It’s Father’s Day tomorrow. And the thing about Dads is that they honestly don’t really care about the gifts and the surprises. They’ll probably be more interested in the cricket match that’s happening tomorrow. But, instead of presenting your Dad with expensive presents, or taking them out, you could just order these books online or buy them from a bookstore nearby, or just pass the information along because fathers are information junkies, like that. After all, which Dad wouldn’t want to know about the books written by and about fathers, talking about fathers, on Father’s Day, right? 

1. Lincoln In The Bardo 

Author: George Saunders 

Penguin Random House

The long-awaited first novel from the author of 'Tenth of December': a moving and original father-son story featuring Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented. 

2. Between The World And Me 

Author: Ta-Nehisi Coates 

Penguin Random House

Ta-Nehisi Coates shares with his son the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world, through a series of revelatory experiences. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, 'Between the World and Me' clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

3. The Awkward Thoughts Of W. Kamau Bell 

Author: W. Kamau Bell 

Penguin Random House

'The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell' is a humorous, well-informed take on the world today, tackling a wide range of issues, such as race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; his interracial marriage; his upbringing by very strong-willed, race-conscious, yet ideologically opposite parents, and much more.  

4. The Loyal Son 

Author: Daniel Mark Epstein 

Penguin Random House

Award-winning historian Daniel Mark Epstein throws the spotlight on one of the more enigmatic aspects of Franklin’s biography: his complex and confounding relationship with his illegitimate son, William.

5. Last Night In Twisted River 

Author: John Irving 

Penguin Random House

In 1954, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County—to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto in a story spanning five decades.

6. A House For Mr. Biswas 

Author: V.S Naipaul 

Penguin Random House

An unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul’s father masterfully evokes a man’s quest for autonomy in order to achieve independence.

7. The Sense Of An Ending 

Author: Julian Barnes 

Penguin Random House

Tony Webster built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

8. The Chosen 

Author: Chaim Potok 

Penguin Random House

The classic story of two fathers and two sons as they deal with the pressures to pursue the religion they share. As the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other is a lost spiritual brother and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before.

9. Being A Dad Is Weird 

Author: Ben Falcone 

HarperCollins

A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of 'The Boss' and 'Tammy' that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned the foreword, are shaped by his own childhood. 

10. To Kill A Mockingbird 

Author: Harper Lee 

J.B. Lippincott & Co.

One of the best-known classics that, on the overall, shed a lot of light on how a father teaches his two kids lessons on life, the unrest in America at the point and wisdom on how to deal with problems. It’s one of the best books you could ever read, or recommend to someone. 

[With inputs from Penguin Random House & HarperCollins]