Adam Dalva
@adalva
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Writing in @NewYorker , @ParisReview , @NYBooks . Board, @BookCritics . Professor, @RutgersU . Fiction Editor, @YaleReview . Rep: Duvall Osteen, @unitedtalent
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A few years ago, I was going through a hard time. I reached out to an unlikely figure for help. Here, in
@NewYorker
, are my Letters to Jeb
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Just saw a man park, walk into a movie theater, walk out two minutes later with a large popcorn and a fountain soda, get in his car, and drive away. A hero of our time.
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I've done a Zoom Yoga class for 18 months. Sometimes the teacher tells the group, "Adam is doing really good work." I nod proudly. When talking about the health benefits of poses, he says "Adam knows!" I give a thumbs up. Anyway he thought I was an ambulance driver the whole time
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3 million people have seen this tweet and no one has mentioned the Seinfeld where Elaine stops for Jujyfruits on the way to the hospital 😭
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Every time I fly, I remember: ten years ago, cross-country trip from SF. The girl next to me gets up to use the bathroom. As she does, her laptop screen tilts toward me. On it, a gchat. She has written “the guy next to me isn’t cute AT ALL” and her friend Josh has replied “EW!!”
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I'm beyond excited to announce that I'm the new Senior Fiction Editor at
@GuernicaMag
. Guernica has published some of my favorite fiction of the last 15 years, and I'm moved to be leading an extraordinary new team of editors and readers. We can't wait to read your stories!
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I told my mom she should read "Doppelgänger" by Naomi Klein - one of my faves this year - and she said that she hated Klein's stance on COVID and I said that now she really needs to read it.
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The most Brooklyn thing happening to me lately is that my landlady, who calls herself "the parking wizard," has started parallel parking for me. When she sees me in my car, she rushes out insisting that she wants to do it. And she is a maestro.
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Absolutely heartbroken to share that my little brother, Robert, passed away earlier this week - it's hard to write. But I also know how much he would have liked people seeing this photo of him, in which he's very handsome. I loved him so much, and I miss him.
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My fiction team collectively and unanimously resigned from Guernica today. I'm proud of them, and the work we did over the last two years - six editors and nine readers, volunteering and collaborating with great writers to publish weird, beautiful stories. I'll miss it.
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A year ago, a novel was mailed anonymously to me. I became obsessed with tracking the author down. Here, in
@NewYorker
, is the story of Foodie by Stokes Prickett.
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I have never gone a semester without teaching a story by Alice Munro - and when my students read and discuss "The Bear Came Over the Mountain," or "The Albanian Virgin," or "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage," their worlds expand. And every time, mine does too
Alice Munro, Canadian author who won Nobel Prize for Literature, dies at 92
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I know that loving Joan Didion is not exactly a bold stance, but she was marvelous. I teach “Goodbye To All That” every semester, but today, I’m thinking of this passage from The Year of Magical Thinking:
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Can’t quite believe that I’ll be spending a month this summer living in a Scottish castle with no internet, no talking until dinner time, and no tasks except reading books and writing my novel. Can’t believe it - and can’t wait for Hawthornden
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The answer to this question, as ever, is the time in 2013 that a man in a giant bunny costume silently pursued me through the empty Prospect Park subway station. He was just staring at me until I noticed him, and then he ran at me. Boarded the subway just in time.
working on a piece for NYT & i would love to hear about your experiences: what do you think of when you think of the NYC subway? what are some of your worst & best subway memories?
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I'm thrilled to share that I've joined the
@yalereview
as a Contributing Fiction Editor. The YR publishes brilliant work, and it's an honor to be part of
@meghanor
's team. Our submission window is open this month, so please send your stories ASAP - I'm looking forward to reading.
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I met Alana Salguero 17 years ago and fell in love with her right away. She didn’t feel the same way back then - but we stayed close friends, and started dating in 2018. And yesterday, on Halloween, she made me the happiest person on earth.
