Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces

Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces

<p>“Magical prose stylist” Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani, <em>New York Times</em>) delivers a collection of essays—heartfelt, humorous, insightful, wise—on the meaning of fatherhood.</p><p>For the September 2016 issue of <em>GQ,</em> Michael Chabon wrote a piece about accompanying his son Abraham Chabon, then thirteen, to Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Possessed with a precocious sense of style, Abe was in his element chatting with designers he idolized and turning a critical eye to the freshest runway looks of the season; Chabon Sr., whose interest in clothing stops at “thrift-shopping for vintage western shirts or Hermès neckties,” sat idly by, staving off yawns and fighting the impulse that the whole thing was a massive waste of time. Despite his own indifference, however, what gradually emerged as Chabon ferried his son to and from fashion shows was a deep respect for his son’s passion. The piece quickly became a viral sensation.</p><p>With the <em>GQ</em> story as its centerpiece, and featuring six additional essays plus an introduction, <em>Pops</em> illuminates the meaning, magic, and mysteries of fatherhood as only Michael Chabon can.</p>