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A Brief Literary History of Absolutely Terrible Dads

A Brief Literary History of Absolutely Terrible Dads

Happy Father's Day! Please Enjoy These Bad Dad Memoirs

By Andrew Thurman | June 14, 2019

Red Sox Great Luis Tiant on Reuniting with His Father After 14 Years

Red Sox Great Luis Tiant on Reuniting with His Father After 14 Years

By a Stroke of Luck Luis Sr. is Allowed by Castro to Leave Cuba

By Luis Tiant | June 14, 2019

Remembering My Father, Jacques Lacan

Remembering My Father, Jacques Lacan

Sibylle Lacan on the Influences of an Absent Father

By Sibylle Lacan | June 14, 2019

Writing During Naptime, a Parent's Practice

Writing During Naptime, a Parent's Practice

Katie Gutierrez on the Hard-Won Lessons of Motherhood

By Katie Gutierrez | June 14, 2019

Learning of My Father's Suicide From My Grandmother's Poetry

Learning of My Father's Suicide From My Grandmother's Poetry

John James on the Hard Work of Acknowledging Terrible Truths

By John James | June 14, 2019

Lit Hub Recommends: <em>Love Island</em>, Ocean Vuong, and L.A. Noir

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On the Syrian Border, 2015, After the Story's "Gone Elsewhere"

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How the West is Destroying Itself Through Its Fear of Migrants

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What the 39,933 Items on Peter Matthiessen's Computer Mean for the Art of Biography

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In Pablo Picasso's Studio During the Nazi Occupation of Paris

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The Author of Republic of Lies on The Maris Review

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Why France Bizot Uses Books as the Canvas for Her Art

Why France Bizot Uses Books as the Canvas for Her Art

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10 Books to Give to Dads Who Don't Read*

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