An Eye for Joy:
Noticing the Good World Everywhere
by Peg Guilfoyle
Sea Crow Press
A book about the impulse to wonder, the practice of noticing, and the inclination toward joy. Despite its difficulties, the good world is everywhere, and its wonders can be seen and savored every day. Perfect for fans of Ross Gay…
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
Peg Guilfoyle
Writer and speaker Peg Guilfoyle’s newest book is An Eye for Joy: Noticing the Good World Everywhere (Sea Crow Press, November 2025). She is the originator and writer of the wide-ranging Motley Peg small essay series. Her The Guthrie Theater: Images, History, and Inside Stories won a Midwest Book Award and an Independent Publishers Award. Other books cover regional history, genealogy and essays, and theater life.
Every book is, in an intimate sense, a circular letter to the friends of him who writes it.
–Robert Louis Stevenson
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