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Set mostly between 1930s and 1940s Lagos, Buchi Emecheta’s novel “The Joys of Motherhood” follows Nnu Ego as she navigates childlessness and the challenges of womanhood and motherhood in a patriarchal society.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

The long Krush-Zatonskih endgame battle evokes memories of another contest involving opposite-colored bishops, taken from Christian Hesse’s endlessly entertaining 2011 book, “The Joys of Chess.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Two people activate artist Ai Weiwei’s new memoir, “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows”: his father, renowned poet Ai Qing, and his 12-year-old son, Ai Lao.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2021

Dave Barry is a humor writer and the author of, most recently, “Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2021

Joys of joys, we bought ourselves as a Christmas present Bell's British Theatre, complete with all the plates!

From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack