{"title":"Ross Gay","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoss Gay’s work offers a vibrant exploration of joy, delight, and the small wonders of everyday life. His essays and poetry frequently celebrate the natural world, community, and the art of paying close attention to moments often overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a rich tapestry of reflections that blend thoughtful observation with lyrical grace, inviting a deeper appreciation of both the ordinary and the extraordinary within our daily experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-book-of-delights-by-ross-gay-9781529349771","title":"The Book of Delights","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Pure balm for your soul. Savor one at a time every morning, this summer, or wolf them all down en masse on a gorgeous sunny day.' CELESTE NG,  author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA heart-warming and joyful collection of short lyric essays, reminding us of the \u003cb\u003epurpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGay never dismisses the complexities, even the terrors, of living in the world as a black man, or the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture, or the loss of those we loves. But more than anything, Gay \u003cb\u003ecelebrates the beauty of the natural world \u003c\/b\u003e- his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e is about our\u003cb\u003e shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed\u003c\/b\u003e. and serves as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, \u003cb\u003estake out a space in our lives for delight\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'These charming, digressive \"essayettes\" surprise and challenge more than a reader might expect . . . experiences of \"delight,\" recorded daily for a year, vary widely but yield revealing patterns through insights about everything from nature and the body to race and masculinity.' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The delights he extols here (music, laughter, generosity, poetry, lots of nature) are bulwarks against casual cruelties . . . contagious in their joy'\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A reminder of what the personal essay is best at: finding the profound in the mundane . . . \u003cb\u003eHis delight is infectious. 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As always, Gay revels in the natural world—a hummingbird carousing in the beebalm, the garlic that grows abundantly in his garden (along with collards and kale leaves and purple osaka mustards, pineapple sage, sweet potatoes, etc.), a field of sunflowers turning toward the sun, the shared bounty from a neighbour's fig tree—and the trillion mysterious ways this glorious earth delights us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341227147500,"sku":"9781643756356","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6467893482773.jpg?v=1772186959"},{"product_id":"lace-pyrite-by-ross-gay-9781734580273","title":"Lace \u0026 Pyrite","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLace \u0026amp; Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published by Organic Weapon Arts in 2014. 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