If you don’t know Oliver Munday‘s name, you’ve most certainly seen his work. He designed Colson Whitehead’s cover for The Nickel Boys. Eli Bautman’s The Idiot cover. The Cover for Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom. He’s also the former associate creative director at The Atlantic.
Now, he’s released his debut story collection, Head of Household, which explores the evolving role of fatherhood in contemporary life. Many a book about motherhood recently has become Debutiful favorites (The School for Good Mothers, The Nursery, Nightbitch), but this is the first book about fatherhood to catapult into the pantheon of must-read debuts. Munday’s grasp on character, emotion, and scene will extend to the reader. He’ll hold you tight as you navigate the lives of these fathers.
We chatted with Munday via email to learn about his journey to becoming a writer, why he wanted to write about fatherhood, and what it was like to have a book cover designed for him instead of by him.
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