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The Book of Delights: Essays

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I have no illusions, by which I mean to tell you it is a fact, that one of the objectives of popular culture, popular media, is to make blackness appear to be inextricable from suffering, and suffering from blackness. ...Clever as hell if your goal is to make appear natural what is, in fact, by design. And the delight? You have been reading a book of delights written by a black person. A book of black delight. Daily as air.

Goddamn. How often do you get to see someone slow dancing with a pigeon! And not thirty seconds later, walking toward Eighth, giggling at my good fortune, a tufted titmouse swooped by my head, landing on a wrought-iron gate, upon which a pedestrian walking past me immediately pulled from her snazzy jacket pocket a baggie of crumbs, and the bird hopped directly into her hand, nuzzling the goodies intermittent with tweeting toward its new pal, the bird and woman both nodding at me gawking at them, smiling at my bafflement, as though to say, We’re everywhere.

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**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Boston Globe , Garden & Gun , Electric Literature , and St. Louis Public Radio** The New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy is back with exactly the book we need in these unsettling times.  Margaret Roach of The   New York Times  says,  “Yes, please. I'll have another dose of delight.” In Ross Gay’s new collection of small, daily wonders, again written over the course of a year, one of America’s most original voices continues his ongoing investigation of delight.

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 “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. 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.

The Book of (More) Delights is a volume to savor and share.

• Literary Collections
• "By popular demand, Ross Gay is back, better than ever . . . This time he swings his basket higher, slower, for a whole new bevy of brainy and witty noticings."​ Garden & Gun
• Named a Best/Most Anticipated Book of Fall/2023 by TIME.com, Kirkus Reviews,   Publishers Weekly ,  Book Riot, Christian Science Monitor , & more! “Books to Read When You Have the Seasonal Sniffles” by Boston Globe
• "Yes, please. I'll have another dose of delight." Margaret Roach, The New York Times
• “[Gay] rejoices in the fleeting pleasures of everyday life. …heartfelt… [He] calls on us to marvel at nature’s small wonders and remember that we’re all connected.” Washington Post
• "Another startling, sensuous collection of miniature essays... again and again, joy wins out over despair as Gay pays tribute to a world of people "'bumbling, flailing, hurting, failing, changing.'" Booklist
• “Keenly observed and delivered with deftness, these essays are a testament to the artfulness of attention and everyday joy.” Kirkus Reviews
• “Gay's work never sugar coats the difficulties or fragility of life, but it is still so hopeful.”  —Wild Geese Bookshop USA Today
• “Gay proves that he’s able to endlessly expand on any minute detail of life in a way that’s not only interesting, but that’s often profound, open-ended, and sometimes even revelatory. It’s clear that these 'delights' are a gift not only for the author himself but also for every one of the readers he touches.” Shondaland
• “Ross Gay, and I will praise him forever, is a beautiful writer who reminds us of the beauty in small, everyday things.” Ann Patchett, The Skimm
• "A feel-good book... [it] expertly whisks readers away to simpler times. The book’s happy, worry-free vibes make it the ultimate vacation read, no matter the time of year." Travel & Leisure
• “His delightful observations of everyday life are a reminder that joy is all around us, we just have to be willing to look for it” TIME.com
• “His delightful observations of everyday life are a reminder that joy is all around us, we just have to be willing to look for it” TheRoot.com
• “Ross Gay’s ‘delight practice’ turns out to be exactly what I need to cope with this whole being-a-human-in-2024 thing… A gloriously unpredictable compendium of observations and celebrations of a life lived with full attention.” The Guardian
• "Savor every morsel of language in this catalog of daily joys." The Presbyterian Outlook
• “Ross Gay follows up his 2019 bestseller, The Book of Delights , with another collection of charming essays as quirky, engaging, and wryly humorous as the first. These reflections on what makes life meaningful offer a provocative episodic read.” Christian Science Monitor
• “Enormously delightful. Gay is a master at amplifying the delights all around us” Literary Hub
• “Enchanting… These unforgettable vignettes will enhance readers’ appreciation for their own surroundings.”   Publishers Weekly
• "This trilogy of titles help us understand each other, the world, and our place in it." Barnes & Noble Reads
• “A refreshing reminder that joy surrounds us everywhere” Bookreporter.com
• "A lovely book continuing his celebration of the everyday delights! Staff recommended! Highly! Happily!" My Edmund News
• “Gay’s work is a reminder of all things tiny and beautiful, small but miraculous, ordinary yet magical. Read The Book of (More) Delights . It will grant you some gorgeous silence.” Brown Daily Herald
• “Heartening. Informal yet inspired, off-the-cuff yet beautifully composed… The Book of (More) Delights  provides abundant avenues to appreciate our world.” BookPage
• “Beautifully written and a balm for our times." Toronto Star
• "Short essays with wonderfully playful writing that made me feel understood while also providing a new way to see the world. ...simultaneously unique and relatable... Something to keep stashed away for when you need a quick pick-me-up." St. Louis Public Radio
• “Ross Gay’s latest collection of essays  The Book of (More) Delights  is a dose of joy, perfect for dark winter months.”​ Montclair Local
• “This tour of delights is itself a delight.” Boston Globe
• “[Gay] is wry but hopeful, which feels so necessary in our current age.” Good Times Santa Cruz
• “A magical portal into the whimsical, the profound, and the utterly delightful facets of life. Gay’s prose is like a symphony… Prepare to be enchanted, uplifted, and ultimately transformed.” Medium.com

