The book of delights / Ross Gay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gay, Ross, 1974- author.

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay, Ross, 1974-.

Gay, Ross.

Life.

Joy.

American essays.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

xii, 274 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2019.

Summary:

"Author Ross Gay spent a year writing almost-daily essays about the things, large and small, that delight him"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 My Birthday, Kinda p. 1

2 Inefficiency p. 4

3 Flower in the Curb p. 8

4 Blowing It Off p. 10

5 Hole in the Head p. 14

6 Remission Still p. 17

7 Praying Mantis p. 20

8 The Negreeting p. 23

9 The High-Five from Strangers, Etc. p. 27

10 Writing by Hand p. 31

11 Transplanting p. 34

12 Nicknames p. 38

13 But, Maybe ... p. 41

14 "Joy Is Such a Human Madness" p. 43

15 House Party p. 51

16 Hummingbird p. 55

17 Just a Dream p. 57

18 "That's Some Bambi Shit" ... p. 61

19 The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes p. 63

20 Tap Tap p. 66

21 Coffee without the Saucer p. 68

22 Lily on the Pants p. 70

23 Sharing a Bag p. 72

24 Umbrella in the Café p. 74

25 Beast Mode p. 77

26 Airplane Rituals p. 79

27 Weirdly Untitled p. 82

28 Pecans p. 85

29 The Do-Over p. 88

30 Infinity p. 91

31 Ghost p. 94

32 Nota Bene p. 98

33 "Love Me in a Special Way" p. 101

34 "Stay," by Lisa Loeb p. 104

35 Stacking Delights p. 107

36 Donny Hathaway on Pandora p. 111

37 "To Spread the Sweetness of Love" p. 113

38 Baby, Baby, Baby p. 116

39 "REPENT OR BURN" p. 118

40 Giving My Body to the Cause p. 120

41 Among the Rewards of My Sloth ... p. 122

42 Not Grumpy Cat p. 124

43 Some Stupid Shit p. 126

44 Not Only ... p. 128

45 Micro-gentrification: WE BUY GOLD p. 129

46 Reading Palms p. 131

47 The Sanctity of Trains p. 134

48 Bird Feeding p. 136

49 Kombucha in a Mid-century Glass p. 138

50 Hickories p. 141

51 Annoyed No More p. 142

52 Toto p. 144

53 Church Poets p. 147

54 Public Lying Down p. 148

55 Babies. Seriously. p. 152

56 "My Life, My Life, My Life, My Life in the Sunshine" p. 154

57 Incorporation p. 155

58 Botan Rice Candy p. 157

59 Understory p. 160

60 "Joy Is Such a Human Madness": The Duff Between Us p. 162

61 "It's just the Day I'm Having" ... p. 164

62 The Purple Cornets of Spring p. 165

63 The Volunteer p. 167

64 Fishing an Eyelash: Two or Three Cents on the Virtues of the Poetry Reading p. 169

65 Found Things p. 172

66 Found Things (2) p. 174

67 Cuplicking p. 176

68 Bobblehead p. 178

69 The Jenky p. 181

70 The Crow's Ablutions p. 184

71 Flowers in the Hands of Statues p. 187

72 An Abundance of Public Toilets p. 189

73 The Wave of Unfamiliars p. 193

74 Not for Nothing p. 195

75 Bindweed ... Delight? p. 197

76 Dickhead p. 200

77 Ambiguous Signage Sometimes p. 202

78 Heart to Heart p. 206

79 Caution: Bees on Bridge p. 209

80 Tomato on Board p. 212

81 Purple-Handed p. 215

82 Name: Kayte Young; Phone Number: 555-867-5309 p. 216

83 Still Processing p. 219

84 Fireflies p. 221

85 My Scythe Jack p. 223

86 Pawpaw Grove p. 225

87 Loitering p. 229

88 Touched p. 233

89 Scat p. 236

90 Get Thee to the Nutrient Cycle! p. 241

91 Pulling Carrots p. 244

92 Filling the Frame p. 246

93 Reckless Air Quotes p. 247

94 Judith Irene Gay, Aged Seventy-six Today! p. 249

95 Rothko Backboard p. 251

96 The Marfa Lights p. 253

97 The Carport p. 255

98 My Garden (Book): p. 258

99 Black Bumblebees! p. 262

100 Grown p. 265

101 Coco-baby p. 266

102 My Birthday p. 269.

ISBN:

9781616207922

1616207922

OCLC:

1030446786