Tom McAllister | Substack

Tom McAllister

Author of novels HOW TO BE SAFE (2018) and THE YOUNG WIDOWER'S HANDBOOK (2017), as well as essay collection IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE (2025). Book Fight! podcast co-host. Barrelhouse Magazine nonfiction editor.

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