{"product_id":"the-book-of-delights-paperback","title":"The Book of Delights - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoss Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Heard on NPR's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life: \u003c\/i\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling book that celebrates ordinary delights in the world around us by one of America's most original and observant writers and the author of \u003ci\u003eInciting Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning poet Ross Gay. Pre-order \u003ci\u003eThe Book of (More) Delights \u003c\/i\u003enow, too!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ross Gay's eye lands upon wonder at every turn, bolstering my belief in the countless small miracles that surround us.\" --Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winner and U.S. Poet Laureate\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The winner of the National Book Critics Award for Poetry offers up a spirited collection of short lyrical essays, written daily over a tumultuous year, reminding us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e, one of today's most original literary voices offers up a genre-defying volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfiction book from award-winning poet Ross Gay is a record of the small joys we often overlook in our busy lives. Among Gay's funny, poetic, philosophical delights: a friend's unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment between the only two black people in a room. But Gay never dismisses the complexities, even the terrors, of living in America as a black man or the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture or the loss of those he loves. More than anything else, though, Gay celebrates the beauty of the natural world-his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e is about our shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed. These remarkable pieces serve as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights: Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, Ross Gay is the author of three books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eCatalog of Unabashed Gratitude\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. \u003ci\u003eCatalog \u003c\/i\u003ewas also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in Poetry, the Ohioana Book Award, the Balcones Poetry Prize, the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award, and was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. He is a founding editor, with Karissa Chen and Patrick Rosal, of the online sports magazine S\u003ci\u003eome Call It Ballin'\u003c\/i\u003e and founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a nonprofit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. Gay has received fellowships from the Cave Canem Foundation, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He teaches at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52475763622195,"sku":"9781643753287","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a1BuenErRGF6THYyQ3prckdacHlMQT09.webp?v=1759564703","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-book-of-delights-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}