Synopses & Reviews
Old Guy Dad recounts the adventures of a man who, in the proverbial autumn of his years, or at least the pre pre-autumn, discovers his girlfriend is pregnant. And having a baby. Whereupon hijinks, cosmic and mundane, ensues. A collection of celebrated columns on The Rumpus with new material and never-before-told tales, Old Guy Dad is Jerry Stahl at his finest and most domestic.
Review
"Listen up Gen X, Gen Y, and Millennial Dads: the OG Dad has just plunked his creaky carcass down in the Barca-lounger and is about to spit some harsh, hilarious, and needful wisdom your way. Crack any of these essays and get smarter. You're welcome." Patton Oswalt
Review
"This book has more truth and humor in one sentence than most people experience in a lifetime. I know nothing about children, but if Jerry Stahl can be a dad again after his hell of a ride, he's just about the only guy that gives me hope that someday I could be a great father, too." Natasha Lyonne
Review
"Jerry Stahl should either get the Pulitzer Prize or be shot down in the street like a dog." Anthony Bourdain
Synopsis
Old Guy Dad recounts the adventures of a man who, in the autumn of his years--or at least the pre-autumn--discovers his girlfriend is pregnant. He is going to be a father. Again. Only this time he wants to do it right: no heroin, plenty of low-back pain.
A collection of celebrated columns from The Rumpus with new material and never-before-told tales, OG Dad finds Jerry Stahl fighting a terminal disease--not to mention mortality, sleeplessness, and the soul-crushing weirdness of preschool drop-offs with parents half his age. Square is the last frontier.
About the Author
Pushcart Prizewinning author
Jerry Stahl has written eight books, including the memoir
Permanent Midnight (made into a film with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson), and novels including
Pain Killers, Bad Sex on Speed, I, Fatty (optioned by Johnny Depp), and
Happy Mutant Baby Pills. His widely anthologized fiction and nonfiction has appeared in
The Believer,
Esquire,
Black Book, and a variety of other places. He currently writes for the IFC series
Maron.