Which American author wrote the 1986 memoir Fatherhood?

Bill Cosby wrote the 1986 memoir Fatherhood. The book discusses the comic and practical experiences of raising children and became one of Cosby's best-known publishing projects.

Fatherhood was published by Doubleday. It followed Cosby's earlier bestselling family-oriented book, 1983's Time Flies, and continued his use of observational humor about domestic life and parenting.

The book's popularity reflected Cosby's public image at the time as a television father and entertainer. His role as Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show had made him especially associated with fictional fatherhood in American popular culture.

Later allegations of sexual assault and Cosby's 2018 criminal conviction substantially changed public discussion of his legacy. Those later events are separate from the book's publication history, but they are important context when discussing its author today.