Gabfest Reads: Searching for a Happy Ending

Published: Sept. 18, 2022, 4:11 p.m.

b'John Dickerson talks with author Ada Calhoun about her new memoir,\\xa0Also a Poet: Frank O\\u2019Hara, My Father, and Me. What started as Calhoun\\u2019s attempt to finish the biography of Frank O\\u2019Hara that her father started, turned into a gripping story of Calhoun\\u2019s relationship with her father. Calhoun and Dickerson talk about not pulling punches when it comes to how nice family members are, why you can\\u2019t pre-plan a happy ending, and what her father thought of the book.\\xa0\\n\\nTweet us your questions\\xa0@SlateGabfest\\xa0or email us at\\xa0gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)\\n\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'