Category: Drive

Which Dad Are You?: Recommended Reading for Father’s Day

June 14, 2024

By Christian Coleman | This Sunday, it’s dad’s turn to be given his flowers—or tie or power tool or gift card. You get the idea. Our flowers come in the form of books, some of which are written by fathers. Books for the daddies and zaddies on their muscle-bound journey. For the House fathers taking…
One Father, Three Years, and Thousands of Uber Rides to Rebuild a Life

May 14, 2024

A Q&A with Jonathan Rigsby | By the time I sat down to write “Drive,” I’d had to put a lot of thought into where I wanted to focus my energy. Working, parenting, and driving were taking up the majority of my time, and I had to choose how to spend the very small amount…
Beacon’s Batch of Best-Of Books Is Bursting During Our Holiday Sale!

December 17, 2021

This is it. The final hurrah for 2021! Yes, we’re ending in the phase of Omicron rising, but many of our titles were selected for a number of best-of lists and holiday gift guides for the year. So many! Let’s raise a glass to our authors to congratulate them! And guess what? Our holiday sale…
12 Things You Didn’t Know About Rosa Parks

March 3, 2021

By Jeanne Theoharis and Brandy Colbert | What you learned about Rosa Parks in school was a myth. Much of what is known and taught about her is incomplete, distorted, and just plain wrong. Because Rosa Parks was active for sixty years, in the North as well as the South, her story provides a broader…

Which Dad Are You?: Recommended Reading for Father’s Day