When writer Brendan Leonard found out he was going to become a dad, he was excited-but also terrified. He read parenting books, but didn't find exactly what he was looking for. So he started interviewing the people who already had the job he would be starting soon: Regular dads.

So Far, So Good: 40 Dads Talk About Becoming Parents and How They Figured It Out distills the best stories and wisdom from those interviews, sharing the experiences and knowledge of those dads in an easy-to-read, conversational tone. The result is a parenting book that feels more like eavesdropping around a campfire or the sidelines of a kids' soccer game than reading a how-to manual.