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THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS

by Ross Gay ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 12, 2019

An altogether charming and, yes, delightful book.

A collection of affirmations, noncloying and often provocative, about the things that make justice worth fighting for and life worth living.

Gay—a poet whose last book, the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, bears the semantically aligned title Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015)—is fully aware that all is not well in the world: “Racism is often on my mind,” he writes by way of example. But then, he adds, so are pop music, books, gardening, and simple acts of kindness, all of which simple pleasures he chronicles in the “essayettes” that make up this engaging book. There is much to take delight in, beginning with the miraculous accident of birth, his parents, he writes, a “black man, white woman, the year of Loving v. Virginia , on a stolen island in the Pacific, a staging ground for American expansion and domination.” As that brief passage makes clear, this is not a saccharine kind of delight-making but instead an exercise in extracting the good from the difficult and ugly. Sometimes this is a touch obvious: There’s delight of a kind to be found in the odd beauty of a praying mantis, but perhaps not when the mantis “is holding in its spiky mitts a large dragonfly, which buzzed and sputtered, its big translucent wings gleaming as the mantis ate its head.” Ah, well, the big ones sometimes eat the little ones, and sometimes we’re left with holes in our heads, an idiom that Gay finds interesting if also sad: “that usage of the simile implies that a hole in the head, administered by oneself, might be a reasonable response.” No, the reasonable response is, as Gay variously enumerates, to resist, enjoy such miracles as we can, revel in oddities such as the “onomatopoeicness of jenky ,” eat a pawpaw whenever the chance to do so arises, water our gardens, and even throw up an enthusiastic clawed-finger air quote from time to time, just because we can.

Pub Date: Feb. 12, 2019

ISBN: 978-1-61620-792-2

Page Count: 288

Publisher: Algonquin

Review Posted Online: Jan. 12, 2019

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 2019

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Well-told and admonitory.

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Born and raised in the Milwaukee ghetto, the author pulled himself up from considerable disadvantage. He was fatherless, and his adored mother wasn’t always around; once, as a child, he spied her at a family funeral accompanied by a prison guard. When beautiful, evanescent Moms was there, Chris also had to deal with Freddie “I ain’t your goddamn daddy!” Triplett, one of the meanest stepfathers in recent literature. Chris did “the dozens” with the homies, boosted a bit and in the course of youthful adventure was raped. His heroes were Miles Davis, James Brown and Muhammad Ali. Meanwhile, at the behest of Moms, he developed a fondness for reading. He joined the Navy and became a medic (preparing badass Marines for proctology), and a proficient lab technician. Moving up in San Francisco, married and then divorced, he sold medical supplies. He was recruited as a trainee at Dean Witter just around the time he became a homeless single father. All his belongings in a shopping cart, Gardner sometimes slept with his young son at the office (apparently undiscovered by the night cleaning crew). The two also frequently bedded down in a public restroom. After Gardner’s talents were finally appreciated by the firm of Bear Stearns, his American Dream became real. He got the cool duds, hot car and fine ladies so coveted from afar back in the day. He even had a meeting with Nelson Mandela. Through it all, he remained a prideful parent. His own no-daddy blues are gone now.

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**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Boston Globe , Garden & Gun , Electric Literature , and St. Louis Public Radio** The New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy is back with exactly the book we need in these unsettling times.  Margaret Roach of The   New York Times  says,  “Yes, please. I'll have another dose of delight.” In Ross Gay’s new collection of small, daily wonders, again written over the course of a year, one of America’s most original voices continues his ongoing investigation of delight.

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 “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. 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.

The Book of (More) Delights is a volume to savor and share.

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Ross Gay is the author of The Book of Delights, a genre-defying book of essays, and three books of poetry: Against Which, Bringing the Shovel Down, and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. He is also the co-author, with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, of the chapbook "Lace and Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens," in addition to being co-author, with Richard Wehrenberg, Jr., of the chapbook, "River." He is a founding editor, with Karissa Chen and Patrick Rosal, of the online sports magazine Some Call it Ballin', in addition to being an editor with the chapbook presses Q Avenue and Ledge Mule Press. Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Ross teaches at Indiana University.

Author website: http://www.rossgay.net

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The Book of (More) Delights: Essays

Oh, to have delights again! No one writes about the dearness of our human frailty with the generosity and good humor of Ross Gay. I can’t wait to wear these delights out to the same degree as the first, and become more present in doing so.

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**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Boston Globe, Garden & Gun, Electric Literature, and St. Louis Public Radio**

The New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy is back with exactly the book we need in these unsettling times. Margaret Roach of The New York Times says, “Yes, please. I'll have another dose of delight.”

In Ross Gay’s new collection of small, daily wonders, again written over the course of a year, one of America’s most original voices continues his ongoing investigation of delight.

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 “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. 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.

The Book of (More) Delights is a volume to savor and share.

About the Author

Ross Gay is the New York Times bestselling author of the essay collections The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy and four books of poetry. His Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, was a finalist for the National Book Award, and in 2022 was named an NEA Big Read title; and Be Holding won the 2021 PEN America Jean Stein Book Award. Gay is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project and has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He teaches at Indiana University.

Praise for The Book of (More) Delights: Essays

"By popular demand, Ross Gay is back, better than ever . . . This time he swings his basket higher, slower, for a whole new bevy of brainy and witty noticings."​— Garden & Gun

Named a Best/Most Anticipated Book of Fall/2023 by TIME.com, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Book Riot, Christian Science Monitor, & more!

“Books to Read When You Have the Seasonal Sniffles” by Boston Globe

"Yes, please. I'll have another dose of delight."— Margaret Roach , The New York Times

“[Gay] rejoices in the fleeting pleasures of everyday life. …heartfelt… [He] calls on us to marvel at nature’s small wonders and remember that we’re all connected.”— Washington Post

"Another startling, sensuous collection of miniature essays... again and again, joy wins out over despair as Gay pays tribute to a world of people "'bumbling, flailing, hurting, failing, changing.'"— Booklist

“Keenly observed and delivered with deftness, these essays are a testament to the artfulness of attention and everyday joy.”— Kirkus Reviews

“Gay's work never sugar coats the difficulties or fragility of life, but it is still so hopeful.”  —Wild Geese Bookshop— USA Today

“Gay proves that he’s able to endlessly expand on any minute detail of life in a way that’s not only interesting, but that’s often profound, open-ended, and sometimes even revelatory. It’s clear that these 'delights' are a gift not only for the author himself but also for every one of the readers he touches.”— Shondaland

“Ross Gay, and I will praise him forever, is a beautiful writer who reminds us of the beauty in small, everyday things.”— Ann Patchett , The Skimm

"A feel-good book... [it] expertly whisks readers away to simpler times. The book’s happy, worry-free vibes make it the ultimate vacation read, no matter the time of year."— Travel & Leisure

“His delightful observations of everyday life are a reminder that joy is all around us, we just have to be willing to look for it”— TIME.com

“His delightful observations of everyday life are a reminder that joy is all around us, we just have to be willing to look for it”— TheRoot.com

“Ross Gay’s ‘delight practice’ turns out to be exactly what I need to cope with this whole being-a-human-in-2024 thing… A gloriously unpredictable compendium of observations and celebrations of a life lived with full attention.”— The Guardian

"Savor every morsel of language in this catalog of daily joys."— The Presbyterian Outlook

“Ross Gay follows up his 2019 bestseller, The Book of Delights, with another collection of charming essays as quirky, engaging, and wryly humorous as the first. These reflections on what makes life meaningful offer a provocative episodic read.”— Christian Science Monitor

“Enormously delightful. Gay is a master at amplifying the delights all around us”— Literary Hub

“Enchanting… These unforgettable vignettes will enhance readers’ appreciation for their own surroundings.” — Publishers Weekly

"This trilogy of titles help us understand each other, the world, and our place in it."— Barnes & Noble Reads

“A refreshing reminder that joy surrounds us everywhere”— Bookreporter.com

"A lovely book continuing his celebration of the everyday delights! Staff recommended! Highly! Happily!"— My Edmund News

“Gay’s work is a reminder of all things tiny and beautiful, small but miraculous, ordinary yet magical. Read The Book of (More) Delights. It will grant you some gorgeous silence.”— Brown Daily Herald

“Heartening. Informal yet inspired, off-the-cuff yet beautifully composed… The Book of (More) Delights provides abundant avenues to appreciate our world.”— BookPage

“Beautifully written and a balm for our times."— Toronto Star

"Short essays with wonderfully playful writing that made me feel understood while also providing a new way to see the world. ...simultaneously unique and relatable... Something to keep stashed away for when you need a quick pick-me-up."— St. Louis Public Radio

“Ross Gay’s latest collection of essays The Book of (More) Delights is a dose of joy, perfect for dark winter months.”​— Montclair Local

“This tour of delights is itself a delight.”— Boston Globe

“[Gay] is wry but hopeful, which feels so necessary in our current age.”— Good Times Santa Cruz

“A magical portal into the whimsical, the profound, and the utterly delightful facets of life. Gay’s prose is like a symphony… Prepare to be enchanted, uplifted, and ultimately transformed.”— Medium.com

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Vladimir Mukhin, White Rabbit’s chef, makes Russian cuisine in line with the latest trends and using local products. Guests are usually delighted with the Chef's Table—evenings when Mukhin and other chefs from the restaurant present special menus. If you want to taste unusual combinations like borsch with carp or ice cream made from traditional black bread, this place is for you.

3 Smolenskaya square, 16th floor

Karlsson astonishes visitors with unbelievable views of the Kremlin and Moscow's historical center. The restaurant is especially pleasant in the summer when the veranda is open. The restaurant’s brand chef, Carlo Grecu from Italy, prepares Mediterranean cuisine. Try the risotto with king crab and avocado mousse.

Ovchinnikovskaya Embankment, 20/1, BC "Central City Tower"

Buono restaurant is located on the 29th and 30th floors of the renovated Ukraina Hotel, the new Radisson Royal, which is located in one of Moscow’s seven famous skyscrapers. Most of the seats are lined along panoramic windows on a covered terrace, providing a breathtaking view of the city. Another thing that attracts guests' attention is the wooden pizza oven. As you might have already guessed, Buono’s chef, Christian Lorenzini, specializes in classic Italian cuisine. Try the scallops with fresh spinach, green asparagus, morels and truffle sauce.

You might also want to visit one more restaurant in the same building—the rather more brutal Mercedes Bar, situated on the 31st floor. In Mercedes Bar, Christian Lorenzini prepares dishes based on the top hits of modern European cuisine.

2/1 Kutuzovsky Ave., Bld. 1, Hotel Radisson Royal