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Ross Gay

About the Author

Ross Gay is the New York Times bestselling author of the essay collections The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy and four books of poetry. His Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award; and Be Holding won the 2021 PEN America Jean Stein Book Award. Gay is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project and has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He teaches at Indiana University.

Noah Davis grew up in Tipton, Pennsylvania, and writes about the Allegheny Front. His poems and prose have appeared in Best New Poets, Orion Magazine, North American Review, River Teeth Journal, Sou’wester, and Chautauqua, among others. His first collection of poetry, Of This River, was published in August 2020.

By the Author

The Book of (More) Delights
The Book of (More) Delights

The Book of (More) Delights

by Ross Gay

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Inciting Joy
Inciting Joy

Inciting Joy

by Ross Gay

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The Book of Delights
The Book of Delights

The Book of Delights

by Ross Gay

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Practice
Practice

Practice

by Ross Gay, by Noah Davis

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Events

October 2024

  • Anderson's Bookshop

    Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an event with author Ross Gay, to celebrate the paperback releases of both The Book of (More) Delights and Inciting Joy, on Friday, October 11th at 7:00 pm in our Naperville store.

    Naperville, IL

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  • Inciting Joy & The Book of (More) Delights with Ross Gay

    We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Midwest Essayist and Poet, Ross Gay, to Grand Rapids for an event guaranteed to delight, and incite joy!

    Schuler Books | Grand Rapids, MI

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  • Rainy Day Books presents an Evening with Ross Gay

    Copies of The Book of Delights and Insighting Joy will be available for purchase at the event.

    The Unity Temple on The Plaza, Fillmore Chapel

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  • Left Bank Books presents Ross Gay

    Join us for a celebration with award-winning and best-selling author Ross Gay for the paperback releases of The Book of (More) Delights and Inciting Joy! We are delighted to welcome Ross Gay back to St. Louis for a discussion and book signing.

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