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Dad is the second novel by the American novelist William Wharton. It is "a story of fathers and sons drawn from [the author's own] relationship with his own dying father". [1] The novel was published in 1981 following Birdy (1978). It deals with a Paris-based American artist who is called to his mother's bedside as she has had a serious heart ...
On Bookmarks September/October 2019 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "On the Come Up, critics conclude, will likely “assure Tomas’s continued and well-deserved dominance on the best-seller lists” (Vox)".
In this collection of essays, Michael Chabon delivers a handful of funny, heartfelt messages on what fatherhood really means. In the book’s first essay, Chabon opens up about a writer he met who ...
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic is a 2006 graphic memoir by the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For.It chronicles the author's childhood and youth in rural Pennsylvania, United States, focusing on her complex relationship with her father.
Little Brother [1] is a novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Tor Books.It was released on April 29, 2008. [2] The novel is about four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights.
Brother, I'm Dying is a 2007 family memoir by novelist Edwidge Danticat, published by Alfred A. Knopf. In 2007, the title won the American National Book Critics Circle Award and was also nominated for the American National Book Award .
Deborah G. Plant, a scholar of Black literature, found more personal inspiration for her new book, 'Of Greed and Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All.'
What Happened to Burger's Daughter has two essays by Gordimer and one by University of the Witwatersrand law professor John Dugard. Gordimer's essays document the publication history and fate of Burger's Daughter, and respond to the Publications Control Board's reasons for banning the book. Dugard's essay examines censorship in South Africa ...