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y separately published work icon Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father
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'A must-read for all new parents, Love, Dad, explores what it means to be a father in the twenty-first century.

'The father of two young boys, Laurie reflects on how his own experiences have defined the kind of man he is and the kind of parent he would like to become. His stories – triumphant, funny and sad – draw on Laurie’s own childhood experiences and important relationships with family and mates, alongside the challenges of trauma and mental health shared by many men. This memoir openly shares how Laurie strives to overcome challenges – from breaking generational cycles to maintaining joy in work and parenthood – and how others fresh to parenting can learn from this authentic story of a new dad and his family.' (Publication summary)

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  • Book club notes available on publisher's website.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Fremantle Press , 2023 .
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      Extent: 296p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1st August 2023
      ISBN: 9781760992064

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Laurie Steed on Writing the Short Story Form Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2024 27994874 2024 single work podcast interview

'Laurie Steed is a novelist and short story writer. Greater City Shadows, his short story collection, was shortlisted for the 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. He also published a memoir, Love Dad: Confessions of an Anxious Father, in 2023.

'His fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in The Age, Meanjin, Overland, Island, Westerly, and elsewhere.' (Production summary)

Review of ‘Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father’ by Laurie Steed Jen Bowden , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Editor's Desk - 2023 2023;

— Review of Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father Laurie Steed , 2023 single work autobiography
Book Review : Love, Dad, Laurie Steed George Dunford , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2023;

— Review of Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father Laurie Steed , 2023 single work autobiography

'Parenting and a career in the arts push on writer Laurie Steed in this punchy memoir.'

Book Review : Love, Dad, Laurie Steed George Dunford , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2023;

— Review of Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father Laurie Steed , 2023 single work autobiography

'Parenting and a career in the arts push on writer Laurie Steed in this punchy memoir.'

Review of ‘Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father’ by Laurie Steed Jen Bowden , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Editor's Desk - 2023 2023;

— Review of Love, Dad : Confessions of an Anxious Father Laurie Steed , 2023 single work autobiography
y separately published work icon Laurie Steed on Writing the Short Story Form Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2024 27994874 2024 single work podcast interview

'Laurie Steed is a novelist and short story writer. Greater City Shadows, his short story collection, was shortlisted for the 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. He also published a memoir, Love Dad: Confessions of an Anxious Father, in 2023.

'His fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in The Age, Meanjin, Overland, Island, Westerly, and elsewhere.' (Production summary)

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