Prioritizing compassion and understanding is the best way to handle these uncertain and upsetting times. Reading fosters empathy, and we hope you find comfort within these books about unity, compassion, and the strength of our communities. Sending peace, hope, and strength to readers everywhere.   The Sky Unwashed by Irene Zabytko Early on an AprilContinue reading

We’ve been hearing from so many of you about two books in particular that have been bringing you comfort and inspiration and joy:The Book of Delights by Ross Gay and What Unites Us by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner. The Book of Delights When author and poet Ross Gay wrote short “essayettes” about the thingsContinue reading

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Buy Now: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million | Indiebound “Contagious in their joy.” —The New York Times Book Review  In The Book of Delights, one of today’s most original literary voices offers up a genre-defying volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfictionContinue reading

Celebrate Mother’s Day with Ross Gay. Celebrate Mother’s Day by giving Ross’ The Book of Delights to the mothers in your life. In this excerpt below, Ross shares a story about his own mother, along with two other essays from this collection. Written daily over one tumultuous year, these essays cover everything from taking aContinue reading