Every Single Dalkey Title

Matt Martinson on his ambitious project, interning for Open Letter, and a couple Spanish Dalkey titles.

Jan 12 • Chad W. Post

1:18:48