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ABOUT THE BOOK:
MICHAEL IAN BLACK is many things: actor, comedian, screenwriter,
award-winning children’s book author, essayist, memoirist,
podcaster. He is also a man, and the father of a boy on the cusp of
manhood himself. In his poignant and insightful new book,_ A BETTER
MAN: A (MOSTLY SERIOUS) LETTER TO MY SON_, Black offers a thoughtful
and personal appraisal of the complicated meaning of masculinity in
our times. Written in the form of a letter to his son as he gets ready
to leave for college, this blend of memoir and advice, written with
both weight and wit, challenges the outdated assumptions that society
continues to impose upon boys about their place in the world.
“Obviously, Michael Ian Black can be funny, but who knew he could
write something so raw, intimate, and true?” says Peggy Orenstein,
New York Times bestselling author of Boys & Sex. “A BETTER MAN
cracked me wide open, and it’s a template for the conversation we
need to be having with our boys.
”Raising an admirable son in the era of the Angry White Male, marked
by school shootings and gun violence, #MeToo outrage, and wider
acknowledgement of complex gender issues, is challenging, Black
suggests. “Traditional masculinity encourages strength,
independence, fortitude. All good qualities,” he writes. “At the
same time, though, it provides no useful outlets for our
vulnerability. If we cannot allow ourselves vulnerability, how are we
supposed to experience wonder, fear, tenderness? If we cannot turn to
others for help, what do we do with bewilderment and frustration? How
do we even express something as elemental as joy?”Black tackles
these serious questions with characteristic humor and a respectful
grace.
As he writes to his son, Elijah, Black recalls the day the boy arrived
in the world and the thicket of emotions that accompanied that
arrival. He shares stories of his own complicated relationship with
his father, who died when Michael was a child, and his upbringing in
an often-contentious lesbian household. He recalls his own coming of
age in a time when boys were routinely told to “act like a man,”
with no direction on how to do so—or even what those words meant.
Based on both personal experience and thoughtful observation of the
rapid changes that are taking place in our society, he searches for
the best way for his son—and all the boys of the rising
generation—to navigate that change and become more evolved men than
the vast majority of those who have come before. For today’s fathers
he asks and seeks the answers to a difficult question: how can we be,
and raise, better men?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
MICHAEL IAN BLACK is a comedian, actor, and writer who started his
career with the sketch comedy show The State, on MTV, and has created
and starred in many other television shows.
Movie appearances include _Wet Hot American Summer_, _The Baxter_, and
_Sextuplets_. BLACK IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN,
including the award-winning _I’m Bored, I’m Sad, and I’m
Worried_, and the parody _A Child’s First Book of Trump_. His books
for adults include the memoirs _You’re Not Doing It Right_ and
_Navel Gazing_, and the essay collection _My Custom Van_.
BLACK ALSO CO-authored with Meghan McCain _America, You Sexy Bitch_.
As a stand-up comedian, MICHAEL REGULARLY TOURS THE COUNTRY, and he
has released several comedy albums. His podcasts include _Mike & Tom
Eat Snacks_, with Tom Cavanagh; _Topics_, with MICHAEL SHOWALTER; _How
to Be Amazing_; and _Obscure_. He lives in Connecticut with his wife
and two children.
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