Books & Authors
Meet the Author of ‘Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living’ Tuesday at the Library
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Jason Gay, author of Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living, will be the Library’s featured speaker Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
In Little Victories Gay brings that trademark wit to an irreverent anti-advice book. It’s not a guide for how to lean in, tidy up, master your money, change your diet or be 10% happier. Instead, Little Victories is a short and brilliantly funny book about the less glamorous things (like surviving Thanksgiving with your in-laws, life with small children, dealing with aging parents, navigating the workplace), the little victories, as it were, that make up our everyday lives. It’s Gay’s particular brand of advice he calls “both practical and ridiculous… neither perfect nor universal.”
Gay offers his thoughts on a range of topics, including: stress solutions (“There is no downside to throwing a 2-pound bag of flour against a wall – it feels totally fantastic”), marriage (“Brunch is actually the third leading cause of divorce in the country”), how to create a great wedding reception playlist (“Yes, you’re playing ‘Brick House’”), travel (“Do not rent the PT Cruiser”), and food (“I subsist mostly on scraps left behind by a toddler”).