Parents and children often disagree, but occasionally that rift becomes an unsurpassable ravine. Rouse (It’s All Relative) and his father found it hard to connect about anything and were driven apart by differences and an unwillingness to meet in the middle. Luckily, Rouse and his father Ted have one thing in common—a deep-seated love of the St. Louis Cardinals. Rouse’s new memoir is a poignant and heartfelt story about a father and son reestablishing a connection. Their shared love of baseball provides them a vocabulary to reconnect at the end of Ted’s life and provides the tools to rebuild their relationship. This memoir is equal parts heart-rending and humorous, and at all points filled with love. It is a story that’s more than just about a conservative father and his gay son, it’s about the power of family and shared experience. VERDICT Libraries looking to increase their LGBTQ+ memoir collections will not want to miss this worthy entry.