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"In Transit" by Brigid Brophy
An explosive book way ahead of its time.
Oct 29
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Chad W. Post
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1:24:30
Fiction As Itself
"A novel is a novel is a novel."
Oct 20
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Chad W. Post
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Adam Levin and the Top Five Stanley Elkin Books
Listen now | Revealing the top five books in the Elkin Power Rankings.
Oct 13
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Chad W. Post
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51:50
Allison A. deFreese on Translating Poetic Works
Discussing "Elegy for Joseph Cornell" and "Flame Trees in May."
Oct 9
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Chad W. Post
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1:02:38
The Stanley Elkin Power Rankings
I can’t come up with a better opening to what I plan on writing below than to say that everything that follows is likely to be pretty silly.
Oct 6
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Chad W. Post
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September 2025
"Transit" by Bernard Share
What to talk about when you're not sure you liked the book you're supposed to be talking about.
Sep 29
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Chad W. Post
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1
1:19:22
In Honor of Helen R. Lane
Ronald Christ's appreciation from CONTEXT No. 16.
Sep 25
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Chad W. Post
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Reading Orly Castel-Bloom’s "Dolly City"
Another recent Dalkey Essential worth checking out.
Sep 22
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Chad W. Post
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The Fall Dalkey Essentials Are All About Excess
A preview post that's definitely not a preview post.
Sep 16
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Chad W. Post
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"The Uncontemporary: Reading Markus Werner" by Alex Andrisse
The lead piece from the final issue of CONTEXT.
Sep 13
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Chad W. Post
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Martin Riker on "The Endless Week" by Laura Vazquez
A much anticipated book from Dorothy, a publishing project.
Sep 10
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Chad W. Post
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"The Dogs of Inishere" by Alannah Hopkin
Listen now | Our first foray into Irish short stories.
Sep 2
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Chad W. Post
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55:05
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