Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including “The Case for God,” “A History of God,” “The Battle for God,” “Holy War”, “Islam,” “Buddha,” and “The Great Transformation,” as well as a memoir, “The Spiral Staircase.” Her work has been translated into 45 languages.

In an era when divisive voices take up so much air space, “Inciting Joy” offers a vital alternative: What might be possible if we turn our attention to what brings us together, to what we love? Full of energy, curiosity, and compassion, “Inciting Joy” is essential reading from one of our most brilliant writers. Throughout “Inciting Joy,” he explores how we can practice recognizing that connection, and also, how we expand it. In these gorgeously written and timely pieces, Gay considers the joy we incite when we care for each other, especially during life’s inevitable hardships. 2, at 7 p.m., Ross Gay will share “Inciting Joy,” his new collection of essays, with us. 28, at 7 p.m., Dani Shapiro will join Kerri to talk about her new novel “Signal Fires,” a riveting, emotional, impossible to put down, literary and commercial tour de force, and a work of haunting beauty and complexity by a master storyteller at the height of her powers. It’s a story about the power - and limitations - of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact. 26 at 7 p.m., Celeste Ng will discuss “Our Missing Hearts,” this new novel from the bestselling author of “Little Fires Everywhere” is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice.

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