Zachary Issenberg

And done! After a month of steady writing, my latest manuscript is complete. I wrote a gothic inspired by the past. The momentum of this dark, nasty novel helped me write roughly 2k words a day.

Now for the real fun, to edit this work until it satisfies me with its impact.

Last winter, Archipelago Books held a winter sale which delivered their books to prisons throughout the U.S. Their team is always at work on something essential.

They're currently reviving the Scandinavian giant Birgitta Trotzig, with different translators for each of her works. Support them!

Open Letter Books supports translations of contemporary masters at work now! I'm thankful to receive the mixed-form of Rusana Bardarska's To Essay, which blends fiction, essay, and poetic meter in playful flight.

Do yourself a favor and grab all their Énard translations too!

Look what came in the mail! How exciting to receive book mail from the lovely presses hard at work on stellar translations.

Thanks to @openletterbooks and @archipelagobooks for sending me works they thought would be up my alley. I'll read them cozily with Moshi at my side.

You can read this piece here!
minorliteratures.com/2026/01/08/apo…

I haven't published in this form ever before. I would appreciate it if you shared your thoughts on this piece. It is my hope that the language of a prophet provides new paths to take in this world.

Thank you for your time.

Hello everyone, the new year begins with my writing! The kind editors at @MinorLits have published my poetic essay, influenced by Celan and Bashō.

I wrote about the world and my place in it the only way I know how. It is something that I've spent two years editing and refining.

My favorite video games of 2024!
- Frogmonster
- Signalis
- Shadow of the Erdtree
- Lunacid

My favorite first movie watches of 2024!
- Evil Does Not Exist
- The Substance
- Tokyo Godfathers
- Hundreds of Beavers
- Sexy Beast
- Miami Vice

My favorite albums of 2024!
- I Saw An Angel In The Mirror
- Blue Lips
- Neon White
- GNX
- Sexta Dos Crias
- After the Night (Live)
- Yourself Is Steam
- Alligator Bites Never Heal
- we had good times together, never forget that

It's been a long, long year, but one constantly filled with wondrous art! With 2025 close, and after some consideration...

My favorite fictions of 2024!

Year in Reading: Zachary Issenberg Grief came at us with a hammer this year. I moved across the country for work and every week there’s another bit of news from the end of the world. Through several bludgeons of change and loss, I walk...

Good morning everyone! I took part in The Millions' Year In Reading, after being such a fan for so long. I wrote about the experience of reading through change and grief, the books that delighted me.

I hope you may find a future favorite read among these!
themillions.com/2024/12/year...

Year in Reading: Zachary Issenberg Grief came at us with a hammer this year. I moved across the country for work and every week there’s another bit of news from the end of the world. Through several bludgeons of change and loss, I walk...

Good morning everyone! I took part in The Millions' Year In Reading, after being such a fan for so long. I wrote about the experience of reading through change and grief, the books that delighted me.

I hope you may find a future favorite read among these!
themillions.com/2024/12/year...

Impossible Object by Nicholas Mosley!

Underground River and Other Stories by Inés Arredondo, translated by Cynthia Steele!

Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon!

Fear and Trembling! By Søren Kierkegaard, translated by Edna and Howard Hong.

The Kingdom of this World by Alejo Carpentier, translated by Harriet De Onis!

The Changeling by Joy Williams!

Plus by Joseph McElroy!

Three Days Before The Shooting... by Ralph Ellison!

Sure, I'll do this too! 1 like = 1 book that I like

Really fun! Every chapter is 5-11 pages and from a different narrator; the pacing matched the pitch of action. I'm surprised by how often James trusts the reader to as he does the Quentin Compson thing often.

Last book I read: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James!
Current Read: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward!
Next anticipated: maybe a Pynchon reread or The Night of Lead by Jahn?
Newest acquisitions: See pic related!

Hi everyone! If you're ever on the lookout for writing about Florida that's as funny as it's terrifying, check out my fiction! I write in a few genres and styles, but if you like the work of writers Paul Beatty, Joy Williams, or Toni Morrison, try these?

zacharyissenberg.squarespace.com/writing

Hi everyone! Been awhile since I was here, so let me pop in again with a latest profile in four angles:
One of my favorite books, films, paintings, and albums.

Hey everyone! I wanted to post my latest essay here; I got to write about one of my favorite authors, José Donoso.
themillions.com/2023/11/jose...

I wrote about Donoso's ethics as an artist, how it contributed to his style, and how we might use this as a banner cry for a sea change in language art.

Hey everyone! I've got a fun question:
Can you define your style with each of the following?
One Book
One Film
One Painting
One Album

Hey everyone, I've got a question! What are some of your favorite reads this year?

Here are some of mine:
The Red & The Black by Stendhal
Grimmish by Michael Winkler
Possession by A.S. Byatt
The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala
Compass by Matthias Ènard
Conversations in the Cathedral by Vargas Llosa

Hi everyone, I'm here! I'll post about books soon, but for now I'm editing to a great EP:

youtu.be/MQ8VcR0Y6_M?...