The 21 Best Books About Fatherhood

As soon as people find out you’re going to become a parent, the endless suggestions begin. There are the classics, like, “make sure to get some sleep now because pretty soon you won’t,” and “life will never be the same.” The advice comes as if you didn’t know any of this before introducing another human being into this world and becoming responsible for keeping them alive, even as they try to sabotage their own existence at every turn. The advice drove me insane. I promised not to do it. And then, of course, I gave my own. I have handed it out in a short sentence: read the baby books.