Without question, Gertrude Stein was one of the most influential writers of the past century. And thanks to the three guests on this episode—Francesa Wade (Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife) and Cecilia Konchar Farr & Janie Sisson (As I Was Saying: A Companion to Gertrude Stein’s The Making of Americans)—along with the forthcoming Dalkey Essentials edition of The Making of Americans, Stein is having a moment. To celebrate these three books, we discuss Stein’s literary reputation, why people are “afraid” to read The Making of Americans, the role that being a lesbian woman has played in her general reception, the influence she’s had since her passing, and Leo Katz’s long, illuminating conversations with Alice Toklas after Stein’s passing. A very upbeat, exciting podcast about a writer who was way ahead of her time.This episode’s music is “Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano” by John Cage (who sites Stein as an influence), performed by Orlando Bass in Vienna at the Konzertsaal @ Das MuTh, during the Impulstanz festival. 02/08/2022.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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"In Transit" by Brigid Brophy
On this episode of this Irish Edition of the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast, Chad and Vince talk about Brigid Brophy’s 1969 masterpiece, In Transit, a novel that is trans-positive at its core. They talk about Joycean punning and experimental structures, Chad’s love of airports (weirdo), masculine vs. feminine writing, Brophy and Brooke-Rose and literary history, and much more. The next book to be featured in this series is The Ikon Maker by Desmond Hogan.This episode’s music is “In the Margins” by The Lemonheads.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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Adam Levin and the Top Five Stanley Elkin Books
Adam Levin (The Instructions, Mount Chicago) comes on the podcast to break down the Top Five Stanley Elkin novels according to Chad’s silly and fun “Power Rankings.” They talk about what makes Elkin so great, which books they both want to reread, the coincidence of having giving their respective fathers the same book gift, and arguing about some of the final rankings . . .This episode’s music is “FugaziBlackHoleMirage (7 of Clubs)” by Hallelujah the Hills. (Which, if you’re into indie music of this sort, check out the whole Deck project. It’s one of the most ambitious releases of 2025.)You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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Allison A. deFreese on Translating Poetic Works
Two of Allison a. deFreese’s recent translations are the focus on this particular episode: Elegy for Joseph Cornell by María Negroni and Flame Trees in May by Karla Marrufo. She talks about how these books came to be, the nature of translating more “experimental” or poetic works, her interest in literature from the Yucatán Peninsula, learning Yucatec Maya, the way both books are put together and how to approach them, and more. It’s a lovely conversation and celebration of two unique works of literature.This episode’s music is “Full Bloom” by Human Pyramids.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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"Transit" by Bernard Share
Chad and Vince struggle to talk about Bernard Share’s two novels available from Dalkey Archive Press: Inish and Transit. More respect than love for these books, which leads to an interesting discussion about how to try and approach these books, understand where Share is coming from, and what the differences are between criticism, reviewing, and whatever this podcast is supposed to be. The next book to be featured in this series is In Transit by Brigid Brophy (mid-October).This episode’s music is “Incomprehensible” by Big Thief.You can subscribe to the Mining the Dalkey Archive podcast at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and watch us on YouTube.And be sure to follow our sister podcasts: Two Month Review (Apple, Spotify) and Three Percent (Apple, Spotify) for more book talk! Get full access to Mining the Dalkey Archive at dalkeyarchive.substack.com/subscribe
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