Ashton Politanoff @APolitanoff
Dad Had a Bad Day @astrahousebooks & @dauntbooks / You’ll Like it Here @dalkey_archive ashtonpolitanoff.com Joined February 2015-
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Thank you to @Telegraph and Luke Kennard for this incredible 5-star review of Dad Had a Bad Day! telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-…
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Dad Had a Bad Day is going to Italy, forthcoming from @edizpiemme 🇮🇹 Thank you @2SeasAgency & @astrahousebooks
@jon_greenberg Thanks so much for the thoughtful read and kind words, Jon!
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Thank you @TheGlossMag for these nice words about DHABD in the July - August issue distributed with @IrishTimesNews
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Man, this book is really good.
@jon_greenberg Thanks so much for reading!
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"Politanoff has delivered a reading experience I won’t soon forget, about a character I kinda wish I could." @pjsauer thesecondserve.com/book-review-da…
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Stuff your suitcase, fire up the Kindle, and lose yourself in a great read. esquire.com/entertainment/…
Thankful to have Dad Had a Bad Day on this @esquire list of best summer books!
These Are the 18 Best Summer Books of 2026, From Zeitgeisty Novels to Thrilling Beach-Reads esquire.com/uk/culture/boo…
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Biblioracle: I devoured ‘Dad Had a Bad Day’ by Ashton Politanoff chicagotribune.com/2026/06/27/bib…
Thank you @chicagotribune & John Warner for the nice coverage and kind words. Happy to have Dad Had a Bad Day positioned alongside Big Swiss and A Fan’s Notes
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@Schwartzesque Thank you for reading!
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I enjoyed this @APolitanoff novel. Much darker stuff than the title and cover suggest. Reminded me of "A Meaningful Life" by L.J. Davis.
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"I’m 41 now, but his delusion has stuck with me. I knew there was something to mine there." Michael Knapp talks to @APolitanoff about the masculinity and delusion of his new novel “Dad Had a Bad Day”: lareviewofbooks.org/article/dad-ha…
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“The characters in this book have been playing tennis for most of their lives—like alcohol to Homer Simpson, it is both the cause of & the solution to all of life’s problems.” ICYMI, @LOLGluckstadt reviews DAD HAD A BAD DAY by @APolitanoff 🎾 southwestreview.com/courting-disas…
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“Tennis in this book is sophisticated, brutal, and life-or-death.” Grip yr racket & hit the court w/ @LOLGluckstadt as he reviews DAD HAD A BAD DAY by @APolitanoff, out now via @astrahousebooks 🎾southwestreview.com/courting-disas…
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