My Father's Son: A Memoir

A humorous and big-hearted exploration of the author's relationship with his father, George Plimpton, who remains one of the most beloved figures in American letters.

In My Father’s Son, lauded memoirist Taylor Plimpton examines the whirlwind of coming-of-age with style, wit, and warmth. It’s not always so simple growing up in the shadow of a parent—perhaps especially when that parent happens to be a bestselling author, curator of one of the world’s great cultural institutions, an actor in s...