Father’s Day is this Sunday! If you ask me, books are always the best gift. Especially for dads, who always seem to be notoriously difficult to shop for. Books are portable, personal, and won’t anger your mom when he displays them prominently. (Who knew she would get so upset about that wall-mounted singing trout?)

So, here’s our handy guide to books every dad will love!

For the Dad who knows his way around the kitchen

52 Loaves by William Alexander
A highly entertaining and informative novel about one man’s quest to bake the perfect loaf of bread – from scratch.

For the History Buff

Boone by Robert Morgan

The definitive biography that transforms a mythic American hero into a flesh-and-blood man.

For the Golfer:

Dream Golf by Stephen Goodwin

A behind the scenes chronicle of the pursuit of a dream – the creation of a seaside golf course that became the world-renowned Bandon Dunes.

A Son of the Game by James Dodson

Set in the picturesque North Carolina sandhills, the story of  how one dad got his game back and reconnected with his teenage son.

For the Music Aficionado

Our Noise, The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small by John Cook with Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance

“A gleeful, let’s-put-on-an-all-ages-show narrative . . . Our Noise is a primer for anyone who cares enough about music to not only make records, but also remain relevant and solvent.” —Los Angeles Times

For the Sports Fanatic

Hard Work, by Roy Williams
One of the most respected and successful basketball coaches in the nation, Coach Roy Williams, reveals the determination that took him from the humbles of beginnings to the pinnacle of coaching success. “Worth the read . . . an inspiring tale.” —Sports Illustrated

For the Dog Owner

I Thought You Were Dead by Pete Nelson

“If you think your dog is not only the best listener in your life, but you can actually hear its sage advice in your head, you should read Pete Nelson’s I Thought You Were Dead … Nelson describes the friendship between man and dog with a lot of heart and understanding. The dialogue between the two isn’t anthropomorphic; it’s just that sometimes your dog has the best advice when your girlfriend’s spending the night at her other lover’s house.”—The Oregonian

For the Dad Who Loves Great Fiction

The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern

“I found this multigenerational fantasy infectious … Stern manages to playfully capture Yiddish syntax with such precision that you might think the author had just been unfrozen from the 18th century himself … The Coen Brothers, fresh off another suburbia-meets-shtetl concoction in A Serious Man might want to open this book—Art Silverman, NPR’s “All Things Considered”

An Arsonist’s Guide to Writer’s Homes in New England by Brock Clarke

An utterly original story about truth and honesty, life and the imagination. “Funny, profound . . . A seductive book with a payoff on every page.” ––People

The Resurrectionist by Jack O’Connell

O’Connell spins a weird, wild, and wonderful yarn about the incredible lengths a father will go to save his son.

Far Bright Star by Robert Olmstead

“Far Bright Star makes the reader bleed with the characters and sweat with the intensity of the sun . . . It’s Olmstead’s knife-edge paring of words that makes Far Bright Star such a fine work of fiction.” —Washington Post