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Inciting Joy: Essays

Inciting Joy: Essays

Author: Ross Gay
Series: 15 giftable books for every reader
ASIN: B09TGQ2T9J

A natural follow up to The Book of Delights, Ross Gay’s new essay collection is about the benefits of community and connection and all that we gain when we care for one another. A timely, thoughtful read from a wonderful writer. You could read an essay a day or inhale it in one go.

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Other books in the "15 giftable books for every reader"
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
My Reading Life: A Book Journal
A Ghost in the Throat
Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)
Dahlias: A Little Book of Flowers
Lonely Planet Epic Road Trips of the Americas
Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook
Hervé Tullet's Art of Play: Images and Inspirations from a Life of Radical Creativity
This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files
Get Outside: A Journal for Refreshing Your Spirit in Nature
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