Letter from Jason Epstein, Vice-President of Random House Inc. Publishers, to John McGahern (based in New York) saying he likes the book McGahern has sent him and would like to publish it. He adds further comments on reading habits of the American public.

File of letters from various editors at Faber and Faber publishers, London, to John McGahern. Letters primarily from Matthew Evans. Letters discuss publication consideration of books by McGahern, comments on US publication details and rights (includes copy letters from Jason Epstein at Random House, USA) and details of potential US presses for McGahern's work; discussions on royalties, comments relayed from Charles Monteith; sales and distribution of the books, possible film rights for adaptations, and related personal comments between Matthew Evans and McGahern.
Letters and postcards to McGahern from Joanna Mackle, Editor at Faber, sending congrats on McGahern winning the Galway Literary Festival Award (1987) and other later letters and cards commenting on receiving McGahern's recent manuscripts at Faber. (1980s - 2000). Letter from Donah Wood, Drama Editor, Faber and Faber (28 June 2005), sending congrats and comments about "Memoir".
NOTE: See also P71/1664 for file of letters from Charles Monteith, Editor, Faber and Faber; File P71/1707 for letters with Robert McCrum, Faber and Faber.

File of three letters from Rudiger Imhof to John McGahern, offering to arrange a reading via the Irish Embassy in Germany, at a venue in Wuppertal, by McGahern; also sending comments on McGahern's writing and also about reading John Williams's book, "Stoner", introduced by McGahern.

Letters, email, and postcards from Ian Jack, Granta Magazine, to John McGahern. Includes email of feedback on "Memoir" including the suggested inclusion of a map of McGahern's places named in the book, and other textual edits; also a letter with suggested comments on "That They May Face the Rising Sun", and related comments on McGahern's writing.
Also material to other publications by McGahern with Granta - post cards with comments on proofs/edits from Fatema Achmed and Claire Wrathall (1997 - 2006).
See also P71/1671 for more contact with Granta and McGahern.

Letters of TS letters from Linck Johnson, Colgate University, discussing work and life at Colgate, literary comments, McGahern's time at Colgate, and also a letter from Office of the President, Colgate University, with details of McGahern's honorary degree from Colgate in 2003.

Letters from Neill Joy, Academic, English Department, Colgate University, USA to John and Madeline McGahern, discussing John's visiting position at Colgate, various department and work matters, literary matters and reading, and also following the death of John McGahern, letters to Madeline McGahern sending items such as photographs and manuscripts of John's work.

File of letters and email from Eamon Maher, academic at Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Dublin, and scholar of McGahern's writing, with discussions included of McGahern's writing, questions for interview with McGahern and details of a book of criticism, on McGahern's writing which Maher is writing.

Letters from poet Derek Mahon to John McGahern. One is written on 'Vogue' magazine headed paper and is regarding the publication of story by McGahern "The Stoat", accepted for a fee of £200; other letters are to McGahern when based in Newcastle, U.K., others discuss payment and arranging visits with McGahern.

File of letters from David Marcus to John McGahern. Marcus was a writer and editor at the Irish Press Newspaper. Letters in the 1970s discuss the inclusion of a story, "Swallows" (1971) in the New Irish Writing series; letters regarding publication of an extract from "The Leavetaking" (1974) and later letters discuss the inclusion of "The Wine Breath" in an anthology of Irish Ghost Stories, and other McGahern work being included in Phoenix Irish Short Story anthologies that Marcus is editing.

Letters from Murray Mindlin, editor and publisher, writing from London, 1969 to John McGahern with comments on the publication of McGahern's story, "Encounter", and on wider publication queries. Also a letter from [Andrea], Mindlin's wife, writing to those who knew Murray with details of his recent passing and comments on his life. One letter is on headed paper of "Censorship", which Mindlin edited (Jan 1970).