The Book of Delights : The life-affirming New York Times bestseller by Ross Gay

Among Ross Gay's funny and philosophical delights: a friend's unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an aeroplane, the silent nod of acknowledgement between the only two black people in a room.

More than anything, Gay celebrates the beauty of the natural world - his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis.

The Book of Delights is about our shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed, and serves as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight.

Author: Ross Gay

Literary essays

Published on 8 September 2020 by Hodder & Stoughton (Coronet Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 288 pages
196 x 160 x 23 | 202g