Books for Father's Day

Why Fathers Cry at Night

A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances

By: Kwame Alexander
Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

This powerful memoir from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with. In a powerfully intimate and non-traditional (or "new-fashioned") memoir, Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man... Read more

Fatherhood

A Comprehensive Guide to Birth, Budgeting, Finding Flow, and Becoming a Happy Parent

By: Fatherly
Narrated by: K.C. Bragg
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Becoming a parent can be daunting . . . terrifying, in fact.This is especially true for dads. Where’s the road map? Well, you’re looking at it. This book from the editors of Fatherly, the largest digital brand for dads, is a one-stop source for fathers-to-be, empowering them to be the best parent they can be--with both confidence and joy.New... Read more

Above Ground

By: Clint Smith
Narrated by: Clint Smith
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

A remarkable poetry collection from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics Circle award-winning author of How the Word Is Passed.

Clint Smith’s vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world.... Read more

First Class Fatherhood

Advice and Wisdom from High-Profile Dads

By: Alec Lace
Narrated by: Alec Lace
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Read by the author.Did you know that in the United States alone, more than one in four children live in a home without a father?When Alec Lace recognized this crisis and launched his parenting podcast 2018, his mission was simple: to give dads an opportunity to encourage others, by sharing the experiences and wisdom they’ve gained during their... Read more

Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry
Narrated by: Blue Ivy Carter
Length: 4 minutes

Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it’s beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But he LOVES his Zuri, and he’ll do anything to make her—and her hair—happy. Tender and empowering, Hair Love is an ode to loving your natural hair—and a... Read more

A Calling for Charlie Barnes (read by Nick Offerman)

By: Joshua Ferris
Narrated by: Nick Offerman
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

From a National Book Award Finalist comes a novel about an American family and one man's attempt to understand the many lives of his father.

Someone is telling the story of the life of Charlie Barnes, and it doesn't appear to be going well. Too often divorced, discontent with life's compromises and in a house he hates, this lifelong schemer and... Read more

My Seven Black Fathers

A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole

By: Will Jawando
Narrated by: Will Jawando
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

This program is read by the author, Will Jawando, who has been called “the progressive leader we need” by the late congressman John Lewis.

"Will Jawando's account of mentorship, service, and healing lays waste to the racist stereotype of the absent Black father. By arguing that Black fathers are not just found in individual families, but are... Read more

We’re Parents!

The New Dad’s Guide to Baby’s First Year; Everything You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive Together

By: Adrian Kulp
Narrated by: Alex Boyles
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

A new dad’s guide, from birth day to birthday.The pregnancy’s over and the baby’s here … what’s a dad supposed to do? Put your other new dad books away―We’re Parents! is going to help you be the best dad (and partner) you can be.Wondering how to burp your newborn? Not sure how to get them to try solids? Desperate to get them to sleep? Adrian... Read more

The New One

Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad

By: Mike Birbiglia
Narrated by: Mike Birbiglia & J. Hope Stein
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

“Can something painful be funny? Can you really only have one slice of pizza? Can something that feels horrible turn out to be wonderful? Can fish text? Birbiglia asks these questions and more in his honest, funny, and emotionally fraught exploration of parenthood and what it has meant to him and to his wife. Fans of his will appreciate the new... Read more

Sixty-One

Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court

By: Chris Paul
Narrated by: Chris Paul
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Chris Paul, "The Point God," a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team and current point guard for the Phoenix Suns, narrates this compelling memoir. Deeply affected by the untimely death of his grandfather, Nathaniel "PaPa Chili" Jones, Paul recounts the inspiration and influence PaPa Chili continues to play in his life and career.

A powerful... Read more

Follow Me to Hell

McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice

By: Tom Clavin
Narrated by: George Newbern
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

"[Narrator George] Newbern's clear voice and appealing staccato delivery move well from phrase to phrase, keeping listeners' interest." —AudioFile on The Heart of Everything That Is

Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier.

In... Read more

My Father's Brain

Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's

By: Sandeep Jauhar
Narrated by: Sandeep Jauhar
Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

“These pages will be a blessing to families dealing with Alzheimer’s. Sandeep Jauhar’s prose is insightful, honest, and moving about a condition that most of us will inevitably encounter in our lifetimes." —Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone

A deeply affecting memoir of a father's descent into dementia, and a revelatory inquiry into... Read more

Chilean Poet

A Novel

By: Alejandro Zambra
Narrated by: Gisela Chípe
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE”

“A tender and funny story about love, family and the peculiar position of being a stepparent…[Chilean Poet] broadens the author’s scope and quite likely his international reputation.” —Los Angeles Times

“Zambra [is] one of the most... Read more

Father Hunger

Why God Calls Men to Love and Lead Their Families

By: Douglas Wilson
Narrated by: James Donaldson
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Fatherlessness is a “rot that is eating away at the modern soul,” writes Douglas Wilson, and the problem goes far beyond physical absence. “Most of our families are starving for fathers, even if Dad is around, and there’s a huge cost to our children and our society because of it.” Father Hunger takes a thoughtful, timely, richly engaging... Read more

The Weight of Him

By: Ethel Rohan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

At four hundred pounds, Billy Brennan can always count on food. From his earliest memories, he has loved food’s colors, textures, and tastes. The way flavors go off in his mouth. How food keeps his mind still and his bad feelings quiet. Food has always made everything better, until the day Billy’s beloved son Michael takes his own life.In... Read more

Golfing with Dad

The Game's Greatest Players Reflect on Their Fathers and the Game They Love

By: David Barrett
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Golfing With Dad is a heartwarming collection of golf's best players' favorite memories with their fathers and how those memories shaped them not only as players but as the men and women they are today. Many professional golfers have been greatly influenced by their fathers, and some of the very best have contributed interviews to this special... Read more

Hero

Becoming the Strong Father Your Children Need

By: Meg Meeker
Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Pediatrician and bestselling author Meg Meeker has a message: stop undervaluing fatherhood.We live in a culture that hails motherhood as a woman’s crowning achievement yet defines men first and foremost by their professional accomplishments, treating fatherhood as almost incidental—a bonus. But from her years spent as a pediatrician listening to... Read more

Good Talk, Dad

The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have

By: Bill Geist & Willie Geist
Narrated by: Bill Geist & Willie Geist
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Bill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for "CBS: Sunday Morning," whose debut Little League Confidential was a New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paper--and Willie Geist, the Today Show host, popular member of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and author of the best-selling American Freak Show--have begun an... Read more

Ten Conversations You Must Have with Your Son

Preparing Your Son for a Happy and Successful Life

By: Tim Hawkes
Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Making time to talk with your son is one thing; knowing what to talk about is another.Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son, but they often put them off—or worse, don’t have them at all—because they simply don’t know where to start. Written by Dr. Tim Hawkes, one of Australia’s top... Read more

The New Dad’s Playbook

Gearing Up for the Biggest Game of Your Life

By: Benjamin Watson
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

When it comes to the unknown territory of having a baby, moms-to-be have nearly unending resources to plan and execute a healthy pregnancy and navigate those first months and years as a parent with confidence. New dads? Not so much. They want to get in the game too, but, says Super Bowl champion Benjamin Watson, “I could find clearer direction... Read more