Michael P. Daley is an American author and cultural historian. Daley's work primarily concerns crime, subcultures, politics, and art. He is a former counterculture archivist and political news editor.[1]
Michael P. Daley | |
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| Born | Chicago, United States |
| Occupation | Author, cultural historian |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Crime, true crime, politics, art |
| Website | |
| michaelpdaley | |
Career edit
From 2009 to 2014, Daley was employed at Boo-Hooray as an archivist engaged in the preservation of counterculture and political movements. During his time at Boo-Hooray, he facilitated the sale of cultural collections to institutions such as Yale's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Cornell's Rare & Manuscript Collections, Columbia's Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Miami's Special Collections, and Georgetown's Lauinger Library.[2] He has also curated exhibitions on William S. Burroughs,[3] Ed Wood,[4] private press vinyl,[5] science-fiction zines,[6] and Civil War photography in cities like New York City, Paris, London, and Montreal.[2]
One of Daley's first works as an author was That's Life: The O.L. Jaggers Story (Boo-Hooray, 2011) a short biographical pamphlet which talked about the legal struggles of a cult L.A. preacher once famed for his UFO-themed sermons. Daley has also worked as an editor for books like Feel the Music: The Psychedelic Worlds of Paul Major (Anthology Editions, 2017),[7] Flying Saucers Are Real! (Anthology Editions, 2016),[8] The Situationist Times facsimile edition (Boo-Hooray, 2012),[9] and Houston Rap Tapes (Sinecure Books, 2013).[10]
First To Knock edit
In 2017, Daley founded First To Knock, a small press publisher and sometime record label.[11] First To Knock titles are irregularly published and include Echoes of a Natural World: Tales of the Strange & Estranged (2020), a weird fiction collection that featured contemporary fiction by Daley and others, alongside new translations of French authors such as Joris-Karl Huysmans, Marcel Schwob, and Jean Lorrain.[12][13][14]
Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld edit
In 2018, Daley’s Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld was published. Released on Daley’s First To Knock imprint, the book is a biography of a Native American career thief and safecracker who became a prison journalist and ultimately an Eastern Shawnee activist.[15][16] Daley researched and wrote Bobby BlueJacket over a period of six years. Referencing the microhistorical approach in the book's introduction, Bobby BlueJacket broaches larger questions about United States history through its specific focus on a single, relatively unknown individual.[17] Ron Padgett, an award-winning author and poet, regarded the book as a "fascinating and richly detailed biography and an intimate portrait of complex emotional and intellectual life". Jack Womack, a Philip K. Dick awardee described BlueJacket as: "Insightful, angry, straightforward, reminiscent of the subterranean classic You Can't Win by Jack Black." Daley's BlueJacket was featured in Los Angeles Review of Books,[17] Tulsa World,[15] Weird History,[18] Bustle,[19] This Land Press,[20] and Public Radio Tulsa/NPR.[16] The book was nominated for best non-fiction work for the 30th annual Oklahoma Book Awards.[21]
Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958–1992 edit
Daley also co-authored and edited Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958–1992 (Sinecure Books, 2013), which was featured in the BBC,[22] Vice,[1] and was called "the greatest music book of the year" by Los Angeles Magazine.[23]
As editor edit
- Echoes of a Natural World: Tales of the Strange & Estranged (2020)
- Feel the Music: The Psychedelic Worlds of Paul Major (2017)
- The Flying Saucers Are Real! (Anthology Editions, 2016)
- The Situationist Times facsimile edition (Boo-Hooray, 2012)
- Houston Rap Tapes
- Ed Wood's Sleaze Paperbacks (2011)
Bibliography edit
- Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld (2018)
- Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958–1992 (2013)[22]
- That's Life: The O.L. Jaggers Story (2011)
References edit
- ^ a b Storm, Christian (April 2, 2013). "Unearthing America's Treasure Trove of Obscure Private Press Vinyl". Vice. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Michael P. Daley". Michael P. Daley. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Hecht, Erin Elisabeth. "Cut-Up: The Centenary of William S. Burroughs – The Emory Danowski Poetry Library". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Ed Wood Sleaze Paperbacks". COOL HUNTING. November 2, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Enjoy The Experience At Milk Gallery, NYC | Sinecure Books". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Staff Picks – A Table by Leslie Lasiter". Printed Matter. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ Major, Paul (June 2017). Feel the Music: The Psychedelic Worlds of Paul Major. ISBN 9781944860073. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Womack, Jack. Flying saucers are real! : the UFO library of Jack Womack.
- ^ Baines, Jess; Credland, Tony; Pawson, Mark (2018). "Doing it ourselves: Countercultural and alternative radical publishing in the decade before punk". Ripped, Torn and Cut: Pop, politics and punk fanzines from 1976. p. 15. doi:10.7228/manchester/9781526120595.003.0002. ISBN 9781526120595. JSTOR j.ctv18b5q46.8. S2CID 158121500.
- ^ Houston Rap Tapes ARTBOOK | D.A.P. 2014 Catalog Sinecure Books Books Exhibition Catalogues 9781938265082.
- ^ "About". First To Knock. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Echoes of A Natural World: Tales of the Strange & Estranged. ISBN 9781734906004. OCLC 1226079025. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Dirda, Michael. "Why read what everyone else is reading? A guide to this season's hidden gems". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Spacek, Nick (October 15, 2020). "BOOKSHELF: The Disturbing Pulp of Echoes of a Natural World". CinePunx. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Watts Jr., James D. "Book chronicles legendary Tulsa outlaw figure, Bobby BlueJacket". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Fisher, Rich (August 3, 2018). "Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld (Encore Presentation)". www.publicradiotulsa.org. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Michael P. Daley and Lance Scott Walker in Conversation". BLARB. April 14, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "The Weird History Podcast | weird, odd, and horrible history". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "The Most Anticipated True Crime Books of 2018 To Feed Your Obsession". Bustle. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Outlaw Canon | This Land Press – Made by You and Me". thislandpress.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Oklahoma Book Award finalists". Oklahoman.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Vanity vinyl: The era of homemade records". BBC News. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Duersten, Matthew (December 12, 2013). "The Best Music Books to Give Someone Who Would Never Buy A Music Book Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2019.