After Hours: Ross Gay In-Person
Ross Gay’s work focuses on delight—he celebrates wonders that often go unnoticed. An evening with him is guaranteed to lift your spirits. Too much news? Ross is the antidote! He will engage the audience with short essays and poems about joy. Q&A to follow.
Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In addition to his poetry, Ross has released three collections of essays—The Book of Delights was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller; Inciting Joy was released in 2022, and his newest collection, The Book of (More) Delights was released in September of 2023.
Sausalito Books by the Bay will be the bookseller for this event.
Registration highly recommended.
Adults and high school students only! Free wine reception at 6:30pm for pre-registered guests. Waitlist line opens up at 6:45 on a first come, first served basis..
Ross Gay photo by Natasha Komoda
- Date:
- Friday, February 2, 2024
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Main Reading Room
- Audience:
- Adults High School
- Categories:
- After Hours In Person Poetry