Surviving Paren'thood: Father’s Day Memoirs
Father's Day is June 16. These memoirs celebrate the joys of fatherhood:
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C'mon Papa: Dispatches from a Dad in the Dark by Ryan Knighton
The first year of paren'thood can be traumatic for anyone, but Ryan Knighton is literally in the dark having lost his sight to retinitis pigmentosa. This is his humorous memoir about becoming a father.
Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
Actor and standup comic Gaffigan shares his stories of paren'ting 5 children in a small New York apartment.
A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball by Dwyane Wade
• eAudiobook
• eBook
Wade who has full custody of his two sons writes about juggling paren'thood with a career in the NBA.
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Home Game: an Accidental Guide to Fatherhood by Michael Lewis
Excerpts from the journals Moneyball author, Lewis kept when his children were young.
Raising Cubby: a Father and Son's Adventures Asperger's, Trains, Tractors and High Explosives by John Elder Robison
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
Asperger's-afflicted Robison writes frankly about his experiences paren'ting his son Jack, who is also on the autism spectrum.
Someone Could Get Hurt: a Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Paren'thood by Drew Magary
Magary began blogging about his paren'ting experiences in 2006, then became a regular columnist for Deadspin and GQ. This memoir begins with the premature birth of his 3rd child.
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