Happy’s Best New Books
Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!
Kimberley Jones – How We Can Win
First of all, watch this. Then, read the expanded version of this perfectly delivered polemic in Kimberley Jones’ incredible new book, How We Can Win. In it, Jones expands on the logic of her viral speech with verve and poetic flair, detailing a multifaceted approach for effecting real change in the fight for justice for Black Americans.
9.4
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KIMBERLEY JONES
HOW WE CAN WIN
Xochitl Gonzales – Olga Dies Dreaming
Brimming with wit and wisdom, Olga Dies Dreaming weaves political threads into an intimate family tale. Olga and her congressman brother enjoy exciting, high-pressure professional lives in their native New York City, when destructive hurricane winds blow in from Puerto Rico, bringing with them Olga’s long-estranged mother.
9.3
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XOCHITL GONZALEZ
OLGA DIES DREAMING
Mala Kacenberg – Mala’s Cat
A devastating memoir that traces the tale of Mala Szorer (later Kacenberg) and her guardian angel cat, Malach. After discovering that her family had been deported in the depths of the Holocaust, she repairs to the forest — though she was only twelve years old at the time — in a bid to escape capture. This book details Mala’s reflections during those unspeakable years, her ingenuity, and her will to survive.
9.3
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MALA KACENBERG
MALA’S CAT
Marie Rutkoski – Real Easy
In Real Easy, Marie Rutkoski has delivered one of the most electrifying crime novels in recent years. While the story (which centres around the Lucky Lady strip club in the American Midwest) — is supremely compelling, the characters that Rutkoski renders with such care and detail live inside your head long after you’ve turned the last page. Intelligent, with confronting themes, you’ll be addicted in no time.
9.4
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MARIE RUTKOSKI
REAL EASY
Mary Gaitskill – Oppositions
Oppositions is a diverse collection of essays from one of the most thought-provoking writers of her generation. Traversing art (and its legitimacy), religion, politics, and love, readers can glean the life story of Mary Gaitskill through the strident, sincere opinions and arguments laid out here.
9.3
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MARY GAITSKILL
OPPOSITIONS
Lottie Bildirici – Running on Veggies
In Running on Veggies, Lottie Bildirici dishes up more than 75 recipes that explode the myth that you can’t be an athlete on a vegetarian diet. Not only will it have you working at peak performance, but it’ll also set you on the path toward a healthier, more environmentally sustainable lifestyle.
