by Bill Geist
First published 2014
Television personalities Bill and Willie Geist collaborate on a memoir that captures their relationship through decades of shared experiences. The father-son duo writes in alternating voices, trading observations about music, sports, summer camp adventures, and driving lessons gone wrong. Their conversation style reveals both the humor and tenderness that defines their connection. Bill's public battle with Parkinson's disease motivated them to document their stories for future generations. Willie, now raising his own children, works to continue the family's unconventional parenting approach while Bill embraces his role as grandfather. The book combines laugh-out-loud moments with genuine emotion as both men reflect on how their relationship has evolved over time.
Genres: family, humor, autobiography, memoir, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, parenting
Vibes: emotional, intimate, tender
Tropes: found-family, unconventional-parenting
272 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing