{"product_id":"joyful-anyway-kate-bowler-paperback","title":"Joyful, Anyway -- Kate Bowler, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A profound, funny, and deeply human case for joy that doesn't depend on everything getting better, from the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Happens for a Reason\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Cure for Being Human \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJoyful, Anyway \u003c\/i\u003eis colorful and layered, unafraid of the occasional gut-punch of raw feeling and vulnerability--much like Kate Bowler herself. She suffers no fools, especially the toxic optimists.\"--Jerry Seinfeld\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A book to take you through life's aftermaths.\"--Katherine May, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWintering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue joy--an unmistakable blend of gratitude, hope, and delight--will find you, even in the midst of sadness. Allowing yourself to receive this gift is what will get you through. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWe are overwhelmed. Frightening headlines, illness, uncertainty, grief, and email. We are left wondering why, if we're doing everything right, life still feels like an endless game of whack-a-mole. \u003ci\u003eJoyful, Anway\u003c\/i\u003e is bestselling author Kate Bowler's bracingly honest exploration of this dilemma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy sharing her personal experience and stories from some of our culture's preeminent historians, philosophers, and religious scholars, Bowler presents an original and inspiring understanding of joy. This is a type of joy that is different from happiness, and it does not depend on resolving the things that make life difficult. Drawing on a decade of living with serious illness and a lifetime, as a divinity professor, studying America's obsession with progress, she shows why the relentless pursuit of happiness may, in fact, keep us from experiencing true joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoy isn't something you can optimize or manufacture. It subverts our expectations, finding us when life rewrites our scripts. \u003ci\u003eJoyful, Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e offers language for the ache we all carry and practices--loosening control, introducing novelty, choosing charity--that will open us up to the surprising, technicolor moments that pull us back into life. Inspiring, funny, and soulful, \u003ci\u003eJoyful, Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e is a book you will turn to again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoy reminds us that no matter what, life is still worth loving. For every time we ask \u003ci\u003eis this it?, \u003c\/i\u003e joy will answer: \u003ci\u003eThere is more\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kate Bowler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/7\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.14\" H x 6.34\" L x 0.86\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798217294107\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51307002396976,"sku":"9798217294107","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9798217294107_e5583507-c321-428a-a526-8cc9a0afee31.jpg?v=1784238254","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/joyful-anyway-kate-bowler-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}