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2011 International Book Award Finalist
Higley, whose weekly fatherhood column appears in the Chicago Tribune’s TribLocal, unwraps poignant lessons from his family history with rich, vivid detail. His story reveals meaning in simple moments and the people who fill them-including the surprise discovery of his most important lesson, which had been quietly waiting for over thirty years. Written in an informal but eloquent style, Bobblehead Dad keeps you laughing, crying and-most importantly-thinking. Higley’s distinctive storytelling rhythm, combined with a knack for handling heavy topics with an embraceable voice, quickly draws you into his experiences…

Jim Higley was a typical middle-age dad whose world, overnight, went from the soccer field sidelines cheering on his children to the sidelines of life. At the age of forty-four, Jim became the fourth member of his immediate family to receive a diagnosis of cancer and suddenly found himself with an entire summer removed from all of life’s obligations as he allowed his body to heal after surgery. Thanks to a wise friend’s promise, however, that summer of physical healing transformed into the rediscovery of several forgotten life lessons-and one life-changing gift that had been quietly waiting for him for over thirty years. 

Since then, Jim-a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists-has become an inspiring voice to people worldwide who daily enjoy his print and online columns for Chicago Tribune’s…