{"id":232,"date":"2025-07-25T13:29:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/common-read\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:08:16","slug":"get","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/common-read\/current-book\/get\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Incoming Students (this includes first-year and transfer students)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Boston University is providing free digital copies of <em>Inciting Joy<\/em>\u00a0by Ross Gay, to incoming students. This includes first-year and transfer students. You will be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/common-read\/current-book\/get\/order\/\">request a digital copy on this page<\/a> on a rolling basis; books ordered by Sunday will be delivered via email on the subsequent Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>If you would rather have a physical copy of the book, it is available for pick up at the Campus Bookstore on Boston University&#8217;s Charles River Campus. Please note that the book cannot be shipped. Please see below for options over the summer if you are not on campus! If you are picking up a physical copy of the book, you still need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/common-read\/current-book\/get\/order\/\">request a copy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Returning BU students, faculty, staff, and alumni<\/h2>\n<h3>Borrow the book<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There will be a number of copies available from <a href=\"https:\/\/bu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01BOSU_INST\/12oofj8\/alma99209885697801161\">BU Libraries<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You may also borrow copies from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bpl.bibliocommons.com\/v2\/record\/S75C8347248\">Boston Public Library<\/a> (BPL).\n<ul>\n<li>All residents of Massachusetts, including those here to attend BU, may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.org\/get-a-library-card\/\">apply in person<\/a> for a physical card at any <a href=\"https:\/\/bpl.bibliocommons.com\/v2\/locations?_gl=1*1vb00od*_ga*MTA5OTg1NDM1Mi4xNzUyMDgxNzI1*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3NTI1ODY5MzYkbzIkZzEkdDE3NTI1ODc2OTQkajUzJGwwJGgw*_ga_MHZN5EZEPR*czE3NTI1ODY5MzYkbzIkZzEkdDE3NTI1ODc2OTQkajUzJGwwJGgw\">BPL location<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Any resident of Massachusetts and anyone working for a Massachusetts employer may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.org\/ecard\/\">apply online for an ecard<\/a> to access eBooks and audiobooks remotely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>As a Massachusetts resident or employee, you may also borrow <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.minlib.net\/\/GroupedWork\/f29e6954-84b2-11fd-b51e-b60fae5a8bf5-eng\/Home?searchId=72461230&amp;recordIndex=&amp;page=1&amp;searchSource=local\">copies<\/a> through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minlib.net\">Minuteman Library Network<\/a> (MLN), a consortium of more than 40 interconnected libraries throughout the state.\n<ul>\n<li>Apply for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minlib.net\/help-center\">physical card<\/a>, and you may request the physical book be sent to your most convenient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minlib.net\/our-libraries\">MLN location<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you are only interested in digital material, apply for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minlib.net\/ecard\">ecard<\/a> and you may use your card to check out the eBook or audiobook remotely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Buy the book<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Copies are available to purchase through the <a href=\"https:\/\/bu.bncollege.com\/Trade-Books\/Fiction-and-Literature\/Literature\/Essays\/Inciting-Joy-Essays\/p\/708860225\">BU Campus Store<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You may also purchase a copy online through a variety of online book retailers.<\/li>\n<li>Or, visit one of Massachusetts&#8217; many independent bookstores (but call ahead first to make sure they have it in stock!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incoming Students (this includes first-year and transfer students) Boston University is providing free digital copies of Inciting Joy\u00a0by Ross Gay, to incoming students. 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