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The great Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes GCSE has passed away at the age of 83. Antunes died in Lisbon, the city where he was born, the site of his psychiatric practice, and the setting for many of his 30+ works. Portugal has declared a national day of mourning.

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Two New York City kids talk books! Michael Silverblatt and longtime Dalkey Archive Press author Gilbert Sorrentino chat about growing up in the outer boroughs in one of our favorite Bookworm interviews ever, from 2002 — www.kcrw.com/shows/bookwo...

Gilbert Sorrentino, Part I | KCRW

Having returned to his native Brooklyn after a more than 20 years in California, Gilbert Sorrentino's new books span the continent with an unrelenting experimental style...

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Pour yourself a decaf coffee (or something stronger) and listen to Michael Silverblatt chat about the legacy of Oulipo some of its key members — Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier. www.kcrw.com/shows/bookwo...

An Oulipo Mini-Anthology | KCRW

Jacques Roubaud, Ian Monk, Daniel Levin Becker, Marcel Bénabou, Anne F. Garréta and Hervé Le Tellier      When members of the Oulipo convened in New York, Bookworm was there to record this…

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Michael Silverblatt was a great reader, a great talker, and a great champion of so many Dalkey Archive Press authors. We’ll be posting some of our favorite interviews all week. Tonight, listen to his conversation with William H. Gass about “The Tunnel”: www.kcrw.com/shows/bookwo...

William H. Gass: The Tunnel | KCRW

Author William H. Gass discusses the evolution and style of his thirty-years-in-the-making new novel, finally published this month.

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Harry Mathews was born in New York City in 1930 and spent his adult life in the United States and in France. You can learn more about Mathews and his body of work on our website. His book SINGULAR PLEASURES, will be republished on June 2, 2026. Preorder is available now.

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“Guilt and Innocence in America" by Max Lawton is in your inbox now. Use the link in our bio to join the TUNNEL READER newsletter and access the essays before April 7, 2026. Preorders for THE TUNNEL and THE TUNNEL READER are available on our website now.

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This is Roger Boylan, author of the upcoming title KILLOYLE, a booze-soaked humorist in the tradition of James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, and Samuel Beckett. KILLOYLE will be published June 16th, 2026. You can preorder KILLOYLE now, back in print as part of the Dalkey Essentials Series.

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We are so excited to share the cover of John Kinsella's next novel, THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH is the third volume of his ongoing ‘Lucida’ cycle, including THE MAHLER ERASURES and LUCIDA INTERVELLA. THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH is available for preorder now.

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Publishers Weekly says Svetislav Basara's writing "will interest readers of Jorge Luis Borges's LABRYNTHS and Flann O'Brien's THE THIRD POLICEMAN." Basara's THE RISE AND FALL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE, translated by Randall A. Major, is available for preorder. Order your copy at Dalkeyarchive.store

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"HOPEFUL MONSTER'S success lies in Mosley's skill at personalizing sweeping historical events and complex theories ... an extraordinary novel." —Boston Globe HOPEFUL MONSTERS by Nicholas Mosley will be available on Feburary 3rd, 2026

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KILLOYLE: AN IRISH FARCE by Roger Boylan about the inhabitants of the Irish town of Killoyle: a host of peculiar folks, all suffering from and tortured by problems with God, sex, Ireland, and the drink. Here is a first look at the cover for the Dalkey Essentials edition coming June 16th, 2026.

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“On THE TUNNEL for Dalkey Archive Press” by Joy Williams is in your inbox today. Use the link in our Instagram bio to join the TUNNEL READER newsletter and access the essays before April 7, 2026. Preorders for THE TUNNEL and THE TUNNEL READER are available on our website now.

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