A holiday novella about a successful businessman contemplating the choices he made in his life and the little girl battling cancer who provides him with the inspiration he needs.

A celebration of the bond between dads and their kids shows how fathers and children have fun with each other by pretending to be all sorts of things, from explorers to kings and jesters.

Agreeing to care for the baby that a terminally ill former girlfriend claims is his, recovering alcoholic Noel turns to a loving network of family and friends for help until a social worker attempts to place the baby in a foster home.

Two friends and business partners find their lives changing when they unexpectedly have to care for seven-year-old twins while trying to manage the biggest business deal of their careers.

Two friends and business partners find their lives changing when they unexpectedly have to care for seven-year-old twins while trying to manage the biggest business deal of their careers.

Keith Gessen was nearing forty and hadn't given much thought to the idea of being a father. He assumed he would have kids, but couldn't imagine what it would be like to be a parent, or what kind of parent he would be. Then, one Tuesday night in early June, the distant idea of fatherhood came careening into view: Raffi was born, a child as real and complex and demanding of his parents' energy as he was singularly magical. Fatherhood is another country:...

Best-selling author Tim O'Brien shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons.

Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world, Backman relays the big and small lessons in life.

A conservative blogger and contributing editor at National Review and a radio host offer a message about growing up to men in their 20s who are still sleeping late, playing video games, dressing like slobs and dating around.