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I wrote about
@melissafebos
’s excellent BODY WORK, teaching college writing, and a bit about my tough couple of months, for
@TheAtlantic
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Successfully argued a ticket in traffic court, feel like a John Grisham character - I do feel bad for the guy before me. He was accused of driving while talking on a black phone. He said his phone was blue. Judge asked to see and the guy pulled out: a black phone. We all gasped
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It's been a tough month, but the unquestioned bright spot has been this little guy we rescued from a kill shelter in Georgia. Introducing: Doodle Dalva
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Amazing first week of teaching in Paris with these friends and geniuses
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When I joined the board of
@bookcritics
, I was warned that there would be a LOT of books arriving, so I reclaimed my childhood shelves. These old green bookcases were soon filled with fresh, extraordinary writing. Tomorrow, we vote on our 2021 winners: a humbling responsibility.
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I think my most embarrassing moment in my MFA (there were many) was when a professor asked why I'd given his novel a 4-star review on Goodreads two years before I enrolled
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Can’t stop re-reading this paragraph from Lorrie Moore’s “People Like That Are The Only People Here,” which feels more like a miracle every time I teach it:
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Thank you to
@lithub
and the wonderful team at Cake Zine for working with me on this essay, which is about food and grief.
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First day of the school year - and after 6 years as an adjunct at Rutgers University, I'm honored to be on campus this fall as a full-time Assistant Professor, teaching fiction. Rutgers is a special place, and I'm glad to have a more permanent home here.
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Fascinating talk by Merve Emre on criticism - it has me fired up to write.
"In wit begins criticism, but there is nothing sneering or pushy or pretentious or doctrinaire about it...It is measured by the ability to "move passions" and to "make passions.""
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I’m beyond honored that I’m now represented by the wonderful Duvall Osteen at the
@AragiAuthors
agency - and I can’t wait to share what we have in store.
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Unbelievably honored to be joining the
@wwborders
team as their new books editor - the magazine’s mission to spotlight literature in translation is crucial, and I’m excited to get to work!
We’re thrilled to announce that
@adalva
has joined the WWB team as our new books editor! Read more about Adam:
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I've been looking forward to this for a long time - today,
@GuernicaMag
switched to a monthly approach to publishing, and the first issue is beautiful. Our two pieces of fiction every month will be in dialogue with one another, and we have two great ones to start.
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@MavenofHonor
1) My dad and I helped Paul Simon changed a flat tire once
2) I saw Kurt Vonnegut buying batteries in a Long Island Radioshack
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Definitely my most surreal Zoom yet (the interview with Knausgaard will be in print soon!)
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Benjamín Labatut’s writing has captivated me in recent years - I had a blast profiling him (or, rather, trying to) for
@lithub
, with help from friends and a surprise cameo from one of the real-life figures in his fabulous new novel, THE MANIAC:
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Loved almost every minute of my month of novel-writing at the Hawthornden residency in Scotland - such a warm environment, and the lack of internet and the daily silent writing time is incredible. Apply! (I didn’t love the minutes when a bat got into my floor of the castle 😭)
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Thrilled to announce that I've been re-elected to the board of the National
@bookcritics
Circle - I loved my first year at the NBCC and am excited to continue the work
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Leaving for the Hawthornden Castle Fellowship in Scotland today! A month with no internet, no cell phone reception, no talking until evening, and no tasks except reading books, editing Guernica stories, and writing my novel. Still feels surreal.
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Asked how I pronounce Gif so I said “Gif” but then she shook her head and showed me a massive arm tattoo that read “it’s pronounced jif not gif”
What’s the most awkward date y’all ever been on?
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In advance of what I hope doesn't happen today: I visited my wonderful protesting students at Rutgers yesterday afternoon and to characterize their collective action as anything other than peaceful, respectful, and kind is self-serving, cherry-picked mischaracterization.
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Turbulence so bad on the flight to my writing residency that I nearly tweeted out the list of books I've anonymously reviewed for Publishers Weekly, as my epitaph
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Just received my gorgeous copies of OLIVIA TWIST, out 5/9. A collaboration with
@Emmavieceli
,
@Darinstrauss
,
@leeloughridge
,
@salcipriano
, and the legendary
@karenpberger
. Thank you to Jonathan Lethem,
@victorlavalle
, Mark Buckingham, and
@wwacomics
for these insights.
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I have loved every moment of this job over the last 2 years, and am so excited to find out who will be taking it on- I'm going to be helping with the transition and staying involved with the amazing folks at
@wwborders
, so please feel free to DM me if there are any questions!
