Call number
814 GAY
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Publication
Algonquin Books (2022), 256 pages
Description
"A collection of long-form essays on joy, in which the author turns his curious and poetic mind to everything from skateboarding and cover songs, basketball and race, dancing and academia, death and laughter, and, always, the garden and the natural world"--
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LibraryThing member ewyatt
This was a book that certain lines made me pause, wonder, and think. Even from the title, I began meditating on the nature of finding & making joy. There's a line in the last essay about joy being an act of resistance. Each chapter explores a different incitement and there are definitely through
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lines that Gay weaves in throughout - seeds, growing, connections, community. Show Less
Awards
Ohioana Book Award (Finalist — Nonfiction — 2023)
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Nominee — 2023)
Boston Globe Best Book (Nonfiction — 2022)
Pages
256
ISBN
1643753045 / 9781643753041