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Oliver Munday presents s+2
Head of Household, in conversation with Amanda Hess
at McNally Jackson s+6

A powerful, singular collection of short stories depicting the evolving role of fatherhood in contemporary society—perfect for readers of Jamel Brinkley’s A Lucky Man and Phil Klay’s Redeployment.

From stories about a father who shows up hungover to chaperone his daughter’s kindergarten bowling trip, to another who rediscovers his love of graffiti, and a father who pays for his legal fees and apartment through his OnlyFans earnings, Head of Household is a short story collection that reckons with divorce, financial anxiety, and sexuality to create a collage of the beleaguered father, a man on the frontlines of a masculinity in crisis—stories of men salvaging the shreds of their identities while staging puppet shows and pretending to be ponies for their children.

 


Oliver Munday is a graphic designer and the author of Don’t Sleep: The Urgent Messages of Oliver Munday and the short story collection Head of Household. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Believer, The Sewanee Review, and LitHub. He lives in New York City.

Amanda Hess is a critic at large for The New York Times. She writes about Internet and pop culture for the Arts section and contributes regularly to The New York Times Magazine. Hess has worked as an Internet columnist for Slate magazine, an editor at Good magazine, and an arts and nightlife columnist at the Washington City Paper. She has also written for such publications as ESPN The Magazine, Wired, and Pacific Standard, where her feature on the online harassment of women won a National Magazine Award for Public Interest.

Event Details

Tuesday, February 17
7:00pm

Price
$5

Location
McNally Jackson Seaport
4 Fulton St
New York, NY 10038

 

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