Readers Services
Fathers' Fiction
A selection of books about fathers in fiction and true stories of all kinds of dads.
Fiction
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| Infidelity for First-time Fathers |
Mark Barrowcliffe |
FIC Bar |
| Belmondo Style |
Adam Berlin |
FIC Ber |
| The Truth About Celia |
Kevin Brockmeier |
FIC Bro |
| Genesis |
Jim Crace |
FIC Cra |
| Perfect Skin |
Nick Earls |
FIC Ear |
| Scooter |
Mick Foley |
FIC Fol |
| Daughter Mine |
Herbert Gold |
FIC Gol |
| Breaking Her Fall |
Stephen Goodwin |
FIC Goo |
| Donor Boy |
Brendan Halpin |
FIC Hal |
| Until I Find You |
John Irving |
FIC Irv |
| Smoking Poppy |
Graham Joyce |
FIC Joy |
| The Best a Man Can Get |
John O'Farrell |
FIC O'Fa |
| In the Province of Saints |
Thomas O'Malley |
FIC O'Ma |
| Little Children |
Tom Perotta |
FIC Per |
| Man and Boy |
Tony Parsons |
FIC Par |
| The Risk Pool |
Richard Russo |
FIC Rus |
| A Thousand Acres |
Jane Smiley |
FIC Smi |
| A Father's Affair |
Karel Glastra van Loon |
FIC van |
| Big Fish |
Daniel Wallace |
FIC Wal |
African American Collection
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| The Emperor of Ocean Park |
Stephen L. Carter |
AAC Car |
Romance
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| The Daddy Clock |
Judy Markey |
ROM Mar |
Graphic Novels
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| The Road to Perdition |
Max Allan Collins |
GN Col |
Mystery
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| Closing Time |
Jim Fusilli |
MYS Fus |
| Matchstick Men |
Eric Garcia |
MYS Gar |
| Single and Single |
John LeCarre |
MYS LeC |
| Breakfast at Madeleine's |
Matt Witten |
MYS Wit |
Horror
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| Life Expectancy |
Dean Koontz |
HOR Koo |
| Vamped: A Novel |
David Sosnowski |
HOR Sos |
Fantasy
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| The Iron Tree |
Cecilia Dart-Thornton |
FAN Dar |
| Anansi Boys |
Neil Gaiman |
FAN Gai |
Science Fiction
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| Frek and the Elixir |
Rudy v.B. Rucker |
FAN Ruc |
Nonfiction
| Title |
Author |
Call Number |
| Fatherhood |
Bill Cosby |
306.874 C |
| The Velveteen Father |
Jesse Green |
306.874 G |
| Renovations |
John Marchese |
306.874 M |
| First and Last Seasons |
Dan McGraw |
306.874 M |
| Believing It All |
Marc Parent |
306.874 P |
| Two of Us |
Peter Smith |
306.874 S |
| The Uncle Book |
Jesse Cogan |
306.87 C |
| 8 Simple Rules... |
W. Bruce Cameron |
814.6 C |
| Family Man |
Calvin Trillin |
814.54 T |
| Big Russ and Me |
Tim Russert |
92 Rus |
| Paris to the Moon |
Adam Gopnik |
944.36 G |
Compiled by the APL Readers Services Department -- June 2006
Last updated: June 13, 2006