Karl Ove Knausgaard
£10–14Volume of My Struggle dedicated to becoming a dad. Norwegian, intense, unlike anything else.
For the reader who wants the literary deep-end. Strangely comforting in its honesty.
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Matt Coyne
Sunday Times bestseller. Honest, funny, no-bullshit account of new fatherhood by a regular bloke. Probably the most-gifted UK dad book.
Daddy.London editorial note: If you read one book before the baby comes, make it this one. Properly funny, properly true.
Neil Sinclair
Ex-Commando turned dad delivers a no-nonsense ops manual for the first three years. Practical, clear, slightly tongue-in-cheek.
Daddy.London editorial note: If you want a manual that treats parenting like a mission, this is it. Brilliant for the practically-minded.
Mark Woods
Month-by-month guide to the pregnancy your partner is doing, and what you can actually do about it.
Daddy.London editorial note: The pregnancy book that explains scans, kit, and how to be useful instead of in the way.
Philippa Perry
Bestselling guide to breaking generational patterns. Bracingly honest. Applies as much to dads as mums.
Daddy.London editorial note: The book that makes you think about your own dad before you think about yourself as one.
