Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces

Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Manhood for Amateurs and Moonglow, returns with a collection of heartfelt, humorous and insightful essays on the meaning of fatherhood. You are born into a family and those are your people, and they know you and they love you and if you are lucky they even, on occasion, manage to understand you. And that ought to be enough. But it is never enough What are you allowed to talk about with your children? When to step in with advice, when to let them make their own mistakes? It’s more complicated than you think. Somehow you muddle through. In this heartfelt, humorous and wise book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon attempts to weigh in on difficult conversations with his children, on everything from texting girls to death. But it is when he hangs back that he catches them transforming into their own people. What emerges is a father’s deep respect for his children’s passions and for their bravery in the face of conformity. Whether you know the joy and struggles of being a father, or were shaped by one, you will find a home in these stunning essays. In POPS, Michael Chabon, one of the best in the literary world, presents a collection of essays that explore the nuances of long-term relationships, particularly in the context of marriage and parenting. His narrative, a mix of autobiography and biography, offers a deep dive into the complexities of raising children and the transformation they undergo as they grow into their own individuals. For fans of Ursula K. Le Guin (Lao Tzu ), Samantha Harvey (The Shapeless Unease), David Foster Wallace (Both Flesh And Not), George Saunders (Congratulations, by the way), and Katherine Rundell (Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise).