Happy Father's Day Reading Round-Up

Happy Father's Day, dear daddies! Mommies and kiddies, please make sure to give some extra-special time to your special man-of-the-house. 

I did a Mother's Day round-up, so I decided to find out if I had some good reads about fathers. Sure enough, I do, and here's a nice little collection of stories that feature fathers, fatherhood and their relationships with their children. 

Click on the titles to get a full review. Happy Father's Day reading, everyone!

Top Row, L-R:

All Her Father's Guns by James Warner // fiction, satire

Fatherhood in satire featuring Cal Lyte, macho gun-loving venture capitalist, ex-wife Tabytha who has grand political aspirations, and daughter, Lyllyan, who is strangely normal.

I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow by Jonathan Goldstein // non-fiction, humour

Funny male musings about growing old.

Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult // fiction, contemporary

A story of a father who leaves his family to live among the wolves.

Middle Row, L-R:

The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O'Melveney // fiction, historical

A young Venetian woman doctor seeks out her missing father and discovers her father's  tragic past.

American Dervish by Ayad Ahktar // fiction

A beautifully sensitive story of a Muslim boy's life and love in today's America.

The Car Thief by Theodore Weesner // fiction

A coming-of-age-story of a young man who steals cars to fill a void in his life.

Bottom Row, L-R

The Warmest December by Bernice L. McFadden

A heartbreaking novel showing alcoholism at its ugliest and forgiveness at its finest.

Perla by Carolina de Robertis

A young Argentinean woman learns her true identity through a mysterious house guest who seeps of water.

Captain Disaster by Del Shannon // fiction, middle years

To escape the pain of his father's death, Kevin Tobin switches from ordinary 12-year-old to a cool superhero to deal with his life.