Sometimes you read a book that creates a
seismic shift in how you view the world—The Book of Delights is that
book.
Ross Gay shines light on wonderful little things in a poetic, deep, and
introspective way that doesn't sidestep the fact that life is hard and ugly
sometimes. Since reading this book, I’ve found myself noticing delightful
things on a daily basis—a much-needed grounding practice when you’re feeling
devastated by the state of the world.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As Heard on NPR's This American Life 'The delights he extols here (music, laughter, generosity, poetry, lots of nature) are bulwarks against casual cruelties . . . contagious in their joy' New York Times
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.
Among Gay's funny, poetic, philosophical delights: a friend's unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an aeroplane, the silent nod of…
I went to a family camp this summer and met a fellow camper reading this
book while floating on the river (shout out to Mara!). When she finished it,
she gave it to me.
I read it in two days—bringing it to meals, the river, to
the lounge chairs by the basketball court. Let’s be clear—Nightcrawling
isn’t a light, relaxing, river read… but it tells a powerful and heartbreaking
story and I couldn’t put it down.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK • BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST • A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system. This debut of a blazingly original voice “bursts at the seams of every page and swallows you whole” (Tommy Orange, author of There There).
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, TIME, GOODREADS
Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called…
I love a book (anything, really) that expands my ideas of what’s
possible. Even when it comes in the form of dystopian science fiction about the
aftermath of a pandemic and climate crisis that makes me feel a little
desolate.
How High We Go in the Dark is both bleak and whimsical,
beautiful and horrifying, expansive and intimate. I couldn’t stop thinking
about it.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022
FINALIST FOR THE BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE 2022
FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022
WATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022
'Haunting and luminous ... An astonishing debut' - Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta
'A powerfully moving and thought provoking read. At times sublime, strange and deeply human' Adrian Tchaikovsky, bestselling author of the Children of Time series
Siberia, 2031. After a virus, unearthed from melting permafrost, unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity, those left alive are forced to adapt to a new…
Management in a Changing World is the book for every manager or leader working toward social change.
If you ever struggle to navigate the power and responsibility that comes with
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