{"product_id":"the-book-of-more-delights-essays-9781643753096","title":"The Book of (More) Delights: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003ePre-order now! The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eInciting Joy\u003c\/i\u003e shares this new chronicle of small, daily wonders--and it is exactly the book we need in these unsettling times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ross Gay's essays have been called \"exquisite\" (Tracy K. Smith), \"imperative\" (the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"brilliant\" (Ada Limón). Now, in this new collection of genre-defying pieces, again written over the course of a year, one of America's most original voices continues his ongoing investigation of delight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Gay, what delights us is what connects us, what gives us meaning, from the joy of hearing a nostalgic song blasting from a passing car to the pleasure of refusing the \"ubiquitous, nefarious\" scannable QR code menus, from the tiny dog he fell hard for to his mother baking a dozen kinds of cookies for her grandchildren. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As always, Gay revels in the natural world--sweet potatoes being harvested, a hummingbird carousing in the beebalm, a sunflower growing out of a wall around the cemetery, the shared bounty from a neighbor's fig tree--and the trillion mysterious ways this glorious earth delights us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For his many fans eagerly awaiting this new volume and for readers who have enjoyed the works of Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Zadie Smith, and Rebecca Solnit, Gay once again offers us \"literature that feels as fluent and familiar as a chat with a close friend\" (the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eThe Book of (More) Delights\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection to savor and share. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643753096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ross Gay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059871449269,"sku":"9781643753096","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_29efcf04-0fae-42bb-8e01-1a14fe436730.jpg?v=1690299899","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-more-delights-essays-9781643753096","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}