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National Public Radio: Three Books about Dads who Love Dangerously, June 19, 2010creepy_wide

Sunday is the day we remember our doting, caring dads — but this Father’s Day, Tess Callahan wonders whether it’s possible for a dad to overextend his love. She looks at three books where a father’s protection means keeping some dangerous secrets.

Waterstone’s Books Quarterly, May 2010

How an Unlikely Friendship can Change your Life: Tess Callahan on April & Oliver

New York Times Magazine “Lives” Column  Sunday, May 10, 2009


Do You Feel This? The first day of the rest of your life as a mother.

Powells.com Essay: May 27, 2009

April, Oliver & the Power of Now