We’re hiring! As WWB’s books editor, you’ll be right in the middle of the global literary conversation, commissioning and editing reviews of new books in translation. Find out more at:
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Very excited and honored to be attending the
@Tin_House
Summer Workshop this year to workshop my novel-in-progess - I've always wanted to go!
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Beyond honored to be elected to the board of the National Book Critics Circle, and can’t wait to get to work with these wonderful critics in March. I ran with a pledge to read diversely, with a focus on small-press books and cross-genre books - will be so fun!
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I have loved
@NoTokensJournal
for years - it's one of my must-read magazines - and I'm grateful to them for taking on this little (very raw) piece of flash for their beautiful new issue. Thanks to
@tkiramadden
for the brilliant, supportive edits.
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So honored and grateful to the
@WhitingFdn
for this recognition - it's testament to
@itsjina
's leadership and all the great folks at
@GuernicaMag
. A huge thank you is due to my wonderful, hard-working Fiction team of editors and readers. Congratulations to all the winners!
Congratulations
@GuernicaMag
, winner of a 2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize! Our judges said that Guernica “deepens our sense of wonder, of responsibility, and of connection.” Subscribe here:
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Couldn’t put BLACKOUTS by Justin Torres down - bold, wild, smart, and totally surprising
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My Italian landladies (I'm their only tenant, since 2014) found out I'm home alone this holiday and have already made me: a pepperoni calzone, a box of cookies, a bag of homemade dog treats, and a loaf of lard bread filled with salami. Concerned that they are trying to kill me.
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An Icelandic creative writing group randomly found out I'm doing a residency here and asked me to give a lecture on contemporary non-fiction (Icelandic memoir traditions are v. different). Amazing to bring
@tkiramadden
,
@melissafebos
,
@blgtylr
, and others to this driven bunch.
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@j_zimms
@kittynouveau
Also admire the assumption that an 8 year old in 2073 will immediately know Covid by name
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A student indignantly told me that I've so far taught "The Bear Came Over The Mountain," which has no bear, "Peking Duck," which has no duck, and "Cat Person," which has no cat. I'm a sucker for misleading animal titles! (tho I'm teaching "Axolotl" today, which has many axolotls)
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A couple of months ago,
@blgtylr
and I drove up the Hudson Valley to talk at
@GuernicaMag
’s new residency. It was a great conversation, focused on craft and revision, and I’m thrilled that part of it is excerpted in our June issue:
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After two and a half fantastic years, my tenure as
@wwborders
book editor has officially ended. The outstanding reviews linked below all expanded my world. Thanks to the critics for your words, and to the vital team at WWB for the support and fun.
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Rather shockingly, this week is a milestone: I will have known my wife for half of my life. Even more shockingly, this was what my hair was like back then (hers is the same)
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One of my favorite things about being Guernica Senior Fiction Editor is bringing a unique, strange story to a meeting with our editorial team (
@autumn_watts
,
@AMrjoian575
,
@miriawaiwai
) and hearing that they love it as much as I do. All of which is to say: submit to Guernica!
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@tkiramadden
“We just had our best day in years, must be doing something right” - NRA CFO at end of nanowrimo
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I'm thrilled to kick off 2024 with two outstanding short stories in our January issue of
@GuernicaMag
. K-Ming Chang's brilliant "My Mother's Stalker" kept on shocking me all the way to its unforgettable climax. If you haven't read K-Ming yet, start here:
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Editing a
@blgtylr
short story is, it turns out, as fun as reading one. Obsessed with his latest in
@GuernicaMag
:
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This upcoming book by
@melissafebos
, BODY WORK, has taken full hold of me - brilliant, honest look at the nature of storytelling, and essential reading for any aspiring writer. Has me excited to teach my memoir class this spring!
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My takeaway from Kidney Person is, as ever, that I probably could have made a bigger fuss out of the protagonist of The Goldfinch having my exact job and growing up in my exact childhood apartment building
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“You were not a dancer but you were a listener and he wishes he could tell it to you. The thought passes over him as lightly as the shadow of a falling leaf.” - Teju Cole’s TREMOR is brilliant, beautiful, and surprising - the kind of book that makes you want to think and write.
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My wonderful Uncle Robert - I loved him, and we all miss him a ton. An incredible life in film - Star Wars, Agnes Varda, Coppola - and an even more incredible person.
