Adam Dalva
@adamdalva.bsky.social
Writing in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New York Review of Books, etc. Contributing Editor, Yale Review. President, National Book Critics Circle. Rep: Duvall Osteen
@juliebuntin.bsky.social, interviewed by writer @adamdalva.bsky.social, discusses her novel “Famous Men” ( @randomhousees.bsky.social, 2026), where a young woman’s search for her father becomes a search for the truth. bit.ly/44uJ0Zq
BOMB Magazine | Julie Buntin by Adam Dalva
A young woman’s search for her father becomes a search for the truth.
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"In my strange absence of flavor, their glossy enthusiasm was captivating. I suspect that I was outsourcing my own eating." Thrilled to copublish @adamdalva.bsky.social's essay on "Ozempic full" and beating the buffet with the good folks at Cake Zine longreads.com/2026/04/29/o...
Was It Worth It? - Longreads
"I didn’t think about those nachos even once. I had never experienced anything like it. Is this, I asked my friends, how it feels to be normal?"
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Congratulations to all the winners of our 2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards! On a personal note, serving as NBCC President this year was a tremendous honor - terrific books, and a terrific board.
A total pleasure to re-read and write about one of my very favorite novels, Robert Coover’s UNIVERSAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION INC. for the New York Times, recently reissued by NYRB. A captivating, prescient book. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/b...
Like Baseball? In This Book, You Can Play in Your Kitchen.
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Looking forward to this conversation with Lauren Groff - join us! Tickets are available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/offsite-la...
This fall, I had the pleasure of re-reading Karl Ove Knausgaard’s work for the New York Times. I’m grateful for the assignment, the brilliant editing, and Knausgaard, for giving me so much to think about, as always: www.nytimes.com/article/karl...
The Essential Karl Ove Knausgaard
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A thrilling year on this committee - I'll miss our conversations!
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnnouncing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize
Loved serving on this committee, and love this list
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnnouncing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Poetry
Starting today with our beautiful autobiography longlist!
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnnouncing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Autobiography
Love this list, loved serving on this committee!
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnnouncing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Fiction
Join @dsparis.bsky.social in conversation with @adamdalva.bsky.social at Books Are Magic (Montague St.) to celebrate the release of his new novel THE DANCE AND THE FIRE! 🔥 Details & RSVP here: buff.ly/yFCn5tR
In-Store: Daniel Saldaña París: The Dance and the Fire w/ Adam Dalva
"Daniel Saldaña Paris is an extraordinary talent, and his novel feels both urgent and true." —Lauren Groff
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We love Marie NDiaye and her long-time translator Jordan Stump! Check out our former book editor @adamdalva.bsky.social 's conversation with NDiaye at Community Bookstore, transcribed here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Mystery, Taboo, and Class Barriers: A Conversation with Marie NDiaye - Words Without Borders
Adam Dalva talks with Marie NDiaye about her most recent novel and how her narrators navigate social class in France.
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The Paris Review@parisreview.bsky.social · last yr.“I tend to prefer books in which the bow isn’t perfectly tied but slightly undone. After all, our lives are full of secrets that will never be revealed, enigmas that will never be resolved.” —Marie NDiaye buff.ly/uoOJIID
Our @yalereview.bsky.social Summer Fiction issue is finally here! There are too many good stories and essays to single anything out, including new work by Scholastique Mukasonga, Garth Greenwell, Katie Kitamura, Bryan Washington, Jenny Erpenbeck, Rachel Cusk, etc: yalereview.org/issues/summe...
Summer 2025
Join a conversation 200 years in the making. We believe in the power of connecting great minds across disciplines, backgrounds, and generations.
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Coming soon: our summer fiction issue! New work by seven writers reshaping what the story can do. Subscribe before May 5 to receive your copy in print—and choose your free, beach-ready merch. yalereviewstore.org/products/the...
I am very moved that the board of the National Book Critics Circle has chosen me to serve as our next President. It’s an incredible group at @bookcritics.bsky.social and I can't wait to get to work with them.
New Yorkers! In surreal news, I’ll be speaking with the legendary journalist Gay Talese at The New York Society Library on April 29th. Register here and join us: www.nysoclib.org/events/gay-t...
An Evening with Gay Talese, with Adam Dalva | The New York Society Library
Legendary journalist Gay Talese, inventor of "New Journalism" converses about A Town Without Time, the new collection of his greatest reporting on New York City, with writer and critic Adam Dalva.
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Sad to read about Dag Solstad's passing. Armand V is one of my favorite novels, and T. Singer is fantastic, as is Professor Anderson's Night and Shyness & Dignity. I was lucky enough to interview him a few years ago and he was characteristically brilliant: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
The Process of No Process: PW Talks with Dag Solstad
Solstad’s two newly translated novels are 'Armand V' (New Directions, May), composed of footnotes to a nonexistent novel, and 'T Singer' (New Directions, May), which follows its protagonist through a ...
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Love this story - and love the entire spring issue, which I've been reading through today with pleasure
The Yale Review@yalereview.bsky.social · last yr.A man rents one apartment instead of another, but his mind lingers on the one he left behind. As his obsession grows, he begins stalking the life that could have been his. In our spring issue, a new short story by Guadalupe Nettel. yalereview.org/article/guad...
This, from the interview between Krasznahorkai and Kunzru, really struck me.
Adam Dalva@adamdalva.bsky.social · last yr.This story is astounding - ambitious, long, and strange - and @harikunzru.bsky.social's interview contextualizes it wonderfully.
This story is astounding - ambitious, long, and strange - and @harikunzru.bsky.social's interview contextualizes it wonderfully.
The Yale Review@yalereview.bsky.social · last yr.On the three-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, read a new short story by László Krasznahorkai, plus an interview between the author and @harikunzru.bsky.social on facing the reality of our present moment. yalereview.org/article/kras...
So thrilled about this!
Meghan O'Rourke@meghanor.bsky.social · last yr.🎉 As the editor of @yalereview.bsky.social, I'm so proud of our team and our brilliant contributors: This year, we received *two* nominations to the National Magazine Awards, for criticism & fiction. Congrats to @brandyjensen.bsky.social, @dsparis.bsky.social, Ayşegül Savaş, & Anna DeForest! 🎉
The Yale Review's enticing Cultural Artifacts column (yalereview.org/article/favo...), which is filled with great suggestions and moments from my colleagues, is here! I surprised myself and wrote about a video game: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Loved serving on this committee, and really love this list, packed with my favorite books of the year
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 2y agoWe're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/19/2...
We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Poetry! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/18/2...
