I worried. From gratitude to delight to joy … had becoming a best-selling author turned this man’s beautiful mind into a brand?.

... surveys an assortment of topics drawn from Gay's own experience that display his gift for intensely observing the world around him.

He writes movingly, even urgently, about contributing to a shared project, whether building a communal orchard or sharing seeds, plants and gardening know-how with others in a community. There is also a generosity of spirit.

Gay has an affinity for sentences that twist like winding country roads, stitched together with a profusion of commas and semicolons.

Gay’s poetically influenced prose is nothing short of joyful. Blending the serious and the playful, this essay collection incites joy with writings about a wide range of actions and places.

Powerful.

The essays are short and potent.

Stunning.

Gay...ruminates about joy in a warm, candid memoir composed of 12 essays. In prose that veers between breezy and soulful, the author reflects on a wide range of topics.