Robert Dalva, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on ‘The Black Stallion,’ Dies at 80
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Great news:
@bookcritics
is launching a new Prize for Books in Translation. Working on this with
@tarawandam
and the Translation Committee team has been a highlight of my time on the board. Celebrating translators and world literature - nothing better.
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This difficult year, I'm feeling especially proud of the 3 organizations I work for -
@bookcritics
,
@GuernicaMag
, and
@wwborders
- because they do the hard work of literary advocacy, both visible and behind the scenes. All rely on donations - if you're able, please support them
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Really loved The Anthropologists by the brilliant Ayşegül Savaş - it has a fascinating rhythm, teems with minute objects and insights, and is very difficult to summarize in a tweet. “Still, we belonged to our own times.”
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We're publishing two awesome stories in
@GuernicaMag
's June Issue. The first, by the amazing
@1demerith
, is a hilarious, provocative look at one of my favorite subjects: sexual tension at a writing residency.
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Today is the 4 year anniversary of the time a man in a giant bunny costume silently pursued me through the Prospect Park subway station
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Some materials for my next NYU Paris craft talk - this one is on questions.
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Very sad. Bob was (and I know how lucky and improbable this sounds) a wonderful friend to me, with impeccable advice and a perfect sense of humor. The first time we went to one of our diner lunches, he ordered us rice pudding and said "you're on Broadway now, baby!" I'll miss him
Robert Gottlieb, one of the most important book editors of his time, has died at the age of 92.
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For my birthday, Alana drew me an “Adam kebab” with all my favorite things on a skewer. Obsessed with it.
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I have an amazing month of events ahead: I'm deeply honored to be talking with
@parul_sehgal
, whose writing I love, on Zoom on Wednesday, 8/2 at 2:00 EDT for
@wwborders
. We'll talk criticism, literature in translation, and essay-writing. Register at
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Re: Gilbert, I have to mention that I once became the "
#2
best reviewer" in America on Goodreads as a prank on my friend Gabe. It took no effort - about 3 minutes a day for a year. It's a flawed platform and writers shouldn't make self-censoring decisions based on it!
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Closest email near-miss of all time just now: was hovering my mouse over the send button but had addressed my review of an upcoming novel to the AUTHOR of that novel instead of my editor. This will fuel years of nightmares.
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A wonderful night
Darin, Adam, Joyce & Henri on boulevard Montparnasse, Paris
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Adored Olga Tokarczuk’s THE BOOKS OF JACOB - what an achievement of research, narrative, and technical ambition, with brilliantly translated prose by
@jenniferlcroft
- strange to call a 955 page novel about an 18th century cult a page turner, but that’s what this is.
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My wonderful Uncle Robert in the Oscars In Memoriam segment - incredibly moved to see him
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I have a new piece up on Catapult today on Zoom Dysmorphia - it's a vulnerable one
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I’ll never forget this conversation with Marie NDiaye - a genius!
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Sharing these words again after today's frightening news - and hoping for Mosab Abu Toha's safe return
I fell in love with Mosab Abu Toha's writing when he was a finalist for our Poetry Prize at the NBCC last year - he has both an essay and a poem in the New Yorker this week. They're worth your time.
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I AM HOMELESS IF THIS IS NOT MY HOME - what a strange, wonderful book, full of Lorrie Moore’s exquisite sentences, and totally unexpected and unique.
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Our November issue is live at
@GuernicaMag
! Our fiction is very thrilling this month, surreal and strange. "In Bloom," by Katarzyna Szaulńska, in expert translation from Polish by Mark Tardi, is wild, hilarious, bold, and impossible to summarize
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I’ve always been embarrassingly goofy about my wife - here’s a bit of our story:
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I teach this Amy Hempel story every semester, and every time, on the way to school, the last page wrecks me.
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"That night, in the deep heat of Greece, devoured by mosquitos and reminiscences, I was thinking about all the doors I had closed in my life and what it would have taken to keep them ajar." - Deborah Levy, Real Estate
(This book is wonderful.)
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It’s here! I judged the fiction, criticism, and translation committees this year, and am very thrilled with our lists - also excited to be chairing the Leonard Prize conversation.
We're excited to announce the finalists for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards! Check out the shortlists, as well as the winners of our special awards, here:
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