The Book of Delights
Essays
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The Book of Delights
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Ross Gay
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Ross Gay
About this listen
The winner of the NBCC Award for Poetry offers up a spirited collection of short lyric essays, written daily over a tumultuous year, reminding us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders.
Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights is a genre-defying collection of essays - some as short as a paragraph; some as long as five pages - that record the small joys that occurred in one year, from birthday to birthday, and that we often overlook in our busy lives. His is a meditation on delight that takes a clear-eyed view of the complexities, even the terrors, in his life, including living in America as a Black man; the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture; the loss of those he loves.
©2019 Ross Gay (P)2018 Recorded BooksWhat listeners say about The Book of Delights
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- Meghann Hubert
- 2024-09-05
Lovely
This book gives you a sweet glimpse into the authors daily life and also sharpens the readers perception of delight in the day to day.
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- Lisa Steinhauer
- 2023-07-04
Pleasure to listen to
A wonderful, light listen! The performance by the author/narrator was funny, sweet, and absolutely delightful. Highly highly recommend to lighten up your day and spirit!
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- Karen Styles
- 2023-05-14
Delightful and Insightful
Loved listening to this in the author’s voice. So many laugh out loud moments of joy, and woven with insights into daily life, memories, race, relationships. Highly recommend.
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- Brianne Porter
- 2023-06-20
Delight!
A perfect audiobook because it was so enjoyable to listen to read by the author! I find myself saying “delight!” When I find myself noticing something that delights me❤️
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