![]() His father, an erudite historian and the former president of Swarthmore College, has long been gregarious and charming with strangers yet cerebral with his children. On others, he feels distinctly weary, troubled by his distance from millennial sensibilities or by his own face in the mirror, by a grimace that's so like his father's. On some days he feels vigorous, on the brink of greatness when he plays tournament squash. Torn between two families, he careens between two stages in life. In his fifties, New Yorker writer Tad Friend is grappling with being a husband and a father as he tries to grasp who he is as a son. Maybe, just maybe, those answers will help you live your own life. Brilliant, intensely moving."-William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Barbarian DaysĪlmost everyone yearns to know their parents more thoroughly before they die, to solve some of those lifelong mysteries. "How often does a memoir build to a stomach-churning, I-can't-breathe climax in its final pages?. In this "dazzling" (John Irving) memoir, acclaimed New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend reflects on the pressures of middle age, exploring his relationship with his dying father as he raises two children of his own. Trick or Treat - Twelve Books Featuring Witches.60 spectacular LGBTQIA+ books to read this Pride Month and every month.May Bookshop Chat - Books With Buzz May 2023.2023 British Book Awards Are Celebrated At Star-Studded Ceremony - We Love The #Nibbies.Put your Feet up and Catch up on Our May Summary of Highlights and Reading Recommendations.We mourn the loss of celebrated British author Martin Amis.Industry Insights May 2023: James Kellow, Ultimo Press.Prepare to Celebrate the Nation's Favourite Genre with National Crime Reading Month.Caffè Nero launches a major new set of book awards - The Nero Book Awards.TikTok launching its own book awards to celebrate titles, authors, content and creators of BookTok.International Booker Prize 2023 Won by Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel with Time Shelter.England Rugby World Cup Winner Steve Thompson, Beth Mead and Gary Neville all take home gongs at The 21st Sports Book Awards.Jhalak Prizes 2023 Winners Announced celebrating British or British-resident writers of colour. ![]()
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